BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. announced that its senior management team will participate in a fireside discussion at the 28th Annual ICR Conference on Monday, January 12, 2026, beginning at 8:00 AM ET in Orlando, Florida. The session will be webcast live via the Investors page on the company’s website, with an archived replay available for later viewing. In addition to the group presentation, BJ’s management has scheduled multiple one-on-one meetings with institutional investors to discuss recent operational trends, store-level margin improvements of approximately 150 basis points year-over-year in Q4 2025, and the company’s plans to accelerate unit growth beyond its current portfolio of over 200 restaurants across 31 states.

Starting January 8, BJ’s Restaurants is introducing the Butterfinger® Pizookie®, a seasonal twist on its signature warm cookie dessert. The new offering features a freshly baked chocolate cookie base topped with two scoops of vanilla bean ice cream, a hard chocolate shell and a generous sprinkle of crushed Butterfinger® pieces. Senior Vice President of Marketing Heidi Rogers highlighted that this collaboration leverages Butterfinger’s century-long candy heritage and BJ’s award-winning Pizookie® platform to drive incremental traffic during the traditionally slower post-holiday period. The company projects that the promotion will boost same-store dessert sales by approximately 12% over the promotional window, supporting overall traffic gains in January and February.

BJ’s Restaurants continues to differentiate itself as the most decorated restaurant-brewery in the U.S., having secured the 2025 Vibe Vista Award for Best Beer Program and the 2024 Vibe Vista Award for Best Overall Beverage Program. Since launching its proprietary brewhouse operations in 1996, BJ’s has expanded brewing capacity across four states, supplying over 20 craft beer varieties to its full-service locations. Management emphasized that robust beer sales, which represent roughly 15% of total restaurant revenue, have underpinned strong average check increases of 3.5% in the past year.

During investor meetings at the ICR Conference, BJ’s leadership will outline plans to open 15–18 new restaurants in fiscal 2026, with a mix of corporate-owned and franchised units. The company expects to deploy approximately $120 million in capital expenditures, projecting returns on invested capital above 12%. Analysts attending expect the incremental unit growth and ongoing beverage innovation to drive mid-single-digit same-store sales increases and a full-year restaurant-level operating margin of roughly 18.5%. BJ’s reiterated its commitment to maintaining a net debt-to-EBITDA ratio below 2.5x as it selectively pursues growth and share repurchase opportunities.