P.J.W. Restaurant Group

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P.J.W. Restaurant Group
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryRestaurant
Founded1983
FounderBob Platzer
Headquarters222 Haddon Avenue Ste 200,
Haddon Township, New Jersey
,
United States
Number of locations
26[1]
Area served
Pennsylvania & New Jersey
Key people
Bob Platzer (Executive chairman, founder)
Jim Fris (CEO)
William Love (CFO)
Jessica Breslow (Vice president)
Rich Friedrich (Culinary Director)[2]
SubsidiariesP.J. Whelihan's Pub + Restaurant
The Pour House
Central Taco And Tequila
The ChopHouse
ChopHouse Grille
Treno Pizza Bar
Websitepjwrg.com

P.J.W. Restaurant Group is an American restaurant holding company. The company currently owns and operates a total of 26 restaurants across 6 brands in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

History[edit]

The company was founded by Robert Platzer and his wife in 1983.[1] In November of 2018, the P.J.W. Restaurant Group announced the appointment of Jim Fris as the new CEO. Fris, who was the company's Chief Operating Officer, replaced Bob Platzer, who assumed the role of executive chairman and remained heavily involved in concept development, real estate ventures and philanthropy.[9]

The company has fourteen restaurants in Eastern Pennsylvania,[10] and nine in Southern New Jersey.[10] It also operates a food truck,[11] and there are two P.J. Whelihan's at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia[12] and one at the Liacouras Center (also in Philadelphia),[13] both of which are operated by Aramark, along with a P.J. Whelihan's booth at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.[14]

P.J. Whelihan's provides 10,000 chicken wings for Philadelphia's annual wing-eating contest at Wells Fargo Center every winter on the Friday before the Super Bowl.[15]

The group supports The Ronald McDonald House,[16] Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, The Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation for teens battling cancer and local athletic teams, food shelters, clubs and schools in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania area.[17] Platzer was named a South Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year by the Philadelphia Business Journal in 2015.[18]

Restaurant chains[edit]

In addition to P. J. Whelihan's, The group has five additional restaurant concepts. The Pour House, which focuses on craft beer and "pub grub"; The ChopHouse and ChopHouse Grille, an American steak and seafood house; Treno Pizza Bar, which features wood- and brick-fired pizzas and house-made pastas; and Central Taco and Tequila, which serves Mexican Food.[19]

Number of locations by chain
Chain No.
of locations
P. J. Whelihan's 20
The Pour House 3
Central Taco And Tequila 1
The ChopHouse 1
ChopHouse Grille 1
Treno Pizza Bar 1
Total 27

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "WHO WE ARE". PJW Restaurant Group. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. ^ "PJW Restaurant Group | Our Team". pjwrg.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  3. ^ "PJW Restaurant Group | Our Concepts". pjwrg.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  4. ^ "PJW Restaurant Group |The Pour House". pjwrg.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  5. ^ "PJW Restaurant Group | Central Taco and Tequila". pjwrg.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  6. ^ "PJW Restaurant Group | The Chop House". pjwrg.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  7. ^ "PJW Restaurant Group | Chop House Grille". pjwrg.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  8. ^ "PJW Restaurant Group | Treno Pizza Bar". pjwrg.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  9. ^ Lalley, Heather (November 20, 2018). "PJW RESTAURANT GROUP NAMES A NEW CEO". Restaurant Business Online. Winsight, LLC. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. ^ a b "P.J.W. Restaurant Group Giving Away Wings on Veterans Day". Food Newsfeed. Journalistic, Inc. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. ^ Klein, Michael (2013-03-04). "P.J. Whelihan's has a food truck". Philly.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  12. ^ "Well's Fargo Center Directory". Well's Fargo Center. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. ^ "CONCESSIONS". The Liacouras Center; Temple University. Liacouras Center. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ^ Paolino, Tammy (July 19, 2016). "P.J. Whelihan's has a new home in A.C." Courier Post Online. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. ^ Woods, Sean (2015-01-31). "Wings hit the fryers at P.J. Whelihans for Wing Bowl 22". Philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  16. ^ Staff (2015-05-08). "P.J.W. Restaurant Group Donates $58,857 to Ronald McDonald House Charities". Running Restaurants. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  17. ^ Forline, Anne. "Bob Platzer Honored as Trailblazer, Philanthropist by Virtua Foundation". South Jersey Observer. Anne Forline Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  18. ^ Lefton, Clara (2015-09-22). "Celebrating the South Jersey Entrepreneur Award winners". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  19. ^ Paolino, Tammy. "First look: Central Taco and Tequila opens Monday on Haddon Avenue". Courier Post Online. CourierPostOnline. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

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