Exhibit 99.1
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BUCA, Inc. 1300 Nicollet Mall, Suite 5300 Minneapolis, MN 55403 www.bucainc.com | | Investor Relations Contact: Integrated Corporate Relations Kathleen Heaney (203) 803-3585 |
BUCA, Inc. Announces 4Q and Fiscal Year 2005
System-Wide Comparable Restaurant Sales Increased 3.5% and 4.4%
Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 9, 2006. BUCA, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUCA) today announced that Buca di Beppo comparable restaurant sales increased 4.3% for fiscal fourth quarter ended December 25, 2005 while Vinny T’s of Boston comparable restaurant sales decreased 3.3% for the same period. Consolidated system-wide comparable restaurant sales increased 3.5% for the fiscal fourth quarter period.
For fiscal year 2005, Buca di Beppo comparable restaurant sales were up 5.1 %, Vinny T’s comparable sales declined 1.1% and consolidated system-wide comparable restaurant sales for BUCA, Inc. increased 4.4%.
The Company intends to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2005, and will release its full financial results for that period, and hold a conference call regarding those results, at that time.
COMPARABLE RESTAURANT SALES
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| | | Fiscal Q4
| | | Fiscal Year
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| | | Ended
12/26/2004
| | | Ended
12/25/2005
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12/26/2004
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12/25/2005
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Buca di Beppo | | 3.1 | % | | 4.3 | % | | -1.4 | % | | 5.1 | % |
Vinny T’s of Boston | | 0.6 | % | | -3.3 | % | | -2.0 | % | | -1.1 | % |
BUCA, Inc. | | 2.8 | % | | 3.5 | % | | -1.5 | % | | 4.4 | % |
About the Company:
BUCA, Inc. owns and operates 104 highly acclaimed Southern Italian restaurants under the names Buca di Beppo and Vinny T’s of Boston in 28 states and the District of Columbia.
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