BJ’s Restaurants Opens in Grand Rapids, Michigan
03 Octubre 2023 - 12:00PM
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) today announced the opening
of its restaurant in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The new BJ’s
Restaurant & Brewhouse opened yesterday, October 2, 2023, on
28th St. SE at the Shops at CenterPoint. The restaurant is
approximately 7,500 square feet, seats approximately 250 guests and
features BJ’s extensive menu, including BJ’s signature deep-dish
pizza, award-winning handcrafted beer and famous Pizookie® dessert.
BJ’s unique, contemporary décor provides the perfect environment
for any dining occasion. Current hours of operation are from 11:00
a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11:00 a.m. to 12:00
midnight Friday and Saturday.
“We are excited to continue adding restaurants
in Michigan, and with Grand Rapids we now have five locations in
the state,” commented Greg Levin, Chief Executive Officer &
President. “Our Grand Rapids restaurant is our fifth and final
restaurant opening in 2023. Looking ahead, our 2024 new restaurant
pipeline is in excellent shape to continue growing our brand and
bringing the BJ’s concept to more and more guests.”
As with all of our new restaurants, BJ’s opens
its doors to the local community prior to our grand opening. During
this time, a portion of the proceeds from food and alcohol
purchases, as well as any voluntary donations from the local
community, are donated to the BJ’s Restaurants Foundation.
About BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. BJ’s
Restaurants, Inc. is a national brand with brewhouse roots where
Craft Matters®. BJ’s broad menu has something for everyone:
slow-roasted entrees, like prime rib, BJ’s EnLIGHTened Entrees®
including Cherry Chipotle Glazed Salmon, signature deep-dish pizza
and the often imitated, but never replicated world-famous Pizookie®
dessert. A winner of the 2023 Vibe Vista Award in the Best Spirits
Program category and the most decorated restaurant-brewery in the
country, BJ’s has been a pioneer in the craft brewing world since
1996 and takes pride in serving BJ’s award-winning proprietary
handcrafted beers, brewed at its brewing operations in four states
and by independent third-party craft brewers. The BJ’s experience
offers high-quality ingredients, bold flavors, moderate prices,
sincere service, and a cool, contemporary atmosphere. Founded in
1978, BJ’s owns and operates over 200 casual dining restaurants in
30 states. All restaurants offer dine-in, take-out, delivery and
large party catering. For more BJ’s information, visit
http://www.bjsrestaurants.com.
About BJ’s Restaurants
Foundation BJ’s Restaurants Foundation (the “Foundation”)
is a registered 501(c)(3) qualified non-profit charitable
organization principally dedicated to supporting charities that
benefit children’s healthcare and education, with a primary focus
on the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In addition, the Foundation
supports volunteer efforts of BJ’s team members across the country
as they help give back to the communities in which our restaurants
do business.
Forward-Looking Statements
Disclaimer 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 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 and margins, total potential
domestic capacity, the success of various sales-building and
productivity initiatives, future guest traffic trends, on and
off-premise sales trends, cost savings initiatives and the number
and timing of new restaurants expected to be opened in future
periods. 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 effects of another pandemic on our
operations, labor and staffing, guest traffic, our supply chain and
the ability of our suppliers to continue to timely deliver food and
other supplies necessary for the operation of our restaurants, the
ability to manage costs and reduce expenditures and the
availability of additional financing, (ii) any inability or failure
to successfully and sufficiently raise menu prices to offset rising
costs, (iii) any inability to manage new restaurant openings,
(iv) construction delays, (v) wage inflation and competitive
labor market conditions which may result in staffing shortages,
(vi) the impact of any union organizing efforts at our restaurants
and our responses to such efforts, (vii) increases in minimum wage
and other employment related costs, including compliance with the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and minimum salary
requirements for exempt team members, (viii) the effect of credit
and equity market disruptions on our ability to finance our
continued expansion on acceptable terms, (ix) food quality and
health concerns and the effect of negative publicity about us, our
restaurants, other restaurants, or others across the food supply
chain, due to food borne illness or other reasons, whether or not
accurate, (x) factors that impact California, Texas and Florida,
where a substantial number of our restaurants are located, (xi)
restaurant and brewery industry competition, (xii) impact of
certain brewing business considerations, including without
limitation, dependence upon suppliers, third party contractors and
distributors, and related hazards, (xiii) consumer spending trends
in general for casual dining occasions, (xiv) potential uninsured
losses and liabilities due to limitations on insurance coverage,
(xv) fluctuating commodity costs and availability of food in
general and certain raw materials related to the brewing of our
craft beers and energy requirements, (xvi) trademark and
service-mark risks, (xvii) government regulations and licensing
costs, including beer and liquor regulations, (xviii) loss of key
personnel, (xix) inability to secure acceptable sites, (xx) legal
proceedings, (xxi) the success of our key sales-building and
related operational initiatives, (xxii) any failure of our
information technology or security breaches with respect to our
electronic systems and data, and (xxiii) numerous other matters
discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and
8-K. The “forward-looking” statements contained in this press
release are based on current assumptions and expectations, and 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 Tom
Houdek of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. at (714) 500-2400 or JCIR at (212)
835-8500 or at bjri@jcir.com.
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