Developing new businesses for the post-COVID era

「The facility was rebranded as 「RINKU FOOD PARK（りんくう フードパーク）」, a food theme park featuring a total of 8 brands.」

「また、国内はM&Aを活用した事業拡大にも積極的に取り組み、既存ブランドは地域ブランド中心の構造であることを踏まえ、同業態のM&Aを通じて展開エリア拡大及び事業規模の拡大を図ってまいります。」

「In light of the recent increase in inbound demand, consolidated subsidiary 株式会社タケモトフーズ completely renovated the food court area 「ワールドグルメジャンクション」, which it had operated as a single unit at 「りんくうプレミアム・アウトレット」 in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. It grand-opened the area as 「RINKU FOOD PARK（りんくう フードパーク）」 and rebranded it as a food theme park featuring a total of 8 brands.」

「As part of its new-location initiatives, the Company has been proactively expanding 「おむらいす亭」, a specialty omelette-rice restaurant, in the everyday-meal and fast-food businesses with the aim of making them the second pillar after the core yakiniku business. In July this year, it also opened the 「シーモール下関店」 location.」

「As part of its efforts to develop new businesses, the company established the New Business Format Development Office in April 2024.」

「As part of our efforts to develop new businesses, we will continue to actively develop new businesses that can become future growth pillars while maintaining the profitability of the Group's existing businesses, so that we can satisfy customers amid new post-COVID lifestyles, including diversifying needs and the established practice of telework.」

「In the everyday-meals and fast-food business, which we are developing as the Group's second business pillar, we opened the bakery café 「うさぎの杜ベーカリー」 in November as a new format at the Rapita flagship store in Shimane Prefecture. As the Group's first new format to manufacture and sell bread on the premises, we will verify and improve its operations in preparation for future store expansion.」

「To address major changes in customer needs after COVID-19, we implemented various initiatives, including launching new products and strengthening delivery services.」

「Against this backdrop, the yakiniku business and the daily-meal and fast-food business showed relatively steady recoveries. In particular, we are focusing on the daily-meal and fast-food business as our group's second core business and are expanding the stone-pot bibimbap specialty brand Annyon. We opened Riverwalk Kitakyushu in May, followed by Aeon Mall Imabari Shintoshi and Aeon Mall Niihama in June. We will continue testing and improving the format while accelerating restaurant openings.」

「The stone-pot bibimbap specialty restaurant 「アンニョン」 has performed particularly well. 「サンリブシティ小倉店」 opened in October last year, 「イオンモール大牟田店」 in February this year and 「イオンモール猪名川店」 in March. Several additional openings are already planned from April onward, and we will accelerate the rollout of stores while continuing to verify and improve the business.」

「Both have been very well received by customers, and we will continue to verify and improve them with a view to making them future business pillars through multi-location expansion.」

「To address customers' diversifying needs and the new lifestyle promoted by the government in the post-COVID era, we will continue to actively develop new businesses that can become future growth pillars while maintaining the profitability of the Group's existing businesses. In particular, in the next fiscal year we will focus actively on developing a new yakiniku format targeting customers different from those of our existing businesses, developing delivery and takeout operations using our home-delivery pizza expertise, and developing other new businesses expected to generate synergies by leveraging the expertise of our existing businesses.」