Maximizing Group Synergies in Sales, Production, and Research and Development
First written in FY2018. 7 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 4 of 23 companies on the "Worse" side.
27 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the food sesame business, household sales volumes declined year on year, partly because of efforts to improve profitability, including reducing rebate amounts, in connection with the transfer of sales of household products to Katagi Foods in October 2023.」
The company put the transfer of sales to Katagi Foods into practice and proceeded with improving operational efficiency and profitability within the group, including by reducing rebate amounts. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To improve operational efficiency within the group, the company has integrated household food sesame products and household kneaded sesame paste under the Katagi Foods brand, which is strong in household products, and unified sales channels since October 2023.」
The company made group synergies concrete by integrating household food sesame and household kneaded sesame paste products under the Katagi Foods brand and unifying sales. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「・Deepening collaboration with Katagi Foods (strengthening sales capabilities, developing new products, and improving operational efficiency) ・Optimizing the production system (strengthening coordination among 3 plants: the Shodoshima Plant, Sodegaura Plant, and Katagi Foods Neyagawa Plant)」
The company continues to pursue collaboration with Katagi Foods in sales, product development, and operational efficiency, as well as stronger coordination among the 3 production sites, as measures under its medium-term management plan. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「・Optimizing the production system (strengthening coordination among 3 plants: the Shodoshima Plant, Sodegaura Plant, and Katagi Foods Neyagawa Plant)」
The scope of group synergies was made concrete as optimizing the production system by coordinating the 3 plants in Shodoshima, Sodegaura, and Neyagawa, rather than focusing only on sales and research and development. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「・Strengthening collaboration with Katagi Foods (strengthening sales capabilities, developing new products, and improving operational efficiency)」
The group synergy measures were specified in concrete areas of collaboration with Katagi Foods, including strengthening sales capabilities, developing new products, and improving operational efficiency. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also worked to improve the efficiency of the group's production system by outsourcing filling operations and the production of the new product, Direct-Fire Roasted Aromatic Kneaded Sesame Paste, to a subsidiary, among other measures.」
As a group synergy initiative, the company improved production-system efficiency by outsourcing filling operations and production of the new product to a subsidiary. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also brought some outsourced contract work in-house as part of efforts to improve the efficiency of the group's production system.」
As a concrete group synergy initiative, the company brought some outsourced contract work in-house and proceeded with improving the efficiency of its production system. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the food sesame business, following the acquisition in November of the previous fiscal year of Katagi Foods Co., Ltd., which has strengths in household food sesame products, the company worked to improve production efficiency across the group, including by improving parts of its production system.」
As a group synergy initiative, the company implemented specific measures to improve the production system following the acquisition of Katagi Foods and to increase production efficiency across the group. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「⑨Promoting the maximization of group synergies in sales, production systems, research and development, and other areas」
For the group as a whole, including consolidated subsidiaries, the policy of maximizing synergies in sales, production, and research and development was presented independently for the first time as a new management strategy issue.