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Benihana

Denver, CO · Founded 1963 · BNHN

Benihana National Corp. operates BENIHANA Restaurants that specialize in the hibachi or teppanyaki style of Japanese cooking, where food is prepared on a grill at the table. Sushi is also typically served at BENIHANA Restaurants.

Read the 2025 FDD ↗www.benihana.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
76
units (2024)
2.7%
year over year

Units by Year

72
2021
72
2022
74
2023
76
2024

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$3,405,200 – $6,250,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$40,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
2%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

5% of Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Emanuel “Manny” Hilario

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Nicole Thaung

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Micah Zammit

    Vice President, Marketing

  • Christi Hing

    Chief Accounting Officer and Secretary

  • Alex Tabolsky

    General Counsel

  • Kathryn L. Clark

    Vice President of Benihana Operations

  • Alfredo Martinez

    Sr. Director, Franchise and Non-Traditional Development

  • Daniel Tintsman

    Regional Director – East Region

  • Sang D. Lee

    Regional Director – Central Region

  • Ed Perry

    Regional Director – Southwest Region

On File

FDD years
20252024
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Franchisee records
7
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
1
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
57 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFBenihana FDD 2025Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFBenihana FDD 2024Opens in a new tab

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Read from this brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. FDD library maintained by AskTy; figures are as filed by the franchisor.