Boston Chicken celebrates 500th -- OOPS! -- 512th store; festivities led by skydiving Santa, eight "reinchickens".BREA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1994--Boston Chicken (BOST BOST Boston National Historic Park (US National Park Service) BOST Built Off-Chip Self Test ) today opened store 500 (OOPS! 512) nationwide with a celebration that included a skydiving skydiving Sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate altitude (e.g., 6,000 ft [1,800 m]) and executing various body maneuvers before pulling the rip cord of a parachute. Competitive events include jumping for style, landing with accuracy, and performing in teams (e.g. Santa and eight "reinchickens," celebrities, a six-foot pair of scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends , free meals for the first 500 patrons and a $10,000 donation to the Starlight Foundation. (New Boston Chicken units have opened so quickly since celebration plans were developed that Brea has been eclipsed as store 500 and is now actually store 512.) The Boston Chicken in Brea is owned and operated by Boston Pacific, Inc., a Boston Chicken area developer and subsidiary of CKE CKE Clock Enable (memory signal) CKE Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc. (restaurant chain) CKE Certified Kitchen Design Educator CKE Catia Knowledge Engineering CKE Content and Knowledge Engineering Restaurants, Inc., based in Anaheim, Calif. Boston Pacific is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of an expansion blitz that calls for eight new stores in December and up to 284 new stores in Southern California over the next five years. Boston Chicken is the nation's fastest-growing restaurant company, opening more than one new store every business day. The BC system is expected to end 1994 with 525 stores in 28 states, 308 more than at the end of 1993. Year-to-date, systemwide store sales at Boston Chicken have increased more than 175 percent to $269 million. Boston Chicken went public in November 1993 and is traded on NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on . "Our 500th store is another significant milestone in the Boston Chicken story," said Saad Nadhir, vice chairman of Boston Chicken. "It signals the broad consumer acceptance we've gained and is a result of our great food, great partners and great employees." "We're honored to be Boston Chicken's 500th store," said Kerry Coin, president and COO of Boston Pacific. "Over the next five years, Boston Pacific should grow to be one of Southern California's premier restaurant companies and Boston Chicken's biggest area developer, employing more than 8,000 people." The first Boston Chicken store opened in 1985 in a suburb of Boston, Mass. In the spring of 1992, chairman and 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. Scott Beck and vice chairmen Saad Nadhir and Jeff Shearer bought a controlling interest controlling interest The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail in Boston Chicken, which then consisted of about 35 stores in seven northeastern states. Since then, more than 475 Boston Chicken stores have opened 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). . Boston Chicken is the acknowledged leader in the emerging fresh, convenient meals category, known also as home meal replacement. The category is dominated by Boston Chicken and its style of fresh, high-quality foods prepared daily. Signature items include slow-roasted rotisserie chicken meals, pot pies, sandwiches, soups and salads. Boston Chicken is also known for its fresh homestyle sides including made-from-scratch mashed potatoes. Boston Chicken meals combine the freshness and quality of traditional home cooking with convenience and value. There are currently 512 stores in 28 states and the District of Columbia. CONTACT: Boston Chicken, Denver
Karen Rugen, 303/384-5076
Gary Gerdemann, 800/759-7243, PIN8700672
or
Wills Communications, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Terry Wills or Cindy Elliott, 310/524-0200
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