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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
77
units (2024)
4.1%
year over year

Units by Year

72
2021
72
2022
74
2023
77
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
4%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

5% of Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Emanuel “Manny” Hilario

    CEO

  • Nicole Thaung

    CFO

  • Mark Leach

    COO

  • Micah Zammit

    CMO

  • Tyler Loy

    Treasurer

  • Christi Hing

    Secretary

  • Alex Tabolsky

    Vice President, Legal

  • Kathryn L. Pendergast

    Vice President Benihana Operations

  • Daniel Tintsman

    Regional Director – East Region

  • Sang D. Lee

    Regional Director – West Region

On File

FDD years
20252024
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Franchisee records
2
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
1
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
56 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.