Soaring Raw Material and Energy Prices and Supply Concerns
First written in FY2025. 5 of 10 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2026-H1. Latest entry: 2026-10-28.
Garden moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 6 years after the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 95 of 131 companies on the "Worse" side.
22 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, we are working to secure a stable supply of products by using our purchasing function to diversify suppliers and procurement routes.」
Concerns over higher raw-material and energy prices and supply fluctuations for rice, chicken eggs and chicken remain, while diversification of suppliers and procurement routes has been identified as a specific response. - FY2026-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The food-service industry is also facing pressure on profitability due to factors including higher procurement prices and utility costs and rising labor costs caused by labor shortages.」
The previous disclosure described soaring raw-material and energy prices as a possibility, whereas the current interim period describes higher procurement prices and utility costs as factors actually pressuring profitability. - FY2025First statedAnnual report
「Energy resources, food ingredients and other raw materials are rising worldwide due to heightened international instability and disruptions to logistics.」
The company identifies the possibility that war, political upheaval, abnormal weather, foreign-exchange movements and expanding demand could make procurement difficult or drive up prices, affecting operating performance and financial condition.