BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Announces Its Supplier Partners of the Year for 2008
September 19 2008 - 3:22PM
Business Wire
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) is pleased to announce the
initiation of a �Supplier Partner of the Year� award program. These
awards will be presented annually to those supplier partners that
have made the most significant contributions to the continuing
evolution of the quality, differentiation and value of the BJ�s
restaurant concept for the consumer, as well as to the advancement
of the overall productivity and leverage of our business model as
we continue the execution of our national expansion plan. For 2008,
BJ�s �Supplier Partners of the Year� are FreshPoint Inc., The
Wasserstrom Company, Rich Products Corporation and McQuery, Henry,
Bowles, Troy LLP. �BJ�s is very fortunate to have many outstanding
supplier partners who continue to partner with us in elevating the
overall quality, productivity and leverage of our restaurant
concept and business model,� commented Jerry Deitchle, Chairman and
CEO. �In particular, we are grateful to these four companies for
their outstanding contributions to our success during 2008 as
partners in our growth.� FreshPoint, Inc. As North America�s
largest fresh produce distributor and a wholly owned subsidiary of
SYSCO Corporation, FreshPoint serves as an innovative partner in
helping BJ�s streamline and solve numerous challenges in our
distribution networks around the country. Additionally, FreshPoint
manages and coordinates all of BJ�s grower/shipper contracts
through both its company-owned and non-FreshPoint distribution
partners. FreshPoint has committed to a promising future of
continued innovation and growth with BJ�s. The Wasserstrom Company
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, The Wasserstrom Company is the
nation's leading restaurant supplier and distributor of foodservice
supplies and equipment. Wasserstrom has been instrumental in
improving the productivity and efficiency of BJ�s new restaurant
openings and has been a highly reliable and supportive partner with
our continued expansion into new markets. Wasserstrom not only
exceeds our expectations in striving to provide a quality product
to BJ�s, but also provides flawless service levels in support of
our new restaurant openings. Rich Products Corporation (Rich�s)
Rich Products Corporation is known around the�world as�a pioneer in
the frozen food industry and a leading supplier and solutions
provider to the foodservice, in-store bakery, and retail
marketplaces. During its 20-year relationship with BJ�s, Rich�s has
been a leading innovator in the development of several of the
Company�s signature products. The longevity of this supplier
partnership is a testament to Rich�s commitment to the flawless
execution of the products they manufacture, as well as to their
commitment to the BJ�s brand through their generous support of the
BJ�s Restaurants Foundation. McQueary, Henry, Bowles, Troy, LLP
(MHBT) McQueary, Henry, Bowles, Troy LLP, based in Dallas, TX, is a
full-service provider of insurance and risk management solutions.
MHBT has provided highly professional advice and expertise to BJ�s
in the professional management of risk in all aspects of our
business, including both restaurant and brewery operations. About
BJ�s Restaurants, Inc. BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and
operates 78 casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant
& Brewery, BJ's Restaurant & 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, appetizers,
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 (41), Texas (13), Arizona
(5), Colorado (3), Oregon (2), Nevada (2), Florida (4), Ohio (2),
Oklahoma (2), Kentucky (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1) and
Washington (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. Such statements include, but are not
limited to, those regarding expected comparable restaurant sales
growth in 2008, those regarding the effect of new sales-building
initiatives, as well as those regarding the number of restaurants
expected to be opened in 2008 and the timing and location of such
openings. 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 41 of our
current 78 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 spending trends in
general for casual dining occasions, (x) potential uninsured losses
and liabilities, (xi) fluctuating commodity costs, the effect of
any resulting menu price increases on our sales, the availability
of food in general and certain raw materials related to the brewing
of our handcrafted beers 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) the success of our key sales-building and related operational
initiatives and (xxii) 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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