RISE - Menu Monitor

Menu Positioning |
Champps is open for lunch, dinner, snacks and Sunday brunch. The restaurant serves up a diverse menu of more than 120
items including appetizers, classic entrées, soups and side salads, entrée salads, wraps, sandwiches, pasta, specialty
sandwiches and burgers, desserts and beverages. Champps offers daily specials as well as separate specialty appetizers and
brunch menus. Signature items include Mile High Nachos, Champps’ Cheeseburger, The Champps’ Club, Champps’ Messy
Sunday and Champps Triple Chocolate Cake. Other popular menu items include Mongolian Egg Rolls—with pork, beef,
mushrooms and Asian vegetables, sautéed in sesame oil, wrapped and fried; Half-Rack Baby Back Ribs—slow cooked and
smothered in a special BBQ sauce served with waffle fries and coleslaw; Shrimp & Black Pepper Fettuccine—sautéed shrimp
with roasted garlic, Roma tomatoes and roasted peppers in a basil pesto cream sauce; and Big Gorgonzola Burger—two
eight-oz. patties on top of baby greens, sliced tomatoes and red onions with caramelized onions and melted Gorgonzola bleu
cheese with French au jus. Full liquor service is available; each unit features a full bar area. Seasonal specials are available
along with a Little Champps kids’ menu. Menu prices range from $3.99–$19.99. Checks average $21.
Menu Development |
Champps Americana debuted Wintermission Specials featuring seasonal items. The menu includes Jambalaya Pasta,
Chicken Pot Pie, Crispy Chicken with Mushroom Gravy, Hearty Pot Roast, Chopped Salad, Coconut Fried Shrimp and
Chocolate Bread Pudding. The chain also added winter beer, wines and cocktails, including TuacaBeri Twist, with Tuaca
liqueur and Chambord; Chamborita, consisting of Sauza Extra Gold Tequila, Chambord, triple sec and mango; Samuel Adams
Seasonal Draft; Rosemount Shiraz and Francis Ford Coppola Sauvignon Blanc. (Company Website)
Champps launched Big Time BBQ Specials for a limited time. Selections on the menu are: • Big Ol’ Rack o’ Ribs—a full slab of
slow-braised BBQ baby back ribs with a choice of three sides (campfire beans, mac & cheese, fries or coleslaw) and a
Cheddar biscuit • Hog Heaven—half-slab of BBQ baby back ribs with homemade BBQ pulled pork paired with a choice of
three sides and a Cheddar biscuit • BBQ Ribs & Chicken—a half-slab of slow-braised BBQ baby back ribs and a chicken
breast covered in BBQ sauce, with a choice of three sides and a Cheddar biscuit • BBQ Salmon—pan-roasted salmon, lightly
seasoned and coated with Southwestern BBQ sauce paired with bacon-mashed potatoes and Southwestern vegetable medley
• Pulled Pork Sliders Appetizer—slow-roasted pulled pork on five bite-sized buns topped with pickles and served with a BBQ
dipping sauce • Southwestern BBQ Chop House Salad—chopped salad with Southwestern BBQ pulled chicken, black-beanand-corn
salsa, diced avocados, tomatoes and Cheddar cheese, topped with BBQ tortilla strips and tossed with a chipotle
ranch dressing • Peach Cobbler—topped with chopped walnut topping and a vanilla ice cream. (Company Website)
Personnel |
John Powell, V.P. of Menu Development
Steven Johnson, CEO
Jim Zielke, CFO
Tim Johnson, V.P. of Purchasing
Fran Vavala, V.P. of Operations
Rachel Phillips, V.P. of Marketing
News & Other |
Champps Entertainment Inc. reported for the first quarter ended October 1 a net loss of $4.2 million from a loss of $0.2 million
for the same period last year. Revenues decreased 4.3% to $49.3 million from $51.5 million. Same-store sales dropped 3.9%.
(Company Release 11/7/06)
Chammps Entertainment Inc. is selling the company for $75 million in cash as well as assumption of its liabilities and
outstanding debt. Chammps signed a letter of intent with Kinderhook Industries LLC to put up for sale all of its assets to an
investment entity to be formed by Kinderhook; Chammps Chairman and CEO Michael P. O’Donnell; and Chammps CFO
David D. Womack. With the sale, Chammps will remain a publicly held company. (NRN Daily NewsFax 1/12/07; Company
Release 1/11/07)
Champps Entertainment Inc. reported for the second quarter ended December 31 a net loss of $6.5 million from a net earning
of $2.6 million for the same period last year. Revenues decreased 3.9% to $53.6 million from $55.8 million. Same-store sales
fell 3.9%. (Company Release 2/6/07)
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