Factory Upgrades to Meet Demand for Chilled and Frozen Products

「In our frozen-food business, we regard expanding demand for frozen foods, driven by changes in lifestyles and living environments, as a growth opportunity. In addition to working to ensure stable supply to and expand transactions with existing customers, we promoted greater efficiency in our production system.」

「At the Fukuroi Factory, we made capital investments involving an expansion and have already begun producing potato salad by procuring whole potatoes from production areas and handling their processing in-house.」

「In addition, we are rebuilding production capacity through capital expenditures, including the development of frozen and chilled production lines, and have established dedicated operating processes suited to the characteristics of each product.」

「In our external sales business, deliveries of onigiri, prepared bread products and the “Choi Deli” chilled prepared-food series at our major delivery destination, FamilyMart stores, performed well against the backdrop of recovering customer traffic.」

「In our external sales business, deliveries of portable onigiri, prepared bread products and the “Choi Deli” chilled prepared-food series at FamilyMart stores continued to perform well against the backdrop of recovering customer traffic.」

「In our external sales business, the recovery in customer traffic, as in the tenant business, helped drive overall results. At FamilyMart stores, the implementation of various promotional campaigns and strong performance by the “Choi Deli” chilled prepared-food series provided additional support, resulting in higher delivery volumes.」

「In the wholesale business, as foot traffic recovered and provided a broad-based uplift, chilled prepared-food series Choi Deli and the chilled boxed-meal program Meat Bento Four Kings performed well at FamilyMart stores. Various category promotions, including the Onigiri Campaign, also helped keep delivery volumes stable.」

「In our external sales business, delivery volumes remained firm, supported by continued strong performance of the “Choi Deli” chilled prepared-food series and the “Niku Bento Shitenno” chilled boxed-meal campaign at FamilyMart stores, as well as the effects of promotional campaigns across various categories.」

「At FamilyMart stores, the “Choi Deli” chilled prepared-food series, based on the concept of “salad × side dish × snack,” performed well. Promotional campaigns, including those offering larger onigiri and sandwiches, also helped increase delivery volumes.」

「At FamilyMart stores, the popular chilled boxed-meal series and the promotional campaign “Onigiri Campaign,” as well as the “Choi Deli” chilled prepared-food series based on the concept of “salad × side dish × snack,” performed well, leading to an increase in deliveries.」

「In our external sales business, we will seek to expand deliveries to existing customers and acquire new customers by strengthening product development and sales capabilities through additional product development and sales personnel. We will also consider developing products with extended shelf lives and proceed with installing test equipment for their development.」

「We also sought to increase sales by expanding deliveries to supermarkets as new business partners and advancing deliveries of chilled boxed meals and other products to Uny stores and MEGA Don Quijote UNY stores. In addition, growing demand for home delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic provided a tailwind, and deliveries of dinner delivery boxed meals to consumer cooperatives remained firm.」

「In our external sales business, rice consumption has been declining year after year, while chilled products with extended shelf lives, frozen products and other items have attracted considerable attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also sense that consumption is gradually shifting toward these product categories. We will direct operations with a view to renovating factories and taking other measures to respond to these trends.」