Johnny Rockets Continues Its Middle East Expansion In Kuwait

Johnny Rockets Opens its Third Kuwait Location at Salhia Complex in Kuwait City

KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT (Tuesday, April 04, 2006) - A touch of Americana is coming to the international shopping destination of Salhia Complex as the Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. announced today the opening of its third Kuwait location in the Salhia Plaza area of Salhia Complex in the heart of Kuwait City's business district. Salhia Complex is home to many local and international corporations, and Johnny Rockets will provide a haven for the business community to escape the everyday pressures of work with its juicy hamburgers, creamy hand-dipped shakes, and fresh-baked apple pies.

The Johnny Rockets Salhia Plaza location is being opened by franchisee Al-Kharafi Trade & Construction. The franchisee began operating Johnny Rockets restaurants in Kuwait in 1995. Kuwait is now home to three Johnny Rockets restaurants and a fourth will open within a few weeks.

"The Johnny Rockets brand is very strong in Kuwait," said franchisee Haidar Alnaqeeb. "Everyone loves the great food and service you get at a Johnny Rockets, and the Kuwait community has been very welcoming since we started opening restaurants in the country."

Johnny Rockets continues to expand its operations in the Middle East with restaurants in Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

"The Middle East is an important part of our goal to increase our international presence," said Mike Shumsky, chairman and CEO, The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. "Salhia Complex is a prime location because of its booming economy and worldwide appeal as an international shopping destination."

Johnny Rockets is a free standing restaurant located in the Salhia Plaza area of the Salhia Complex near Salhia parking. The phone number is +965-2996411.

For more information about Johnny Rockets, please visit JohnnyRockets.com.

About Johnny Rockets
For more than 19 years, Johnny Rockets has offered the food, fun and friendliness reminiscent of feel-good Americana. Every Johnny Rockets restaurant offers its guests simple, great-tasting food from a menu of all-American favorites, including juicy hamburgers, hand-dipped shakes and malts and freshly-baked apple pie. Guests also enjoy an all-American diner look and feel, servers who know the secret behind getting ketchup out of the bottle, tabletop jukeboxes that belt out tunes for a nickel and authentic décor.

Johnny Rockets has received many accolades recognizing it as a top restaurant, including its ranking as the No. 1 full-service hamburger restaurant on Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500 list and numerous top 10 rankings from AOL City Guide and Citysearch in multiple categories in cities across the country. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif., Johnny Rockets boasts 187 corporate and franchise-owned restaurants in 29 states and eight countries. To learn more about Johnny Rockets, visit us at JohnnyRockets.com.
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