Execs see turnaround taking hold at American Blue Ribbon

Craig Barber

The leaders of O’Charley’s parent company American Blue Ribbon Holdings cut more than $20 million in annual costs from the business in the first half of the year, moves they say set the stage for a recovery that’s been hard to come by in recent years.

ABRH CEO Craig Barber and his 100 Oaks-based leadership team have been pulling a lot of levers to get the company back on a consistently profitable track. They have: