Rob Effner named "Senior Vice President Development and Operations Innovation"

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 15, 2005) - Logan's Roadhouse, Inc. today announced the promotion of Rob Effner to Senior Vice President of Development and Operations Innovation. Effner is responsible for Real Estate, Facilities, Franchise Relations, Design and Construction, prototype development, the beverage program, and other significant operational initiatives. Effner continues to report to President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Vogel.

"This promotion recognizes Rob's numerous areas of responsibility as well as the importance of his work to the continued growth and development of Logan's Roadhouse®," said Vogel. "Under Rob's leadership, we have been able to make progress in vital areas such as new prototype design, responsible alcohol sales, and brand development."

Effner joined Logan's Roadhouse in December 2003. Before that, he was with Red Lobster for 20 years, where he held positions in operations, training, strategic planning, operations development, and concept development. He was responsible for leading cross-functional work teams in areas of remodels, design methodology, innovation, beverage deployment, and concept prototype development. His work has received awards such as Chain Store Age's Brand Reinvention and Nation's Restaurant News' Successful Settings.

Logan's Roadhouse® "The Real American Roadhouse™ " is a place where guests can come as they are, be themselves and make lifelong friends. It's known for its great mesquite-grilled steaks, ice-cold longnecks, mouthwatering, made-from-scratch yeast rolls, and bottomless buckets of in-shell peanuts. Guests are encouraged to loosen up and toss their peanut shells on the floor. The high-quality, moderately priced menu features over 30 entrees, including USDA Choice aged steaks hand-cut on premises, mesquite-grilled chicken, fresh-ground steak burgers, baby-back ribs, seafood, and specialty salads made from the freshest ingredients. Logan's recently won a prestigious restaurant industry award for "Best Menu Revamp." Winning a MenuMasters Award is considered to be a top honor among restaurateurs; the annual competition is sponsored by the industry publication Nation's Restaurant News.

Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Logan's Roadhouse, Inc. presently runs 126 company-operated and 23 franchised Logan's Roadhouse restaurants in 19 states. Logan's Roadhouse, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the publicly held CBRL Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBRL).

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