| Littleton,
CO � January 2004 � Champps Entertainment,
Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPP) owner and operator of Champps restaurants nationwide,
recently announced the appointment of Sue Beranek to Vice President of
Marketing. In her role, Ms. Beranek will be responsible for all marketing
activities for the Champps restaurants including brand development, advertising
and in-restaurant promotions.
Ms.
Beranek has held various positions in the corporate and advertising agency
side of the restaurant business during her 20-plus years in marketing.
Most recently she was Vice President of Marketing for Taco John�s International,
Inc where she served for over 7 years. Prior to that she held marketing
posts at Quizno�s Restaurant Corporation and Village Inn Restaurants, a
division of VICORP Restaurants, Inc.
�We
are very pleased to have Sue on our team at Champps. Her strong restaurant
marketing experience and agency background will complement our team of
professionals,� said William. H. Baumhauer, Champps� Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer.
Based
in Littleton, Colorado, Champps Entertainment, Inc. (champps.com)
currently owns and operates 47 and franchises 12 Champps restaurant in
19 states. Champps, which competes in the upscale casual dining segment,
offers an extensive and varied menu consisting of freshly prepared food,
coupled with exceptional service. Champps is known for its exciting environment
which includes a display kitchen, the use of videos, music, sports, promotions
and programming.
Contact:
Champps
Entertainment, Inc.
Sue
Beranek, 720-529-7320
Statements
made in this press release include forward-looking statements made pursuant
to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Information on significant potential risks and uncertainties
that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those
mentioned by the Company from time to time in its filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The words �believe,� �estimate,� �expect,� �intend,�
�anticipate,� �should� and similar expressions and variations thereof identify
certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
dates on which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned
that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and involve risks and uncertainties, and, therefore, readers should not
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