Ruby Tuesday Announces Expansion In Manila

(Friday, January 11, 2008) - -Casual dining
chain Ruby Tuesday, Inc. today announced it has signed a franchise
agreement with Entrepreneurial Recipes, Inc. for the planned
development of three Ruby Tuesday restaurants in the metropolitan area
of Manila in the Philippines.


Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a publicly traded company, currently owns,
operates and franchises 948 casual dining restaurants, including 893
in the United States and an additional 54 international locations.


Mark Ingram, Ruby Tuesday's President of Franchising, said, "We
are very pleased to be partnering with such experienced operators in
Manila for the expansion of our brand."


In addition to Guam, Hong Kong and South Korea, the Philippines
becomes the fourth country in the Pacific Rim with Ruby Tuesdays under
development.


"This latest franchise expansion will allow us to offer our
high-quality dining experience in the fast-growing business climate of
these Southeastern Pacific countries," Ingram added.


Pricipal investors in Entrepreneurial Recipes are Vashi Gagoomal,
Patricia Del Rosario and Joseph C. Tan, Esquire. They have extensive
experience in the restaurant business in the Philippines and have
financial interests in a number of Hong Kong-based restaurants. All
are established restaurateurs, with franchise experience, and will be
owner/operators of the Manila Ruby Tuesday restaurants.


About Ruby Tuesday


The Ruby Tuesday concept was born more than 30 years ago, when
current Chairman and CEO Sandy Beall opened the first restaurant near
the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Since then, the
company has grown to over 900 company-owned and franchised restaurants
in 43 states and 18 countries around the world. Ruby Tuesday is
aggressively franchising territories in the western United States and
in international locations. Ruby Tuesday, Inc. is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RT). More information about the company can
be found at www.rubytuesday.com.


Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information


This press release contains various "forward-looking statements,"
which represent the Company's expectations or beliefs concerning
future events, including one or more of the following: future
financial performance and restaurant growth (both Company-owned and
franchised), future capital expenditures, future borrowings and
repayment of debt, payment of dividends, stock repurchase, and
restaurant and franchise acquisitions. The Company cautions the reader
that a number of important factors and uncertainties could,
individually or in the aggregate, cause actual results to differ
materially from those included in the forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, the following: changes in promotional,
couponing and advertising strategies; guests' acceptance of changes in
menu items; changes in our guests' disposable income; consumer
spending trends and habits; mall-traffic trends; increased competition
in the restaurant market; weather conditions in the regions in which
Company-owned and franchised restaurants are operated; guests'
acceptance of the Company's development prototypes; laws and
regulations affecting labor and employee benefit costs, including
potential increases in federally mandated minimum wage; costs and
availability of food and beverage inventory; the Company's ability to
attract qualified managers, franchisees and team members; changes in
the availability and cost of capital; impact of adoption of new
accounting standards; impact of food-borne illnesses resulting from an
outbreak at either Ruby Tuesday or other restaurant concepts; effects
of actual or threatened future terrorist attacks in the United States;
significant fluctuations in energy prices; and general economic
conditions.



CONTACT: Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
Rick Johnson, 865-379-5791

SOURCE: Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

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