HOUSTON, Aug. 5, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Landry's Restaurants (NYSE:LNY) Chairman and CEO Tilman Fertitta to Appear Live on "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" Sunday, August 8th at 9:10PM EDT.
Tilman and Tim will discuss the recent 28% increase in second quarter earnings on record revenues of $317.6 million announced by the Company and prospects for growth this year. Listeners may call in questions live and toll free to Tilman Fertitta or Tim Connolly at 1-866-606-TALK (8255). The Business Talk Radio Network Show may be heard on KSEV AM 700 in Houston, on over 375 affiliate stations nationwide listed at CRN1 www.cableradionetwork.com, or on the Internet at www.businesstalkradio.net. This hour of "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" is hosted by Tim Connolly of Corporate Strategies Merchant Bankers (www.corporate-strategies.net). Noted Economist Mike King of Princeton Research provides live technical analysis for the show.
About Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
Today the Company owns and operates 300 full-service, mid-priced restaurants in 36 states, including Landry's Seafood House, Joes' Crab Shack, The Crab House, Willie G's, Cadillac Bar, Charley's Crab, Chart House seafood restaurants, the Rainforest Cafe and Saltgrass Steak House restaurants. Landry's Restaurants, Inc. is the second largest operation of casual dining seafood restaurants in the United States. Since taking the company public, Landry's has been one of the best performing restaurant stocks on Wall Street. Forbes magazine named Landry's "one of the best small companies in America" for the three consecutive years. Landry's and Fertitta have been featured in nearly every financial and industry publication, from The Wall Street Journal to U.S. News and World Report. Ernst & Young honored him with the 1997 Houston Entrepreneur of the Year Award as well as the Legacy Award in 1998, for his creativity and design of Kemah Boardwalk. He has been a featured speaker at many hospitality conferences and seminars, and is one of the foremost authorities in the restaurant and hospitality fields.
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