BJ's Restaurants Inc. Donates $250,000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
January 17 2006 - 2:03PM
Business Wire
BJ's Restaurants Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI), a long-time supporter of the
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation, today donated $250,000 to that
foundation from the company's 2005 Cookies for Kids program. This
program calls for the company to donate a portion of the sale of
every signature Pizookie(R) dessert to the CF Foundation. During
the past several years, the company has made significant
contributions to the CF Foundation and to other charitable
organizations and activities through local fundraisers and new
restaurant openings. "BJ's Restaurants take great pride in its
long-standing commitment to support charitable and humanistic
programs that benefit the communities and constituencies that
support our restaurants," said Rob DeLiema, vice president of
marketing. "For many years, our company has joined in the struggle
to fight and eliminate cystic fibrosis through our Cookies for Kids
program. On behalf of the 4,800 team members at our company, BJ's
is very proud to present our 2005 Cookies for Kids donation today."
"On behalf of the CF Foundation, I would like to express our
gratitude to BJ's Restaurants for its very generous donation," said
Gary Green, director of corporate development for the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation. "BJ's Restaurants is a truly outstanding
partner in our mission to defeat this life-threatening disease. It
is our hope that, with the continued support and dedication of BJ's
Restaurants and our other supporters, CF will one day soon stand
for 'cure found.'" BJ's Restaurants Inc. currently owns and
operates 44 casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant and
Brewery, BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse or BJ's Pizza & Grill
brand names. BJ's restaurants offer an innovative and broad menu
featuring award-winning, signature deep-dish pizza complemented
with generously portioned salads, sandwiches, soups, pastas,
entrees and desserts. Quality, flavor, value, moderate prices and
sincere service remain distinct attributes of the BJ's experience.
The company operates 11 microbreweries which produce and distribute
BJ's critically acclaimed handcrafted beers throughout the chain.
The company's restaurants are located in California (30), Texas
(6), Arizona (3), Oregon (3), Colorado (1) and Nevada (1). The
company also has a licensing interest in a BJ's restaurant in
Lahaina, Maui. Visit BJ's Restaurants Inc. on the web at
http://www.bjsrestaurants.com. Certain statements in the preceding
paragraphs and all other statements that are not purely historical
constitute "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors
created thereby. These forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
actual results to be materially different from those projected or
anticipated. Factors that might cause such differences include, but
are not limited to: (i) our ability to manage an increasing number
of new restaurant openings, (ii) construction delays, (iii) labor
shortages, (iv) minimum wage increases (v) food quality and health
concerns, (vi) factors that impact California, where 30 of our
current 44 restaurants are located, (vii) restaurant and brewery
industry competition, (viii) impact of certain brewery business
considerations, including without limitation, dependence upon
suppliers and related hazards, (ix) consumer trends, (x) potential
uninsured losses and liabilities, (xi) fluctuating commodity costs
including food and energy, (xii) trademark and servicemark risks,
(xiii) government regulations, (xiv) licensing costs (xv) beer and
liquor regulations, (xvi) loss of key personnel, (xvii) inability
to secure acceptable sites, (xviii) limitations on insurance
coverage, (xix) legal proceedings, (xx) other general economic and
regulatory conditions and requirements, (xxi) and numerous other
matters discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. BJ's Restaurants Inc. undertakes no obligation
to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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