LuLu’s restaurant group, with locations in three Southern states, has appointed Johnny Fisher as its new President and Chief Operating Officer, the company announced Monday.
- Lucy Buffett, founder and owner of LuLu’s, praised Fisher’s previous contributions to the company. “There is no question that he was responsible for putting our Gulf Shores LuLu’s on the map during his tenure as GM,” Buffett said.
Fisher, a Mobile, Alabama native, previously served as General Manager of LuLu’s Gulf Shores location from 2005 to 2012. During his time there, he grew events and culture that increased sales ten-fold, according to the company.
Buffett expressed confidence in Fisher’s ability to maintain and grow the restaurant group’s reputation. “Now, in his capacity as President and COO overseeing all my restaurants, there’s no question that he will maintain and grow our long-standing reputation and tradition as destination restaurants,” she said.
Fisher’s career in the restaurant industry includes roles such as Director of Restaurant Operations at the House of Blues in New Orleans and founder and co-owner of several restaurants in Orange Beach, Alabama. Most recently, he served as Director of Florida Operations for New Orleans-based Juan’s Flying Burrito.
- “I am very much looking forward to this opportunity to work again with Lucy Buffett as the President and COO of her three remarkable LuLu’s waterfront restaurants and working with our talented managers and staff,” Fisher said.
LuLu’s currently operates restaurants in Gulf Shores, Alabama; Destin, Florida; and North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
