Chicago Welcomes Newest Johnny Rockets

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New Bolingbrook Location Marks the Fifth Johnny Rockets in Windy City Area

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (July 26, 2007) – All-American diner-style restaurant Johnny Rockets opened at The Promenade Bolingbrook located just minutes from Downtown Chicago. Designed as a gathering place and town center for the suburban community, The Promenade offers "Main Street-style charm" with restaurants, shops, streetscapes and children's play areas in an open-air, pedestrian-friendly environment. This marks the fifth Chicago-area Johnny Rockets location; additional restaurants also are located in Naperville, Northbrook, Skokie and on Rush Street.

"We're proud to be a part of this growing community, and look forward to bringing the food and experience of Johnny Rockets to existing guests and converting new ones," said Lee Sanders, CEO, The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. "We look forward to adding more locations in the area and are actively recruiting franchisees to help bring the food, fun, and lively atmosphere of Johnny Rockets to many new guests."

The Promenade Bolingbrook will serve as a town center for Bolingbrook residents and is expected to attract visitors from across the Chicagoland region. Located in a high-traffic location within The Promenade, Johnny Rockets provides the ideal escape from an ordinary day with its signature juicy hamburgers, American fries and friendly wait staff.

The new Johnny Rockets is located at 623 E. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook, Ill. 60440. The telephone number is (630) 783-9250.

About Johnny Rockets
Johnny Rockets is wholly owned by RedZone Capital GP, LLC, the private equity firm founded by Daniel M. Snyder and Dwight C. Schar – owners of the Washington Redskins NFL franchise. Since its founding in 2004, RedZone has focused on investment in companies that can realize significant appreciation as a result of the expertise of RedZone management, marketing and operations support.

For more than 21 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 and hand-dipped shakes and malts. Johnny Rockets is currently franchising new restaurants in most markets.

Johnny Rockets is headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif.

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