Buca, Inc. - About Us
BUCA, Inc. is one of the most vibrant restaurant companies in the country. This year BUCA, Inc. will continue in our phenomenal development and growth of our flagship brand, Buca di Beppo. Our Vision is to build ONE GREAT RESTAURANT COMPANY, ONE GREAT RESTAURANT at a time.

Our management positions include:
Paisano Partner
Chef Partner
Senior Assistant General Manager
Assistant General Manager


The Buca Mission is to operate one great restaurant at a time by supporting the ENTREPRENEURAL SPIRIT of our Paisano Partners. After completion of the company`s extensive management training program and attending BUCA- University, at our Paisano Support Center in Minneapolis, Partner – Management Trainees are eligible to become Paisano Partners. Paisano Partners make a personal investment in the business, adding to their financial incentive for success. Their compensation is tied to the success of not only their restaurant, but the success of the company as a whole. Paisano Partners make an initial five-year commitment to BUCA, Inc. By comparison general managers are not necessarily tied to their local community or the success of the company as a whole. In the same spirit of our Paisano Partners we also have Chef Partners, who make a similar commitment to BUCA, Inc. and are charged with the responsibility of leading our Heart of the House operations at our great neighborhood restaurants.

Our History
The first Buca di Beppo restaurant opened in the basement of an apartment building in downtown Minneapolis in the summer of 1993. By 1996 there were three Buca di Beppo restaurants in Minnesota, one in Milwaukee, WI. and one in Palo Alto, CA. Also at that time BUCA, Inc. was formed as a private corporate entity to support the growth and development of Buca di Beppo restaurants. In the spring of 1998, with 20 Buca di Beppo restaurants in neighborhoods across the United States, BUCA, Inc. went public and began trading its stock on the NASDAQ under the symbol, BUCA. By the end of 2006 the company had grown to 93 Buca di Beppo restaurants with approximately 6,000 family members throughout the country. BUCA, Inc. plans to continue to grow and expand the Buca di Beppo brand domestically.



Buca di Beppo
Buca di Beppo is a collection of neighborhood restaurants that are about serious Italian food, tongue-in-cheek fun and an exceptional value few restaurants can match. Buca di Beppo adds a "personality" to the food and experience delivered to guests. We appeal to a diverse demographic base. Additionally, at Buca di Beppo, we gather all our family members, every day, for family meal, we believe this is a point of difference and helps create our spirit of “Una Famiglia” One Family.

Buca di Beppo restaurant’s food is based on authentic family recipes enjoyed for generations in the villages throughout Italy and then adapted to American ingredients. Our oversized portions, served family-style on small or large platters or as single portions are designed to overwhelm guests with an abundance of high quality food. Our unique environment at Buca di Beppo encourages guests to interact and enjoy the meal together. Most Buca di Beppo restaurant are open for lunch and dinner a few select locations are open for dinner during the week and at noon on Saturday and Sunday.

Though the concept, "feel", and service are consistent throughout each of the restaurants, the buildings are not the same. Our restaurant facilities include locations where we have done complete building renovations, partial remodels and new construction. Mixing prototype construction and fingerprint design allow us to pick from a multitude of locations. In fact, some sites are located in basements of older buildings. In other locations, guests enter through the kitchen. Most of the Buca di Beppo restaurants feature a Pope`s Table that seats 14 to 18 guests, and some locations have a kitchen table for six to eight people right in the midst of our Heart of the House.

The BUCA Inc. Family is enriched by diverse cultures and offers a place at the table for everyone.

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