Benihana Inc (BNHN)

ADVISORY, Jan. 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

Benihana Inc. (BNHN), the nation's leading operator of Japanese theme and sushi restaurants, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square.

In honor of the occasion, Benihana Inc. CEO Richard Stockinger will officially ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell.   

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Wednesday, January 18^th, 2012 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET     

Contact:

Jeannie Means

(305) 702-2880

jmeans@benihana.com

NASDAQ MarketSite:

Jen Knapp

(212) 401-8916

Jennifer.knapp@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

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Webcast:

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About Benihana Inc. (BNHN):

Headquartered in Miami, Benihana Inc. (Nasdaq:BNHN) is the nation's leading operator of Japanese theme and sushi restaurants with 96 restaurants nationwide, including 63 Benihana restaurants, eight Haru sushi restaurants and 25 RA Sushi restaurants. In addition, 18 franchised Benihana restaurants are operating in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. To learn more about Benihana Inc. and its three restaurant concepts, please view the corporate video at http://www.benihana.com/about/video.

About NASDAQ OMX:

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