Date: October 3, 2007
Contact: David Archer, V.P. Marketing
Phone: (503) 605-4151

Shari's Restaurant Opens in Roseburg

(Beaverton, Oregon – 10/03/07):

Shari’s Restaurants are proud to announce the opening of their newest restaurant in Roseburg, Oregon. This is the 99^th location in Shari's 24-hour family dining chain.

"There has been a lot of excitement in Roseburg about our arrival," said Craig Kessler, Shari's Senior Vice President of Operations. "Our new guests have given us a warm welcome and expressed that they've been waiting for years for Shari's to arrive in Roseburg."

Shari's is a familiar face throughout the Northwest, with many of the restaurants located near freeway exits. Over the past 30 years, Shari's has built a wonderful reputation for friendly service, delicious home-style food, fresh baked pies and family-value pricing.

In addition to offering another 24-hour dining choice to the Roseburg community, Shari's also brings new employment opportunities to the area. The restaurant has hired nearly 100 local employees to staff the new restaurant.

Shari's Roseburg restaurant is located at 3030 NW Aviation Drive, on the north end of town. The building is an updated design for the chain, featuring an elevated tower with a skylight roof for a contemporary look, while retaining sections of the red tile roof and color palette that customers are familiar with from other Shari's locations. The interior has been designed to be warm and comfortable for customers, while offering operations ease and functionality for the staff.

About Shari's Restaurants: Shari's (www.sharis.com) is the largest full-service restaurant chain based in the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1978 and operated by Shari's Management Corporation of Beaverton, Oregon, Shari's Restaurants provide customers high quality, reasonably-priced meals 24-hours a day in a comfortable surrounding. Shari's menu features a full selection of breakfasts, salads, gourmet sandwiches, hamburgers, dinner entrees, desserts and pies. With nearly 4,500 employees, the chain currently has 99 locations throughout Oregon, Washington, California, Wyoming, Idaho, and Nebraska.