Developing Value-for-Money Products and Strengthening the Brand
First written in FY2016. 35 of 42 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-30.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to renewing the core menu at Ootoya Gohandokoro restaurants nationwide, we sold seasonal and limited-quantity menu items featuring seasonal ingredients under the theme “Dishes from Around the World.”」
The company renewed its core menu nationwide and rolled out limited-time and quantity-limited menus under the theme "Dishes from Around the World." - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding menu initiatives, the company sold the seasonal limited-time "Tropical Kitchen" menu featuring summer vegetables, along with quantity-limited menus such as "Domestic Eel Unaju" from Kagoshima Prefecture and "Large Fried Horse Mackerel" caught in the waters around Jeju Island. It also brought forward the launch of the "Charcoal-Grilled Fresh Saury Set Meal" by approximately 1 month, extending its sales period.」
In addition to selling seasonal and quantity-limited menus, the company brought forward the launch of the fresh saury set meal by approximately 1 month and expanded its product initiatives. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In its domestic directly operated business, the company sold quantity-limited menus each season featuring dishes from around the world to accompany meals, including Chinese, Asian, Japanese and Korean cuisine. It also sold Ootoya specialty "Charcoal-Grilled Fresh Saury Set Meal," the winter staple "Large Fried Oyster Set Meal," and the quantity-limited "Luxury Mixed Fried Set Meal" for the annual "Ootoya Set Meal Day" on 8 January.」
The company rolled out quantity-limited menus incorporating seasonal and regional elements, along with staple products, and implemented concrete measures to develop products and strengthen the brand. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In its domestic directly operated business, the company revised its core menu in July, adding numerous new dishes designed with customers' health in mind, and sold a limited-time "Asian Gourmet" menu and the 30,000-serving-limited "Large Fried Horse Mackerel Set Meal" and "Domestic Eel Unaju."」
The company rolled out the July core-menu revision, new dishes designed with customers' health in mind, limited-time menus and products limited to 30,000 servings. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In its domestic directly operated business, the company sold the quantity-limited "Luxury Mixed Fried Set Meal" for the annual "Ootoya Set Meal Day" on 8 January, as well as quantity-limited menus as part of its "Korean Fair." It also sold a limited-time menu developed through an industry-academia collaboration focused on food loss and nutritional balance.」
The company expanded product development and sales initiatives, including quantity-limited items, the Korean Fair, and products addressing food loss and nutritional balance through an industry-academia collaboration. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In its domestic directly operated business, the company sold an "Early Winter Recommendations" menu featuring winter vegetables, a seasonal limited-time menu featuring large fried oysters, and a quantity-limited menu featuring domestic Japanese Black Wagyu sukiyaki hot pot. In November, it also distributed "Ootoya New Rice Festival" coupons through the Ootoya app, sold Ootoya's "Manpuku Bag" lucky bags, aired television commercials and conducted various sales-promotion activities.」
The company rolled out seasonal and limited products featuring winter vegetables, oysters and domestic Japanese Black Wagyu, and implemented product and brand initiatives combining app coupons, lucky bags and television commercials. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In its domestic directly operated business, the company revised its core menu in July and sold seasonal limited-time "Summer Vegetables" menus, a limited-time "Asian" menu, and the quantity-limited "Large Fried Horse Mackerel Set Meal" and "Domestic Eel Unaju," each limited to 10,000 servings.」
In addition to the July core-menu revision, the company rolled out seasonal and limited-time menus and products limited to 10,000 servings. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To develop the Ootoya brand, the company worked on developing and trialing a new core menu, while also pursuing initiatives including enhancements to seasonal limited-time menus.」
The company developed and trialed a new core menu and enhanced seasonal limited-time menus, making concrete progress on its product and menu strategy. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In its domestic directly operated business, the company sold popular past menu items on a rotating monthly basis as "Revival" Menus, along with seasonal limited-time menus featuring fresh saury and quantity-limited menus featuring domestic Japanese Black Wagyu sukiyaki hot pot.」
The company rolled out Revival Menus, seasonal limited-time menus and quantity-limited menus, and continued advancing its product and menu strategy. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In its domestic directly operated business, the company worked on menu lineups tailored to store locations, such as station-front sites and shopping centers, and revised its core menu in June. It also sold popular past menu items on a rotating monthly basis as "Revival" Menus, along with seasonal and limited-time "Asian" menus.」
The company rolled out location-specific menu lineups, a June revision of the core menu, and Revival, seasonal and limited-time menus. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In its domestic directly operated business, the company revised its core menu and shortened serving times by simplifying store operations. It also sold popular past menu items on a rotating monthly basis as "Revival Menus," along with spring menus featuring "an abundance of seasonal vegetables" and summer menus promoting a "refreshing boost from lemon," among other seasonal offerings.」
In addition to revising the core menu, the company rolled out Revival Menus and spring and summer seasonal menus. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「To further strengthen the brand and rebuild its product and menu strategy, the company worked on initiatives including enhancements to seasonal fair menus.」
As part of efforts to rebuild its product and menu strategy, the company implemented measures to enhance seasonal fair menus. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To further strengthen the brand and rebuild its product and menu strategy, the company worked on initiatives including the introduction of seasonal fair menus.」
The company continued introducing seasonal fair menus as part of efforts to rebuild its product and menu strategy. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the domestic company-operated business, amid the spread of COVID-19, we rolled out promotional menus including eel dishes such as 「宮崎県産うなぎのうな重」 in July, plum dishes under the 「からだすこやか」 theme in August, and limited-time mushroom dishes under the 「きのこを食べよう」 theme in September,」
Seasonal and limited-time promotional menus were rolled out in July, August and September, giving concrete form to the product and menu strategy. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To further strengthen the brand and rebuild our product and menu strategy, we worked from June onward to roll out the new grand menu to all stores and introduce seasonal promotional menus.」
The new grand menu introduced at company-operated stores in March 2021 was rolled out to all stores from June, and seasonal promotional menus were also introduced. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In March 2021, we changed the grand menu.」
As a specific product-policy measure, the grand menu was changed in March 2021. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In June, amid the impact of COVID-19, we shortened serving times by reducing the number of grand-menu items. In August, as dine-in traffic began to recover, we introduced pattern-based grand menus with different numbers and selections of items to meet the needs of each region and location. We also rolled out the 「大戸屋お惣菜セット」 takeout sets, which allow customers to choose side dishes and prepared foods at attractive prices, and a value-oriented boxed-meal series priced in the ¥600 range. From early October, we held a 「かきフェア」 oyster promotion featuring 「かきフライ定食」 made with oysters from Hiroshima.」
Product policy was further given concrete form through reducing the number of items, region- and location-specific pattern menus, prepared-food sets, boxed meals in the ¥600 range, and the oyster promotion. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In June, amid the impact of COVID-19, we shortened serving times by reducing the number of grand-menu items. In August, as dine-in traffic began to recover, we introduced pattern-based grand menus with different numbers and selections of items to meet the needs of each region and location. We also rolled out the 「大戸屋お惣菜セット」 takeout sets, which allow customers to choose side dishes and prepared foods at attractive prices, and a value-oriented boxed-meal series priced in the ¥600 range, as well as selling frozen foods, made with the quality unique to the company, at all 「大戸屋ごはん処」 stores.」
Product policy was given concrete form through reducing the number of items, region- and location-specific menus, 「大戸屋お惣菜セット」, boxed meals in the ¥600 range, and frozen-food sales. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In April 2019, we introduced a new grand menu embodying the concept of 「もうひとつの食卓」. In October of the same year, we revised the grand menu under the concept 「『いただきます』から、はじまる時間」, and also sold limited-time menus and seasonal desserts.」
In addition to introducing a new grand menu and revising the concept in October, limited-time menus and seasonal desserts were offered. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In April, we revamped the grand menu to embody the concept of 「もうひとつの食卓」. In October, we revised the grand menu under the concept 「『いただきます』から、はじまる時間」. We also implemented measures including sales of limited-time menus and seasonal desserts, and the introduction of a new points service.」
In addition to revamping the grand menu in April, the menu was revised under a new concept in October, and limited-time menus and seasonal desserts were sold. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In April, we revised the grand menu to embody the concept of 「もうひとつの食卓」. We also implemented measures including sales of limited-time menus and seasonal desserts, and the introduction of a new points service.」
In addition to revising the grand menu, limited-time menus, seasonal desserts and a new points service were implemented as specific product and sales initiatives. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In April, we revised the grand menu to embody the concept of 「もうひとつの食卓」.」
The grand menu was revised in April as a product initiative embodying the concept of 「もうひとつの食卓」. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「We also worked on detailed measures tailored to local characteristics, including the development of region-specific menus.」
Specific product initiatives tailored to local characteristics, including the development of region-specific menus, are described. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the first 9 months of the fiscal year under review, in addition to revising the grand menu in July,」
Product-improvement measures, including the July grand-menu revision, are being reconfirmed. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first half of the fiscal year under review, in addition to revising the grand menu in July,」
The grand menu was revised in July as a specific product-improvement measure. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In June, we revamped the grand menu and also worked to introduce seasonal products.」
Product improvements through the June grand-menu revamp and the introduction of seasonal products have continued. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In June, we revamped the grand menu and also worked to introduce seasonal products.」
In addition to the June grand-menu revamp, seasonal products were introduced as a specific product initiative. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In June, we revamped the grand menu and also worked to develop products emphasizing vegetables.」
The grand menu was revamped in June, and product development focused on vegetables was given concrete form. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan, we revamped the grand menu in July and worked to develop products offering good value that customers would accept, while pursuing further enhancement of the 「大戸屋」 brand.」
The annual report reconfirms the policy of revamping the grand menu in July, developing products with customer acceptance in mind, and strengthening the brand. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We are also working to improve our products, including by revamping the grand menu in July.」
The product-improvement policy, including the July grand-menu revamp, is being reiterated. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We are also working to improve our products, including by revamping the grand menu in July.」
As a specific product-improvement measure, the grand menu was revamped in July. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We will pursue thorough quality improvements through in-store cooking, provide products that offer good value and balanced nutrition, and differentiate ourselves accordingly.」
The Group again identified value, nutritional balance and the quality of in-store cooking as sources of differentiation. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We revised the core menu and worked to develop products that offer good value and appeal to customers, further strengthening the OOTOYA brand.」
Menu revisions and product development are being used to improve customer acceptance and strengthen the OOTOYA brand.