RA Sushi Holding Corp

Established in New York in 1964, Benihana operates more than 70 restaurants throughout the United States. Its restaurants include more than 50 Benihana teppanyaki restaurants, several Haru and RA Sushi Bar sushi restaurants and a Doraku restaurant. The company is continuously expanding its Benihana teppanyaki and RA Sushi chains. The company also has more than 20 franchised Benihana teppanyaki restaurants throughout the United States and Latin America. Benhihana employs more than 5,000 people throughout its many locations, which offer hibachi-style cooking and a communal dining experience. The company s restaurants menus consist of top sirloin, seafood and sushi, poultry and vegetarian entrees. Benihana is headquartered in Miami.

The first Hard Rock Cafe opened on June 14, 1971, in London. Founded by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, two enterprising and music-loving Americans, Hard Rock Cafe was an instant classic. It attracted droves of customers with its first-rate, but moderately priced, casual American fare, warm service and ever-present rock 'n' roll music and sensibility. Although it was initially decorated with an eye toward eclectic Americana, Hard Rock Cafe has become the world's leading collector and exhibitors of rock 'n' roll memorabilia. Hard Rock Cafe began its global expansion in 1982, when Tigrett and Morton agreed to develop their own Hard Rock Cafes in various parts of the world. In 1990, The Rank Group, a London-based leisure company, acquired Mecca and continued expansion of the concept in its geographic territory. Rank then acquired Hard Rock America from Morton and Hard Rock Canada from Nick Bitove. Rank consolidated worldwide control of the brand, and with it, one of the most universally recognized trademarks. The company has grown beyond cafes. It also owns several Hard Rock Cafe themed Casinos in Las Vegas, Hollywood, Fla., and Biloxi, Miss., as well as Manchester and London in the United Kingdom. Several Hard Rock themed hotels have opened throughout the United States, Europe and a location in Thailand.

Smokey Bones is owned by Florida-based Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI), which also owns and operates Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52 casual dining restaurants. Smokey Bones recorded $269 million in sales in its most recently completed fiscal year.