Development of the Prepared Food Market and Overseas Meat-Related Markets
First written in FY2017-Q1. 18 of 28 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-06-18.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-06-18AdvancedM&A and Subsidiary Changes
「As set out in the Long-Term Management Strategy 2035 disclosed in May 2024, we have been examining investment opportunities to accelerate overseas business growth and achieve earnings expansion.」
To accelerate overseas business growth, the company resolved to acquire all shares of Greenlea, a New Zealand meat processor and marketer, through ANZCO, advancing the development of overseas meat-related markets into a specific major investment. Completion of the share transfer is scheduled for the end of August 2026, subject to the required authorizations and approvals. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「From a long-term perspective, the company is expanding into the frozen-foods business and the development of the food of the future to reduce food waste and ensure a stable supply of protein.」
The company has specified its response to growth markets as a long-term strategy extending into the frozen-foods business and the development of the food of the future. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Maximizing the value of the domestic value chain; accelerating growth in overseas businesses and developing growth businesses」
The company has moved beyond its former focus on developing the prepared-foods and overseas meat markets to specify long-term growth areas that include factory reorganization and optimal allocation, investment in overseas businesses, the frozen-foods business and the development of the food of the future. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「From a long-term perspective, the company is expanding into the frozen-foods business and the development of the food of the future to reduce food waste and ensure a stable supply of protein.」
The company is expanding its growth areas into the frozen-foods business and the development of the food of the future, while also considering the reduction of food waste and a stable supply of protein. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Strengthening the earnings base: promoting the reorganization of production and logistics sites and strengthening Wagyu exports Pursuing new businesses and markets: strengthening frozen foods, establishing meat-alternative products in the market, and strengthening the healthcare business」
The company is developing specific initiatives in growth areas that include the former focus on prepared foods and overseas meat markets, as well as the reorganization of production and logistics sites, Wagyu exports, frozen foods, meat alternatives and healthcare. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Expanding sales of meat-alternative and frozen foods, strengthening the healthcare business through the acquisition of an animal-derived blood-products business, and strengthening beef exports.」
The company is developing its response to growth markets across several specific business areas, including meat alternatives, frozen foods, healthcare and beef exports. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased because the company worked to expand sales of products addressing diversifying consumer needs, including pizza products such as La Pizza and Pizza Garden; convenient-to-prepare products such as the Quick Dinner Series, Onikuya-san no Souzai Series and Yonekyu Meatball Series; and the Marude Oniku! Series made with soy-based meat, as well as because sales of foodservice products for restaurants grew.」
The company reports growth in sales of convenient-to-prepare and soy-based meat products, as well as foodservice products for restaurants, demonstrating progress in addressing growth channels including prepared foods and restaurants. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In pursuing new businesses and markets, we are working to strengthen the lineup of meat-alternative products as well as the healthcare business.」
The company has translated its former focus on new businesses and markets into specific initiatives to strengthen its lineup of meat-alternative products and its healthcare business. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「We will enhance the Group’s growth potential by reallocating management resources, including personnel and funds, to areas expected to generate future growth.」
The company is developing initiatives for new businesses and markets in specific areas, including meat alternatives, frozen foods, beef exports, and strengthening the healthcare business through the acquisition of an animal-derived blood-products business. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased in prepared foods because pizza products, led by La Pizza and Pizza Garden, remained solid, products addressing consumers’ demand for convenience and health, such as Salad Chicken and Umasho Volume Rich Hamburg, also grew, and sales of foodservice products increased as demand at convenience stores recovered.」
The company reports growth in products addressing demand for convenience and health, as well as growth in foodservice product sales accompanying the recovery in convenience-store demand. - FY2022-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「We will implement initiatives to strengthen our management base and earnings base, pursue new businesses and markets, and advance sustainability initiatives, thereby enhancing our competitiveness and growth potential.」
Under the Medium-Term Management Plan 2023, the company has reorganized its former focus on developing the prepared-foods and overseas meat markets into broader growth areas that also include new businesses and markets. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, pizza products such as La PIZZA and Pizza Garden performed steadily, while products addressing consumers' preferences for convenience and health, including Salad Chicken, the Microwave Gourmet Series and Umami Pack Volume-Rich Hamburgers, grew. As a result, both sales volume and revenue increased.」
The company continues to propose and expand sales of prepared foods addressing demand for convenience and health-conscious products, reporting increases in sales volume and revenue for the nine months ended Q3. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, pizza products such as La PIZZA and Pizza Garden performed steadily, while products addressing consumers' preferences for convenience and health, including Salad Chicken, the Microwave Gourmet Series and Umami Pack Volume-Rich Hamburgers, grew. As a result, both sales volume and revenue increased.」
The company continues to propose prepared foods addressing demand for convenience and health-conscious products, and reports increases in sales volume and revenue for specific product groups. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, pizza products such as La PIZZA and Pizza Garden performed steadily, while products addressing consumers' preferences for convenience and health, including Salad Chicken, the Microwave Gourmet Series and Umami Pack Volume-Rich Hamburgers, grew. As a result, both sales volume and revenue increased.」
Specific household products addressing consumers' preferences for convenience and health grew, and the company reports increases in sales volume and revenue for prepared and processed foods. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, pizza products such as La PIZZA and Pizza Garden performed steadily, while products addressing consumers' preferences for convenience and health, including Salad Chicken, the Microwave Gourmet Series and Umami Pack Volume-Rich Hamburgers, grew. As a result, both sales volume and revenue increased.」
Specific prepared and processed food products addressing preferences for convenience and health grew, and the company reports full-year increases in both sales volume and revenue. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company strengthened proposals responding to consumers' preferences for convenience and health. In addition to solid performance by household products such as La PIZZA, Pizza Garden, Salad Chicken and Umami Pack Volume-Rich Hamburgers, the Microwave Gourmet Series, developed to pursue even greater convenience in preparation, grew substantially, resulting in increases in both sales volume and revenue.」
The company continues to propose household products addressing preferences for convenience and health and products designed for convenient preparation, and reports increases in sales volume and revenue. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, the company strengthened product proposals responding to consumers' preferences for convenience and health. In addition to solid performance by the La PIZZA Series, Salad Chicken and Umami Pack Volume-Rich Hamburgers, the Microwave Gourmet Series, developed to pursue even greater convenience in preparation, grew substantially. Efforts to expand sales of fried products such as tonkatsu and Chinese delicatessen products also resulted in increases in both sales volume and revenue.」
The company strengthened product proposals addressing preferences for convenience and health, and reports growth in specific prepared and processed food products and increases in both sales volume and revenue. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, the company strengthened product proposals responding to consumers' preferences for convenience and health, and pizza and snack products such as the La PIZZA Series, for which television commercials were launched, and chicken products such as Salad Chicken performed well. In addition to hamburgers, meatballs and fried products such as tonkatsu, the company worked to expand sales of products promoting convenient preparation, such as the Microwave Gourmet Series. As a result of increasing sales volume, revenue rose.」
The company continues product proposals addressing preferences for convenience and health, television commercials, and expanded sales of products designed for convenient preparation, and reports increases in sales volume and revenue for prepared and processed foods. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, the company strengthened product proposals responding to consumers' preferences for convenience and health, and pizza and snack products such as the La PIZZA Series and chicken products such as Salad Chicken performed well. In addition to hamburgers, meatballs and fried products such as tonkatsu, the company worked to expand sales of products promoting convenient preparation, such as the Microwave Gourmet Series. As a result of increasing sales volume, revenue rose.」
The company continues to propose products addressing preferences for convenience and health and expand sales of prepared and processed foods, and reports an increase in revenue. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, the company strengthened product proposals responding to consumers' preferences for convenience and health, and pizza and snack products and chicken products such as Salad Chicken performed well. In addition to hamburgers, meatballs and fried products such as tonkatsu, the company worked to expand sales of products promoting convenient preparation, such as the Microwave Gourmet Series. As a result of increasing sales volume, revenue rose.」
The company strengthened product proposals addressing preferences for convenience and health, increased sales volume across multiple categories, including products designed for convenient preparation, and reports an increase in revenue from prepared and processed foods. - FY2018RaisedAnnual report
「Expand the share of overseas business in ordinary profit through increased overseas production and expanded sales in overseas markets」
In addition to developing overseas markets as before, the company explicitly identifies expanding overseas production and increasing the overseas business ratio of ordinary profit as challenges, thereby broadening the scope of its overseas business. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The voting rights ratio represented by the additional shares acquired was 35%, and the transaction made ANZCO FOODS LTD. a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. Going forward, the company will further strengthen ANZCO FOODS LTD.'s competitiveness, accelerate collaboration in expanding its overseas business, and pursue enhanced corporate value for the Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Group, including ANZCO FOODS LTD.」
The company completed the acquisition of ANZCO FOODS LTD. as a wholly owned subsidiary and explicitly stated its intention to strengthen the company's competitiveness and accelerate collaboration in expanding its overseas business. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, the company strengthened product proposals responding to consumers' preferences for convenience and health, and sales of chicken products such as Salad Chicken performed well. In addition, efforts to expand sales of pizzas, snacks, hamburgers and Chinese delicatessen products resulted in increases in both sales volume and revenue.」
The company strengthened product proposals addressing preferences for convenience and health, and reports increases in sales volume and revenue for chicken, pizza, snacks, hamburgers, Chinese delicatessen products and other categories. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, the company strengthened product proposals responding to consumers' preference for convenience, and sales of chicken products such as Salad Chicken performed well. In addition, efforts to expand sales of pizzas, snacks, hamburgers and Chinese delicatessen products resulted in substantial increases in both sales volume and revenue.」
The company strengthened product proposals addressing consumers' preference for convenience, and discloses substantial increases in the sales volume and revenue of chicken products and other items. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The company will place the highest priority on initiatives targeting growing product categories and sales channels, including stronger responses to growth markets, while working to strengthen its overseas business.」
The company continues to identify stronger responses to growth products and sales channels and its overseas business as specific priority areas for developing growth markets. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan, the prepared-food market is expanding as women increasingly participate in the workforce and the number of single-person households grows, driving demand for convenience in food preparation. Overseas, demand for meat-related products is increasing as the middle-income population grows, particularly in Asian countries. The company is expected to develop markets with potential for further growth.」
The company continues to position the prepared-food market and overseas meat-related markets, particularly in Asia, as growth opportunities. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the prepared and processed foods business, sales of delicatessen products, including single-hand snacks, tonkatsu and hamburgers, increased substantially as a result of stronger proposals targeting the prepared-food market, in addition to solid performance by core products such as hamburgers and chilled pizzas.」
The company discloses that it strengthened proposals targeting the prepared-food market and that sales of delicatessen products increased substantially. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「In Japan, the prepared-food market is expanding as women increasingly participate in the workforce and the number of single-person households grows, driving demand for convenience in food preparation. Overseas, demand for meat-related products is increasing as the middle-income population grows, particularly in Asian countries. The company is expected to develop markets with potential for further growth.」
The company identifies convenience foods and prepared foods in Japan and the middle-income population in Asia as growth opportunities, and regards market development as a key challenge.