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.
