Los Altos,
CA March 16, 2005 Black Angus Steak House
restaurants, with 88 locations in ten states
throughout the West and Midwest, hosted
their first annual Awards Gala, which recognized
key management for financial success in
2004, at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 7, 2005. Over
100 people from executives to field management
to chefs were in attendance. The awards
presented were as follows:

Super Bonus Awards were given to 41
restaurants for exceeding their 2004 Profit
Goals

Six of the restaurants were recognized
for additional success as $100,000 Club
Winners

Select managers received the highest
honor, the CEO Award
Attendees were treated to a lovely luncheon
banquet and Awards Ceremony, followed by
a showing of the new Cirque du Soleil show,
KA. Those individuals who achieved $100,000
Club Member status were given beautiful
navy blue blazers with gold buttons and
a 14-karat gold pin that says $100,000 Club.
The executive team at Black Angus has stated
that these awards come at a crucial time
as the restaurants are currently undergoing
a financial reorganization and that the
2004 Awards Gala marks the future success
of the brand.
According to Black Angus President and CEO
Ralph Roberts, “
There is no winning
without celebration. We’re celebrating
the winners who accomplished their goals.
Winning is an attitude. It starts in your
mind, deciding that you’ll never be
second, deciding that you want to accomplish
your goals, deciding you want to be a winner.
These recognized professionals have absolutely
demonstrated this attitude and behavior
and I congratulate them one and all.”
Based in Los Altos, CA, Black Angus Restaurants
(originally called Stuart Anderson’s
Black Angus and Cattle Company Restaurants)
began in 1964 in Seattle, Washington. Stuart
Anderson was a prominent rancher and Washington
native with a concept to provide patrons
with top quality, complete steak dinner
at an affordable price served in a warm,
comfortable atmosphere with friendly service.
Today, the restaurants have 88 locations
in the West and Midwest and have received
many notable “Best Steakhouse”
Awards from such notable publications as
Restaurants and Institutions Magazine, Sacramento
Magazine, Orange County Register, Riverside
Press Enterprise, Santa Clarita Valley Magazine,
Bakersfield Californian, and many others.