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Promotion Plans |
Buca di Beppo is offering $10 off any $30 purchase. The offer is valid for dine-in or takeout through August 23. (Company
Website 8/16/07)
Buca di Beppo is offering $10 off any purchase of $30. The offer is valid for dine-in or takeout until October 1. (Company
Website 9/27/07)
Menu Development |
Buca di Beppo is offering a menu of single-portion lunches at several of its units. Some of the selections offered include a
Chicken or Salmon Caesar Salad, Chopped Antipasto, Lasagna, Spaghetti with Meatball, Spaghetti Marinara, Ravioli al
Pomodoro and Penne Arrabbiata. The chain said that about 74 outlets would offer the lunch menu year-round whereas other
restaurants will discontinue the items by year’s end. (Nation’s Restaurant News 11/06/06 p80)
Ricotta cheese is being used in a variety of dishes, including appetizers and desserts. At Porter House New York in New York
City, guests will be served a complimentary crock of sheep’s milk ricotta cheese and rosemary flat bread with their cocktails. In
Chicago, Schwa Chef Michael Carlson prepares a quail egg ravioli with ricotta, brown butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Buca
di Beppo restaurants menu chicken cannellon filled with chicken sausage, fresh sage, provolone and ricotta and finished with
Romano and marinara sauces. The Metropolitan Club in Boston prepares a ricotta pound cake topped with mascarpone gelato
and cookies. (Nation’s Restaurant News 12/04/06 p21)
Buca di Beppo is removing trans fatty acids from all of its oils this spring. The chain will use Wesson Smart Choice
Cottoneseed Canola Oil in the preparation of its dishes. (Company Release 5/01/07; NRN Daily NewsFax 5/02/07)
Buca di Beppo rolled out three new entrées. Selections include: • Pizza Angelo—Alfredo sauce, mozzarella, sliced chicken
breast, roasted corn, mushrooms, thyme and homemade Romano potato chips • Penne Campofiore—vegetarian pasta
featuring zucchini, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, escarole, garlic and Romano cheese in a light vegetable broth •
Shrimp Fra Diavolo—spicy pasta featuring crispy shrimp and tender scallops tossed with peppers and spaghetti in a red fra
diavolo sauce (Company Website)
Personnel |
Stephen Hickey, Chief Marketing Officer
Mickey Mills, S.V.P. of Operations
Wally Doolin, CEO
Kaye O'Leary, CFO
Jeff Abramson, V.P. of Purchasing
Loren Lord, V.P. of Development
Buca Inc. chief operating officer Modesto Alcala has resigned, effective January 2. No replacement has been named. (NRN
Daily NewsFax 12/6/06)
News & Other |
Buca Inc. reported for the third quarter ended September 24 a net loss of $5.1 million from a loss of $20.9 million for the same
period last year. Same-store sales increased 2.7% at Buca di Beppo. (Company Release 10/31/06)
Buca Inc. reported for the fourth quarter same-store sales rose 4%. (Businessweek.com 1/8/07)
Buca Inc. reported for the year ended December 31 same-store sales rose 3.8%. (NRN Daily NewsFax 1/16/07)
Buca Inc. reported for the first quarter same-store sales increased 0.2%. This marks the 10th consecutive quarter of samestore
sales growth at Buca di Beppo. (Company Release 4/10/07)
Buca Inc. reported for the first quarter ended April 1 a net loss of $2.8 million from income of $1.3 million for the same period
last year. Revenues decreased 3.1% to $62.8 million from $64.8 million. Same-store sales increased 0.2%. (Company
Release 5/8/07)
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