- 22 September, 2004 -

Jim Treliving, Southlake, Tex., resident and Chairman and Founder of Boston Pizza Restaurants, L.P., and his business partner of more than 30 years, George Melville, will be honored with the CIRAS Henry Singer Award on Sept. 22, in Alberta, Canada. This prestigious award recognizes unique individuals whose vision encompasses a blend of community service with business. True to the award, Treliving and Melville have established a successful company that generates over $370 million in annual sales and has been named one of Canada's Best 50 Managed Companies for 10 consecutive years. With more than 190 locations throughout Canada, the restaurant chain is the number one casual dining concept in the country. In 1990, under the leadership of Treliving and Melville, the company established The Boston Pizza Foundation, which has raised more than $3 million for organizations such as the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, Kids Help Phone and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. In addition, the Foundation makes charitable donations to organizations operating in communities served by their franchisees. Treliving has been involved with the Boston Pizza concept since the early 1960s. After serving in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he became a management trainee at a Boston Pizza restaurant in Alberta. He then negotiated to acquire the first Boston Pizza franchise in British Columbia. After Treliving opened several additional restaurants, Melville joined Treliving as a business partner in 1973 and together, they acquired the franchise rights to the company 10 years later. In 2001, he moved to Dallas to run the parent company for U.S. operations. An avid hockey fan, Treliving serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Hockey Foundation, Chairman of the Central Hockey Leagues, Mighty Peace Oil Services, Ltd., and Global Entertainment Corporation. In Dallas, he has partnered with Solving the Puzzle of SIDS as title sponsor for the premier golf tournament, which is planned for Sept. 30, 2004, at the historic Oak Cliff Country Club. Melville, a resident of Vancouver Canada, earned his Chartered Accountant degree in 1968 and has been associated with Boston Pizza Restaurants since 1973 and the Boston Pizza Foundation since its inception in 1990. Active in other industries, Melville serves as director of the Central Hockey League, Global Entertainment Corporation and Fountain Tire. He is also a member of the Board of Governors for Kwantien University College. About the CIRAS Henry Singer Award The CIRAS, Canadian Institute of Retailing and Services, was formed by the School of Business at the University of Alberta in 1991. The CIRAS Henry Singer Award was established to honor the memory of a remarkable individual through an award for exceptional leadership in retailing and services. About Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Boston's the Gourmet Pizza restaurants offer a contemporary, lively atmosphere and a separate-seating sports bar customized with memorabilia of favorite teams. Integral to the Boston's the Gourmet Pizza ambience is the sports theme customized to each market with banners and memorabilia of regional teams. Restaurants also feature big screen TVs with satellite dishes and Pay-Per-View to showcase sports and special events. While Boston's specializes in gourmet pizza and pasta, the casual-dining restaurant menu features more than 100 items including soups, salads and gourmet sandwiches, along with sports bar favorites such as chicken wings and ribs. The pizza itself also reflects the restaurant's unique style. Boston's boasts hand-pressed, freshly made medium-thick crust and a rich signature sauce all topped with fresh ingredients resulting in the signature gourmet flavor. Founded in Canada in 1964, the well-proven concept first saw U.S. territory in 1998. Boston's the Gourmet Pizza mirrors the successful Boston Pizza concept, which is franchised by Boston Pizza Restaurants, LP's sister company, Boston Pizza International Inc. (BPI). With 2003 sales of more than $350 million, Boston's has enjoyed strong growth, opening 200+ outlets in seven Canadian provinces, two Canadian territories, nine U.S. states and seven Mexico territories. Boston's the Gourmet Pizza grows primarily through franchise agreements and currently has agreements to develop more than 80 new restaurants, including locations in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, California, Tennessee, Texas, Washington State and Wisconsin. Boston Pizza Restaurants, LP is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and can be found online at WWW.BOSTONSGOURMET.COM. Boston Pizza Restaurants, LP 2004 BP International Rights Holdings Inc. All non-Canadian registered and unregistered trademarks are owned by BP International Rights Holdings Inc. and duly licensed by Boston Pizza Restaurants, LP in the United States and Boston Pizza Restaurants (Mexico), Inc. in Mexico.

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