Strengthening the Restaurant Business and Entering the Meat-Related Business

「In response, we remodeled stores to make them more attractive, redeployed human resources, revised menus, and reduced expenses. We will continue working to maintain day-to-day store operations so that customers can use our stores safely and with confidence.」

「In the food-service business for meat and other products, although demand is expected to increase, we plan to maintain our established, steady focus on profitability, operate our steak restaurant and yakiniku and shabu-shabu chain businesses reliably while enhancing their competitiveness, and focus on developing new stores.」

「In the food-service business, including meat-related operations, inbound demand and demand for large parties are contributing, but we have taken measures including revising menus in response to higher raw-material and energy prices and expect the business environment to remain severe.」

「In the foodservice business, including meat-based offerings, demand is showing signs of recovery following the easing of restrictions on activities, but we have implemented measures such as menu revisions in response to higher raw material and energy costs, and expect the environment surrounding this business to remain challenging.」

「In the foodservice business, including meat-based offerings, our policy is to thoroughly implement hygiene measures and improve the store environment so that customers can use our facilities with confidence, while maintaining our long-standing, steady focus on profitability.」

「In the food-service business, including meat-related operations, many restaurants in the Tokyo metropolitan area and other major metropolitan areas were forced to shorten their operating hours due to priority preventive measures to prevent the spread of disease. Although we expect the business environment to remain severe, our policy is to continue operating after thoroughly implementing infection-prevention measures at our restaurants, including maintaining social distancing and thorough disinfection, on the premise of ensuring customer and employee safety.」

「On the premise that customer and employee safety is our top priority, we will continue operating after thoroughly implementing infection-prevention measures at our stores, including maintaining social distancing and thorough disinfection.」

「On the premise that customer and employee safety is our top priority, we will continue operating after thoroughly implementing infection-prevention measures at our stores, including maintaining social distancing and thorough disinfection.」

「In the food-service business, including meat-related operations, many restaurants in the Tokyo metropolitan area and other major metropolitan areas were forced to close or shorten their operating hours due to the third state of emergency declared in April 2021 and the priority preventive measures to prevent the spread of disease. Although we expect the business environment to remain severe, our policy is to continue operating after thoroughly implementing infection-prevention measures at our restaurants, including maintaining social distancing and thorough disinfection, on the premise that the safety of customers and employees is the highest priority.」

「Although we expect the environment surrounding this business to remain challenging, our policy is to continue operations on the premise that the safety of customers and employees is the highest priority, after thoroughly implementing in-store infection prevention measures such as social distancing and thorough disinfection.」

「In the food-service business, including meat-related operations, we recognize that this is the segment most affected by COVID-19. We will thoroughly implement hygiene measures and improve the operating environment so that customers can use our services with confidence, while maintaining our longstanding, steady focus on profitability.」

「Our policy is to thoroughly implement hygiene measures and improve the store environment so that customers can use our facilities with confidence, while maintaining our long-standing, steady focus on profitability.」

「In the food-service businesses related to meat and other products, we implemented initiatives to enhance competitiveness in the steak restaurant chain business and the yakiniku and shabu-shabu chain business, including menu development and measures to address unprofitable stores.」

「In the foodservice business, including meat-based offerings, we plan to maintain our long-standing, steady focus on profitability, operate our steak restaurant and yakiniku and shabu-shabu chain businesses steadily while enhancing their competitiveness, and focus on developing new locations.」

「We have also clarified our policy that the foodservice business, a consumer-focused meat-related business, is an area to be strengthened going forward, and will continue to enter businesses that are expected to generate synergies with our meat-related businesses.」