In addition to its four Manhattan street front locations, Markham, Ontario-based Bento Nouveau Ltd. has just opened a Bento Sushi at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Available for pick up from seven different locations throughout Terminal 4, Bento Sushi offers its freshly-made sushi, ready for passengers either before departure or during flight. The franchise chain serves more than 14-million handmade servings of sushi per year in its over 400 sushi bar locations across Canada. The chain also offers freshly made sushi in nine locations across two different terminals in Toronto Pearson Airport. The company locates in several types of locations and is prepared to operate in kiosk units of 175 to 200 square feet in supermarkets as well as food court locations and in-line units in enclosed malls and downtown office and mixed use buildings in the larger markets across Canada…….

CATEGORY:   Quick Service

Chain Name:  Bento Sushi

Company Name:  Bento Nouveau Ltd.

Street Address:  25 Centurian Dr., Suite 208, Markham, Ontario L3R 5N8

Tel:  905/513-0028 & 866/337-8744                  Fax: 905/513-9855

Email:   feedback@bentosushi.com        Website:    www.bentosushi.com

Menu Specialty: Fresh hand-crafted suski, Hot noodle soup, Custom bento boxes

Introduced:  1996

No. of Locations:  Over 400 in Canada, Five in New York City

Areas of Operation:  Canada & New York City

Types of Location:  Kiosks, Mall food courts and in-line units, mixed-use buildings, universities, airports, grocery stores, etc.

BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv):   Franchise

Size Req’d:  Kiosks in the 125 to 300 sq. ft. range and larger depending on the location, market, opportunity.

Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc):  High traffic, visibility

Contact Name:  Frank Hennessey – CEO

Erica Gale – Vice President, Marketing, Quality Assurance (905/513-3875 egale@bentosushi.com)

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PARENT COMPANY:  Bento Nouveau Ltd., Markham, Ontario

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