Rising labor costs due to a tight labor market
First written in FY2016-Q2. 24 of 30 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-09-11.
Kura Sushi moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, 3 years after the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 40 of 47 companies on the "Worse" side.
21 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-09-11RestatedEarnings
「The overall food-service industry also continues to face difficult conditions, including rising raw-material prices and labor costs.」
This reconfirms the difficult food-service environment caused by rising raw-material prices and labor costs. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The overall food-service industry also continues to face difficult conditions, including rising raw-material prices and labor costs.」
The company reaffirms its view that the challenging environment for the food service industry continues, including rising raw material prices and labor costs. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The food service industry as a whole also continues to face challenging conditions, including rising raw material prices, particularly for rice, and higher labor costs.」
The company reaffirms its view that the challenging environment for the food service industry continues, including rising labor costs. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The food service industry also continues to face a challenging environment, including consumers eating out less due to high prices, as well as higher procurement prices and labor costs.」
The challenging environment for the food service industry, including rising procurement prices and labor costs, continues to be described as a business risk. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The food service industry also continues to face a challenging environment, including higher procurement prices, labor costs and utility costs.」
The company states that the challenging environment for the food service industry continues, including rising procurement prices, labor costs and utility costs. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, although the challenging environment continues, owing to elevated procurement prices, including those for imported food ingredients, resulting from the sustained depreciation of the yen, rising labor costs due to labor shortages, and higher utility costs, business conditions have generally begun to improve, supported by increased sales resulting from greater foot traffic.」
The company states that the challenging environment for the food service industry continues, including rising labor costs due to labor shortages, while overall business conditions have begun to improve as foot traffic increases. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The economic outlook remains uncertain, as wage increases due to labor shortages continue amid the normalization of economic activity.」
Wage increases due to labor shortages continue to be described as an operating-environment risk. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The economic outlook remains uncertain, owing to price increases resulting from the depreciation of the yen and wage increases due to labor shortages.」
Wage increases due to labor shortages continue to be described as an operating-environment risk. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, profits were pressured by inflation in prices and wages, including a consumer price increase rate that reached its highest level in 40 years.」
The company states that price and wage inflation in North America pressured profits, providing a concrete description of the impact of rising labor costs. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The challenging conditions continued, with higher food and utility prices encouraging consumers to economize and reducing opportunities to eat out.」
In addition to the cost burden, including rising labor costs, the company describes how sharp increases in food and utility prices led to greater consumer frugality and fewer opportunities to eat out. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, the challenging environment continued, with the depreciation of the yen driving up food ingredient and energy prices, while hourly wages for part-time workers rose as demand for restaurant workers increased with the normalization of restaurant operations.」
The company states that hourly wages for part-time workers rose in Japan as demand for restaurant workers increased. In the U.S., wage inflation and labor shortages are described as factors constraining normal operations. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「However, as labor costs rose with the normalization of economic activity, higher food and energy prices, together with the depreciation of the yen, resulted in a continuing challenging operating environment.」
Rising labor costs accompanying the normalization of economic activity continue to be cited, while higher food and energy prices and the depreciation of the yen are described as contributing to the challenging environment. The company also describes measures to address the sharp rise in labor costs in North America. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「However, inflation accelerated at a record pace as demand recovered rapidly with the normalization of economic activity, and the company was affected by sharp increases in labor costs and prices.」
The company states that accelerating inflation accompanying the recovery in demand and sharp increases in labor costs affected actual performance in its U.S. operations. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, the operating environment remains challenging, including the impact of competitors' aggressive store openings and rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand.」
Rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand are described as a factor contributing to the continuing challenging business environment. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, the challenging environment continues due to ongoing cost increases, including labor and raw material costs, and intensifying competition to attract customers across business formats, including prepared-food businesses.」
Cost increases, including rising labor costs, are reaffirmed as a factor contributing to the continuing challenging environment for the food service industry. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, the operating environment remains challenging, including the impact of competitors' aggressive store openings and rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand.」
Rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand are reaffirmed as a factor contributing to the continuing challenging environment for the food service industry. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, the challenging environment continues, owing to elevated raw material prices, rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand, and growth in the prepared-food market.」
Rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand are reaffirmed as a factor contributing to the continuing challenging environment for the food service industry. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, the challenging environment continues, owing to the impact of competitors' aggressive store openings, rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand, and growth in the prepared-food market.」
Rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand are reaffirmed as a factor contributing to the continuing challenging environment for the food service industry. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, the challenging environment continues due to ongoing cost increases, including labor and raw material costs, and intensifying competition to attract customers across business formats, including prepared-food businesses.」
Rising labor costs are reaffirmed as a factor contributing to the continuing challenging environment for the food service industry. Rising raw material costs are newly identified as a separate risk. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, in addition to the impact of competitors' aggressive store openings, the industry continues to face a challenging environment, including rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand.」
Rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand are reaffirmed as a factor contributing to the continuing challenging environment for the food service industry. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, the challenging environment continues, owing to the impact of competitors' aggressive store openings, rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand, and growth in the prepared-food and deli market.」
Rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand are reaffirmed as a factor contributing to the continuing challenging environment for the food service industry. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, in addition to the impact of competitors' aggressive store openings and rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand, sales of high-value-added prepared foods, including convenience-store products and supermarket deli items, continued to grow, and the challenging environment persisted.」
Rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand are reaffirmed as a factor contributing to the continuing challenging environment for the food service industry. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, the group continues to face a challenging environment, including the impact of competitors' aggressive store openings and rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand.」
Rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand are reaffirmed as a continuing business-environment risk. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, in addition to the impact of competitors' aggressive store openings, the group continued to face a challenging environment, including rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand.」
Rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand are reaffirmed as a continuing business-environment risk. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, the group continues to face a challenging environment, including the impact of competitors' aggressive store openings and rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand.」
Tight labor supply and demand and rising labor costs are reaffirmed as continuing business-environment risks. - FY2016RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, the group continues to face a challenging environment, including the impact of competitors' aggressive store openings and rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand.」
Tight labor supply and demand and rising labor costs are again cited as factors contributing to the continuing challenging business environment. - FY2016-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The challenging environment continues, including rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand.」
Rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand are again presented as a continuing business-environment risk. - FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report
「The group continued to operate in a challenging environment, including rising labor costs due to tight labor supply and demand.」
Tight labor supply and demand and rising labor costs are described as actual risks in the business environment.