BUCA, Inc. to Present at Cowen & Company Consumer Conference

Business Wire, Jan 5, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS -- BUCA, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUCA) today announced that it will be presenting at the Cowen and Company 5th Annual Consumer Conference taking place at the Westin Times Square Hotel in New York City on January 9 - 10, 2007.

Wallace Doolin, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Kaye O'Leary, CFO, will be presenting on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). The presentation will be webcast and will be available by clicking on the following link: http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=BUCA&item_id= 1450140 (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

About the Company:

BUCA, Inc. owns and operates 93 highly acclaimed family style Italian restaurants under the name Buca di Beppo in 23 states and the District of Columbia.