Casual restaurant company BJ's Restaurants, Inc. opened its newest restaurant in Frederick, Maryland in late November. The new BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is located on a free standing pad at the Francis Scott Key regional mall on Buckeystown Pike. The restaurant is approximately 8500 square feet with seating for approximately 280 guests. It is the company’s last new restaurant for fiscal 2013 and its second location in the Mid-Atlantic, joining the Tysons Corner, Virginia location that opened in late October.
“Over the next several years we look forward to opening more new restaurants in the Mid-Atlantic as we continue our national expansion,” said President, CEO Greg Trojan. “The Frederick restaurant is our 17th opening this year.” The company will finish the year with 146 restaurants and Trojan suggests there is room for at least 425 BJ's restaurants domestically. “We are looking forward to a solid class of new restaurant openings in 2014 and beyond," he added. BJ's Restaurants Inc. currently owns and operates casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, BJ's Pizza & Grill and BJ's Grill banners. The restaurants are located in California, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Kentucky, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico and Virginia.
CATEGORY: Casual
Chain Name: BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Company Name: BJ’s Restaurants Inc.
Street Address: 7755 Center Ave., Suite 300, Huntington Beach, California 92647
Tel: 714/500-2400 Fax:
Email: Website: www.bjsbrewhouse.com
Menu Specialty: Signature deep-dish pizza, award-winning handcrafted beer and Pizookie dessert.
Introduced: In 1978. Current company was established in 1991, Went public in 1996.
No. of Locations: 146 in California, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Kentucky, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico and Virginia
Areas of Operation: National
Types of Location: Freestanding, Pad sites BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Corporate, Public Company
Size Req’d: Approximately 8500 square feet
Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc):
Contact Name: Greg Trojan – President, CEO
Greg Levin – Exec Vice President, CFO, Secretary
Greg Lynds – Exec Vice President, Chief Development Officer (glynds@bjsrestaurants.com)
Wayne Jones – Exec Vice President, Chief Restaurant Operations Officer
John Allegretto – Chief Supply Chain Officer
Brian Krakower – Chief Information Officer
Matt Hood – Chief Marketing Officer
Lon Ledwith – SVP Operations Talent Development
Kendra D. Miller – SVP & General Counsel
Steve Demetor – Vice President, Construction
Jeff Preston – Vice President, Purchasing
Kevin Sherman – Vice President, Marketing
Don Gardner – Vice President, Restaurant Facilities
Christopher Pinsak – Sr Regional VP Operations
Luis Ruvalcaba – Regional VP Operations
Eric Berman – Regional VP Operations
Moe Robiglio – Regional VP Operations
David Youngberg – Area VP Operations
Bob Salessi – Area VP Operations
Steven Mintzer – Area VP Operations
Mel Landuyt – Area VP Operations
Michele Maerz – Area VP Operations
Tim C. O’Kane – Dir Real Estate (tokane@bjsrestaurants.com)
Sujit Shah – Dir Real Estate (sshah@bjsrestaurants.com)
Brian Ulrich – Sen Mgr Real Estate (bulrich@bjsrestaurants.com)
Katie L. Mergen – Real Estate & Construction Coordinator (kmergen@bjsrestaurants.com)
Laura Fox Buchan – Manager, Legal & Leasing Admin. (lfoxbuchan@bjsrestaurants.com)
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PARENT COMPANY: BJ’s Restaurants Inc.
Related Chains: BJ's Restaurant & Brewery, BJ's Pizza & Grill and BJ's Grill
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