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Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc. Announces Opening of First
Sizzler Restaurant in Beijing
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Worldwide Restaurant
Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:SZ) today announced the opening of the second Sizzler
restaurant in China. The restaurant is the second of the restaurants to be
opened under the joint venture agreement with the Minor Food Group Pcl, a
subsidiary of Royal Garden Resorts Pcl, to develop franchise opportunities for
Sizzler restaurants in China. Sizzler announced this joint venture on November
12, 2004.
The restaurant, located in the Chaoyang District, Beijing, opened on February
14, 2005. The restaurant features the famous Sizzler Soup, Salad and Fresh
Fruit Bar, open kitchen and a modern western dining room ambience.
"We are excited about this second restaurant opening in China, and are very
pleased with the progress we are seeing. This is an exciting time for our
brand as we continue forward with our on-going international expansion," said
Chuck Boppell, Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Restaurant Concepts.
Royal Garden Resorts Pcl is a leading Asia-Pacific hospitality and food service
operator and its subsidiary, The Minor Food Group, is Thailand's largest food
service operator with over 450 outlets system wide under many well recognized
brand names including Sizzler.
About Worldwide Restaurant Concepts
Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc. operates, franchises or joint ventures 309
Sizzler(R) restaurants worldwide, 112 KFC(R) restaurants located primarily in
Queensland, Australia, and 22 Pat & Oscar's(R) restaurants. Additional
information about the Company can be found at http://www.wrconcepts.com/.
To the extent that certain statements contained in this document may be deemed
under federal securities laws to be forward-looking statements, Worldwide
Restaurant Concepts intends that they be subject to the safe-harbor applicable
to forward-looking statements under such laws.
AT THE COMPANY:
Keith Wall Liz Baskerville
Vice President and CFO Director, Planning
(818) 662-9800 (818) 662-9800
AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
Laurie Berman Tricia Ross
General Information Investor/Analyst
(310) 854-8315 (617) 520-7064
DATASOURCE: Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc.
CONTACT: Keith Wall, Vice President and CFO, or Liz Baskerville,
Director, Planning, both of Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc.,
+1-818-662-9800; or General Information, Laurie Berman, +1-310-854-8315, or
Investors/Analysts, Tricia Ross, +1-617-520-7064, both of Financial Relations
Board, for Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc.
Web site: http://www.wrconcepts.com/