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Black Angus Steakhouse
Headquarters
4410 El Camino Real Suite 201, Los Altos, California 94022 USA
Tel: (650)949-6400 Fax: (650)949-6425
www.blackangus.com
Ownership: Private
Segment: Full Service Steak
System Characteristics 2006 2005 2004
U.S. Systemwide Sales ($000) 235,000 245,000 260,000
Company-owned ($000) 235,000 245,000 260,000
Franchised ($000) - - -
U.S. Number of Units 83 88 95
Company-owned 83 88 95
Franchised - - -
International Sales ($000) - - -
International Units - - -
Average Sales/Unit ($000) 2,700 2,675 2,650
Concept Positioning |
Black Angus Steakhouse is a full-service steakhouse chain owned by American Restaurant Group, Inc. The chain offers a
menu of steaks, prime rib, chicken, seafood and pasta dishes. The company owns and operates 83 locations in the U.S.
Most units are freestanding, averaging 6,500-12,000 sq. ft. with seating for 220-350 guests. The company’s current expansion
prototype is approximately 8,000 sq. ft. The Western design features red awnings and exposed wooden beams.
Black Angus Steakhouse was founded in 1964 in a hotel in Seattle by Stuart Anderson. The restaurant, offering the first singleprice
menu in the steakhouse segment, served a choice of six cuts of meat with potato, salad and bread for $2.95, In 1972,
Anderson sold the chain to Saga Corp. In 1986, Marriott Corp. acquired Saga. American Restaurant Group acquired the chain
in 1987 along with other Saga restaurant holdings. In 1997, ARG sold 24 Stuart Anderson units to ARG Properties I LLC, Los
Angeles, for $48 million. In early 2000, ARG announced that it was selling all but its Stuart Anderson holdings to Spectrum
Restaurant Group, Inc. for some $17 million. Having filed under Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, American Restaurant
Group re-emerged in 2005 with plans to rebrand nearly all of its 88 restaurants to Black Angus Steakhouse rather than the
Stuart Anderson’s name. Currently, there are no major expansion plans.
Menu Positioning |
Black Angus Steakhouse is open for lunch and dinner and offers appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, chicken,
seafood, steaks and prime rib. Signature lunch items include potato skins, shrimp cocktail, spinach salad, Turkey-Avocado &
Bacon Sandwich, Steakhouse Burger, Grilled Lemon Chicken, Baked Fresh Salmon and Mushroom & Bleu Top Sirloin. Dinner
items include Coconut Shrimp, Cobb Salad, Crab-Stuffed Chicken or Halibut, California Burger, Prime Rib in ½-lb., ¾-lb. or full
pound cuts,and Lobster Tail. Kids’ menu includes mac & cheese, chicken strips, hamburger and cheese pizza. Full liquor
service is available. Menu prices range from $6.99–$35.99. Checks average $16.
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