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BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

Financing

BJ's adds ex-Darden CFO Brad Richmond to board in deal with activist investor

 By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 05, 2024

The agreement between BJ's and Fund 1 Investments will also create a new board committee focused on improving shareholder value.

Financing

An activist investor is pushing BJ's to sell itself

 By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 13, 2024

Pleasant Lake Partners said the chain is underperforming but would make an attractive acquisition target.

Operations

Restaurants will need to tamp down menu price hikes over the next couple years, says BJ's Restaurant CEO

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 30, 2023

At the Barclays Eat Sleep Play conference, Greg Levin said consumers remember prices from four years ago and have yet to adjust to the higher cost of dining out.

Operations

How BJ's could benefit from Calif.'s fast-food wage law

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 27, 2023

Higher QSR prices could boost the value of sit-down meals, CEO Greg Levin said. But BJ's will still feel some labor inflation.

Food

After a pandemic break, restaurants added a lot of new menu items this summer

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 03, 2023

Customers returned to dining out and operators greeted them with a record number of limited-time offers. The result was a summer of love on restaurant menus.

Financing

BJ's gets a boost from new booths and brighter bars

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 28, 2023

The 216-unit chain said remodels are helping traffic, and that it now plans to do more of them.

Operations

BJ's is testing QSR-style ordering in some restaurants

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 28, 2023

It’s one of a number of efforts to boost speed at the casual-dining chain, including a smaller menu.

Financing

BJ's to trim menu by 10% as part of cost-cutting efforts

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 21, 2023

One of the industry's biggest menus is getting smaller, but executives said they don't foresee it hurting sales.

Financing

BJ’s says cost-saving efforts are poised to pay off

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 20, 2022

Changes such as new chicken wings and more efficient scheduling are expected to add 200 basis points to its margins.

Beverage

Looking for a less painful way to discount, restaurants make happy hours all day long

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 17, 2022

As they look to provide value during a time of high inflation, full-service restaurants are sacrificing some of their highest-margin items: drinks.

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