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BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

Leadership

BJ's operations chief Lon Ledwith to retire

 By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 17, 2022

Ledwith will step down in May after 18 years with the chain. He'll be replaced by SVP of Operations Christopher Pinsak.

Financing

BJ’s laser-focused on labor as sales slip

 By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 22, 2021

Understaffed restaurants had to limit their menus and hours, putting a lid on sales.

Operations

Taco Bell tests a subscription taco pass

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 13, 2021

The Taco Lover’s Pass, currently launching only at units in Tucson, Ariz., is available via the chain’s app and allows the user to redeem one taco per day for 30 days.

Financing

Casual dining silences its doubters with head-turning July results

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 03, 2021

The recent flurry of earnings reports shows a sector enjoying a clear boom. The question is, will it last?

Operations

BJ's Restaurants feels the pinch of lost draft sales

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 30, 2021

The casual chain reserved $1.8 million from its second-quarter earnings to cover the cost of throwing away unsold suds.

Marketing

Restaurants aim for their own sort of Olympic gold

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 27, 2021

With delivery more prevalent than it's been during earlier games, several promotions are focusing on off-premise orders placed digitally.

Leadership

Greg Trojan to retire as BJ's CEO

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 06, 2021

The nine-year veteran will be succeeded by President and CFO Greg Levin. Thomas Houdek will become financial chief.

Topics

BJ's Restaurants says the labor crunch is hurting its sales

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 23, 2021

The casual chain says business is rebounding faster than it can hire employees to handle the workload.

Food

Restaurants boost catering sales by thinking inside the box

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 10, 2021

Operators are packaging catering programs in new ways to win back lost business. Individually boxed meals are seen as a safer solution as people slowly return to the office or are in need of a quick lunch to grab-and-go. Cracker Barrel, BJs and El Pollo Loco recently introduced or upgraded boxed meal catering.

Operations

BJ's Restaurants starts the rollout of its beer club

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 02, 2021

The subscription program is now available in all of the casual chain's Calfornia stores, with units elsewhere likely to participate later in the year.

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