BUCA, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUCA) today announced that Buca di Beppo comparable
restaurant sales decreased 5.1% for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 as
compared to the same period last year. The Company also announced that
preliminary total revenue decreased 6.8% in the second fiscal quarter to
approximately $57.9 million as compared to $62.1 million in the same
period of the prior year. The difference between the comparable
restaurant sales decrease and the preliminary total revenue decrease was
due to the closure of three underperforming restaurants since the
beginning of the second fiscal quarter of 2007.
For the first two quarters of fiscal 2008, Buca di Beppo comparable
restaurant sales decreased 3.8% as compared to the same period last
year. The Company also announced that preliminary total revenue
decreased 5.6% in the first two quarters of fiscal 2008 to approximately
$118.0 million as compared to $124.9 million in the same period of the
prior year. The difference between the comparable restaurant sales
decrease and the preliminary total revenue decrease was due to the
closure of four underperforming restaurants since the beginning of
fiscal 2007.
About the Company:
BUCA, Inc. owns and operates 89 highly acclaimed Italian restaurants
under the name Buca di Beppo in 25 states and the District of Columbia.
BUCA, Inc.
Dennis Goetz, 612-225-3459
Chief Financial Officer
www.bucainc.com
