Restaurant Job Resource - Benihana Restaurant News

For the fourth fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2012, total restaurant sales increased year over year by 12.9% to $91.9 million from $81.4 million; however, the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012 included one extra week of operating results in keeping with the Company's 52/53 week fiscal year reporting convention. Excluding the one extra week of sales in the recent fiscal quarter, total restaurant sales for the fourth fiscal quarter increased 4.1% to $84.7 million.

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Company-wide comparable restaurant sales increased 7.0%, due primarily to traffic and led by the Benihana Teppanyaki concept, which reported 8.2% comparable restaurant sales growth and a 6.4% increase in dine-in guest counts;

Represents Twenty-Fourth Consecutive Period and Eighth Consecutive Quarter of Comparable Sales Growth

Board Unanimously Approves Slate of Director Nominees and Recommends that Stockholders Vote For the Election of Each of the Nominees.

Represents Twenty-Third Consecutive Period of Comparable Sales Growth

Continued Momentum of Operational Strategy Results in Restaurant Segment Income from Operations Increase of 32% to $6.2 Million

Represents Twenty-Second Consecutive Period of Comparable Sales Growth

For the four-week period ended October 9, 2011, total restaurant sales increased year over year by 5.1% to $24.2 million from $23.1 million, and Company-wide comparable restaurant sales increased by 6.5% to $24.0 million from $22.6 million.

Represents Twentieth Consecutive Period of Comparable Sales Growth