BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Donates $567,000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation From 2008 Fundraising Activities
February 26 2009 - 1:37PM
Business Wire
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI), a long-time supporter of
the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation, today donated an additional
$250,000 to that foundation from the Company's 2008 Cookies for
Kids program. Through this program, BJ's donates a portion of the
sale of its signature Pizookie� dessert to the CF Foundation.
Throughout 2008, the Company raised $567,000 for the CF Foundation
through its new restaurant grand opening charity events, other
fundraising campaigns and its Cookies for Kids program.
�BJ's is proud to continue its long-standing commitment to
support charitable and humanistic programs that benefit the
communities and constituencies that support our restaurants,�
commented Jerry Deitchle, Chairman and CEO. �For many years, BJ's
has joined in the struggle to fight and eliminate cystic fibrosis.
On behalf of the 10,000 team members at our Company, BJ's is
pleased to present our 2008 Cookies for Kids donation to the CF
Foundation today. Additionally, BJ's continues to be committed to
becoming an even better corporate citizen in the future through our
ongoing sponsorship of The BJ's Restaurants Foundation led by its
President, Rob DeLiema.�
�The spirit of philanthropy is deeply embedded in the culture of
BJ's Restaurants. We're proud of the dozens of programs and
partnerships that have enabled us to heighten awareness, education
and the quality of life for those affected by cystic fibrosis,
while providing financial support for research aimed at finding a
cure,� said Gary Green, Director of Corporate Development for the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. �As an organization, we are incredibly
fortunate to have the support of BJ's and look forward to what's
ahead in 2009.�
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 82 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
(44), Texas (13), Arizona (5), Colorado (3), Oregon (2), Nevada
(2), Florida (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Kentucky (1), Indiana
(1), Louisiana (1) and Washington (2). 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 future periods,
those regarding the effect of new sales-building initiatives, as
well as those regarding the number of restaurants expected to be
opened in future periods 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) the effect of recent credit and equity
market disruptions on our ability to finance our continued
expansion on acceptable terms, (ii) our ability to manage an
increasing number of new restaurant openings, (iii) construction
delays, (iv) labor shortages, (v) minimum wage increases, (vi) food
quality and health concerns, (vii) factors that impact California,
where 44 of our current 82 restaurants are located, (viii)
restaurant and brewery industry competition, (ix) impact of certain
brewery business considerations, including without limitation,
dependence upon suppliers and related hazards, (x) consumer
spending trends in general for casual dining occasions, (xi)
potential uninsured losses and liabilities, (xii) fluctuating
commodity costs and availability of food in general and certain raw
materials related to the brewing of our handcrafted beers and
energy, (xiii) trademark and servicemark risks, (xiv) government
regulations, (xv) licensing costs, (xvi) beer and liquor
regulations, (xvii) loss of key personnel, (xviii) inability to
secure acceptable sites, (xix) limitations on insurance coverage,
(xx) legal proceedings, (xxi) other general economic and regulatory
conditions and requirements, (xxii) the success of our key
sales-building and related operational initiatives and (xxiii)
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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