BUCA, Inc. Announces Appointment of New President.MINNEAPOLIS -- BUCA BUCA Blue Cross, United, Cigna, Aetna (Healthcare providers) BUCA Constructionman Apprentice, Builder Striker (Naval Rating) , Inc. (Nasdaq: BUCA) today announced the appointment of restaurant industry veteran John Bettin to the position of President of BUCA, Inc. Wallace Doolin, the Company's current Chairman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President, is expected to turn over the role of President to Mr. Bettin effective October 9, 2006. Bettin joins BUCA as part of a long and distinguished restaurant career that began on the culinary side at Houlihan's, part of Gilbert/Robinson, where he progressed from Corporate Executive Chef and Director of Culinary to Vice President of Operations to Senior Vice President of Concept Development. In 1994, he became Executive Vice President of Operations for Capital Restaurant Concepts and, from 1998 to 2005, was President of Morton's of Chicago. While at Morton's he led and directed operations, purchasing, marketing, finance, information services See Information Systems. , human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and training. In 2005, Bettin joined Potbelly Sandwich Works Potbelly Sandwich Works is a chain of restaurants that sells submarine sandwiches in the USA. Its name is derived from potbelly stoves common in the late 19th century. The company is headquartered in the tower of Chicago's Merchandise Mart. as its Chief Operations Officer and Senior Vice President. Commenting on the announcement, Wallace Doolin said, "We are extremely pleased to be able to continue to attract such seasoned professionals to the BUCA, Inc. familiglia. As we look forward to resuming growth, we are pleased to have someone of John's caliber join us. His past experience at multiple concepts as well as his accomplishments at these restaurant chains will be invaluable to the future plans for BUCA, Inc. and the successful execution of our growth strategy." "With fewer than 100 Buca di Beppo Buca di Beppo is an American restaurant chain specializing in immigrant Southern Italian food. The name roughly translates as "Joe's Basement" (Beppo is slang for Joe in Southern Italy and Buca means basement (literally it means "hole") in Italian). restaurants in the United States, coupled with its unique culture, I am extremely excited to be joining BUCA at this time in its growth," said, Mr. Bettin. "I look forward to becoming part of the BUCA familiglia and the opportunity to be part of building one great restaurant company, one great restaurant at a time." About the Company: BUCA, Inc. owns and operates 104 highly acclaimed Southern Italian restaurants under the names Buca di Beppo and Vinny T's of Boston in 28 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . |
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