BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Opens in Orlando, Florida
April 18 2007 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) today announced the opening of
its 58th restaurant in Orlando, Florida on April 17, 2007. The new
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is located at 4151 Conroy Road
across from the Mall at Millenia. The restaurant is approximately
8,500 square feet, contains 270 seats and features BJ�s extensive
menu that includes BJ's signature deep dish pizza, award winning
handcrafted beer and our famous Pizookie(R) dessert. BJ�s highly
detailed, contemporary d�cor and the concept�s unique video
statement, with several high definition flat panel televisions,
together create a high energy, fun and family-friendly dining
environment for everyone to enjoy. Hours of operation are from
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight Sunday through Thursday, and 11:00
a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday. �We are excited to bring the
BJ�s restaurant concept to the Orlando market,� commented Jerry
Deitchle, President and CEO. �The Orlando restaurant represents our
second restaurant in central Florida, and we currently plan to open
additional restaurants in this area during the next several years.�
The Orlando restaurant represents the Company�s third new
restaurant opening to date during 2007. The Company reiterates its
objective to open as many as 13 new restaurants during 2007 and
thereby increase its total operating weeks by 20% to 25% during the
year. All prospective locations for potential 2007 openings have
been secured, and five new restaurants are currently under
construction. Additionally, the Company is well under way with
identifying several prospective locations for potential 2008 and
2009 openings. BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates
58 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 several microbreweries which produce and
distribute BJ's critically acclaimed handcrafted beers throughout
the chain. The Company's restaurants are located in California
(35), Texas (8), Arizona (4), Colorado (3), Oregon (3), Nevada (2),
Florida (2) and Ohio (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 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 35 of our current 58 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. For further information, please contact
Greg Levin of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (714) 500-2440.
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