Payroll and travel costs for the training teams and pre-opening expenses for restaurants currently under development.

May 7, 2025 / receipt, needs a key / Tyler Loy, CFO | earnings call 2025-05-07 | transcript 9f0ce38f-dc83-4edd-a686-db0f571e2786 | chars 16179-16296 | segment 16

Any feedback on concern with tourism travel to the United States? Any exposure there? You mentioned conventions, for example.

May 7, 2025 / receipt, needs a key / Jim Sanderson, other | earnings call 2025-05-07 | transcript 9f0ce38f-dc83-4edd-a686-db0f571e2786 | chars 33652-33777 | segment 34

Enhancing purchasing efficiencies for both food and operating supplies. maximizing productivity through smart scheduling practices, evaluating all third-party vendor relationships, and reduce travel costs.

May 7, 2024 / receipt, needs a key / Manny Hilario, CEO | earnings call 2024-05-07 | transcript dbd21d28-18f0-4eb7-856e-37f2ef7ecc68 | chars 6166-6371 | segment 6

For both brands, we have implemented several initiatives to improve restaurant operating profit and overall profitability for our company. These initiatives are focused on purchasing efficiencies for both food and operating supplies, maximizing productivity through smart scheduling, and evaluating third-party vendor relationships and reducing travel costs.

Mar 14, 2024 / receipt, needs a key / Manny Hilario, CEO | earnings call 2024-03-14 | transcript 20e9b554-ac23-43b6-a93e-151fc75c5c24 | chars 6735-7093 | segment 6

Number five, improve restaurant operating profit and overall profitability without impacting the guest experience. through mainly focusing on purchasing efficiencies for both food and operating supplies, maximizing productivity through smart scheduling, and evaluating third-party vendor relationships and reducing travel costs.

Nov 7, 2023 / receipt, needs a key / Manny Hilario, CEO | earnings call 2023-11-07 | transcript 283a5fe9-b2da-48f0-b574-d36d2599cac9 | chars 7841-8169 | segment 7

Yeah, I mean, I would say on the travel, the big one for us is the cities that we travel to are not exactly inexpensive cities to travel into, particularly from a hotel and airfare. So really instituting a lot of discipline around travel booking flights earlier and really making sure that we get the right rates with hotels.

Nov 7, 2023 / receipt, needs a key / Tyler, other | earnings call 2023-11-07 | transcript 283a5fe9-b2da-48f0-b574-d36d2599cac9 | chars 31403-31728 | segment 32

In addition, the company experienced increased travel expenses due to rising hotel and airfare costs.

Mar 9, 2023 / receipt, needs a key / Tyler, CFO | earnings call 2023-03-09 | transcript d593edfb-8f60-4b4a-84a3-e003149f24a6 | chars 10356-10457 | segment 10

In addition, the company experienced increased travel expenses due to rising hotel and airfare costs.

Nov 3, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Tyler Loye, other | earnings call 2022-11-03 | transcript db75d730-53be-478a-ac45-0d82f5ed5e45 | chars 12319-12420 | segment 12

The increase was attributable to increased professional fees and increased travel expenses due to rising hotel and airfare costs.

Aug 4, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Tyler Loy, other | earnings call 2022-08-04 | transcript bff15efe-cae6-42a0-a89c-4003dd0e8e76 | chars 10377-10506 | segment 10

So you're starting to see a lot more people in the city, and you did see a little bit more travel in there.

Aug 4, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Manuel Lario, CEO | earnings call 2022-08-04 | transcript bff15efe-cae6-42a0-a89c-4003dd0e8e76 | chars 27558-27665 | segment 27

We think it can be somewhere... between 10 and 20 restaurants and airports. And obviously, the big trick is to make sure that the airport business is also very strategic. So if you think of Cabo's, why that's a strategic play for us is that's because we're a lot of people from Arizona, Nevada, California go for vacation. So that was a great billboard type of restaurant for us because it keeps the brand top of mind of the traveler.

Nov 4, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Tyler, other | earnings call 2021-11-04 | transcript 2c5c856f-1e71-4ae5-a56a-de8b9ad797d4 | chars 36276-36710 | segment 36

Prior to the pandemic, Monday through Wednesdays were typically for business travel diners and corporate private events, especially at SDK. Due to the lower levels of business travel, we have been able to adapt by focusing on social occasions, particularly date nights.

Aug 10, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Manny Hilario, CEO | earnings call 2021-08-10 | transcript e59e3143-058d-4059-8ab0-c4acc642f926 | chars 5473-5742 | segment 5

Focusing on company-owned restaurants requiring $1.5 million or less net buildout costs

ir_statement / Sep 15, 2026 / receipt

Franchising Benihana

ir_statement / Sep 15, 2026 / receipt

Pursuing capital-efficient growth with disciplined expansion

ir_statement / Sep 15, 2026 / receipt

Prioritizing asset-light and conversion-driven growth

ir_statement / Sep 15, 2026 / receipt

Targeting new company-owned openings averaging $1.5 million or less in build-out

ir_statement / Sep 15, 2026 / receipt

Benefit from economies of scale and operating efficiencies

ir_statement / Sep 15, 2026 / receipt

Disciplined G&A management

ir_statement / Sep 15, 2026 / receipt

Capital Expenditures, Net of Tenant Improvement Allowances, Reduced 23% Year-Over-Year as Company Prioritizes Capital-Efficient Growth and Free Cash Flow Generation

ir_statement / Sep 15, 2026 / receipt

Entered into two new restaurant asset light development agreements (California & Florida)

ir_statement / Sep 15, 2026 / receipt

Owned Restaurant Cost of Sales as a Percent of Owned Restaurant Net Revenue Improved to 19.4% from 20.8%

ir_statement / Sep 15, 2026 / receipt

Focusing on company-owned restaurants requiring $1.5 million or less net buildout costs

ir_statement / Sep 11, 2026 / receipt

Franchising Benihana

ir_statement / Sep 11, 2026 / receipt