Promoting Brand Recognition Through Product Differentiation
First written in FY2017. 12 of 22 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
13 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「The Group has actively promoted procurement by purchasing entire wagyu cattle and has worked to differentiate its products and strengthen competitiveness by offering carefully selected domestic beef at attractive prices.」
The Group continues to differentiate itself through its meat procurement capabilities and processing and product expertise by purchasing entire wagyu cattle and offering carefully selected domestic beef. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this operating backdrop, our group further strengthened its whole-carcass purchasing of Wagyu beef, introduced in the previous fiscal year as part of its differentiation strategy. At renovated stores, we also revived the salad bar in response to frequent customer requests and opened stores including the branded-beef specialty restaurant “Matsusaka Beef Yakiniku Kiraku Honten,” producing a strong response.」
Product and store-experience differentiation was given concrete form through strengthening whole-carcass purchasing of Wagyu beef, reviving the salad bar and opening branded-beef specialty restaurants. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group also held fairs every 2 months, including Korean, Wagyu and offal fairs, to provide customers with new experiences. It further enhanced its offerings by providing opportunities to enjoy seasonal menus and placing particular emphasis on refining the taste of rice and beer to complement the dishes and enhance their quality.」
The company advanced product differentiation and the provision of new customer experiences through regular fairs, seasonal menus and improvements to food pairings. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「To differentiate ourselves from competitors, we implemented measures including developing products featuring branded beef and adopting an appropriate pricing policy centered on value-added products that satisfy customers.」
The company developed products featuring branded beef, introduced value-added products and implemented an appropriate pricing policy, giving concrete form to product differentiation. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Our group aims to create stores that customers will enjoy and is proposing products differentiated from those of competitors by leveraging our strengths in meat procurement and processing. In December 2023, we also opened “Wagyu Yakiniku Hyakumeizan,” a new format offering branded beef at attractive prices, near the Taiko-guchi exit of Nagoya Station. We are seeing tangible results from both initiatives.」
In addition to proposing differentiated products leveraging meat procurement and processing expertise, the company opened a new format specializing in branded beef. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At 株式会社ニュールック, for which we acquired all shares on 28 April, we will apply our group's strength in products together with the company's planning capabilities across its business formats, strengthen product development capabilities through synergies, and pursue further growth for the group.」
A measure was given concrete form to strengthen product development capabilities by applying New Look's planning capabilities across the group's business formats and creating synergies with its product capabilities. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「To create stores that customers would choose, the Group has continued to offer “the true taste of meat,” enabling customers to discover something new on every visit through the successive introduction of wagyu and other products that leverage the procurement channels and processing expertise of its “meat professionals.”」
Product differentiation was given concrete form through the continuous introduction of Wagyu products leveraging procurement channels and processing expertise. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We worked to strengthen existing stores by progressively expanding the number of stores with a “Dessert Buffet,” where customers can enjoy authentic desserts in a buffet-style setting, and by proposing new flavors beyond yakiniku.」
The company progressed product and store differentiation by progressively expanding the number of stores with a Dessert Buffet, adding value beyond yakiniku. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At “Amiyaki-tei,” “Suehirokan” and “Dondon,” we opened stores with a newly installed “Dessert Buffet,” where customers can enjoy authentic desserts in a buffet-style setting, proposing new flavors beyond yakiniku.」
As a specific product differentiation measure, the company opened stores with a newly installed “Dessert Buffet,” offering value-added experiences beyond yakiniku. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We also refined existing products and worked to improve the quality of the products we offer, while holding monthly fairs featuring carefully selected products and pursuing initiatives that would lead to future growth.」
In addition to upgrading existing products, the company held monthly fairs featuring carefully selected products, giving concrete form to measures for product differentiation and improving customer value. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to holding Wagyu fairs and upgrading existing products to improve the quality of products offered, we implemented various trial measures in response to changes in lifestyles and pursued initiatives that would lead to future growth.」
Specific product and sales measures were implemented, including Wagyu fairs, upgrades to existing products and trial measures addressing changes in lifestyles. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group aimed to create restaurants that customers would enjoy and choose, and differentiated itself from competitors by developing seasonal menu items and otherwise offering products that provide customers with a sense of value and satisfaction, leveraging the cutting technology that is a strength of its “meat specialists.”」
Product differentiation and the provision of customer value, including through the development of seasonal menu items leveraging cutting expertise, continue. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group aimed to create restaurants that customers would enjoy and choose, and differentiated itself from competitors by developing seasonal menu items and otherwise offering products that provide customers with a sense of value and satisfaction, leveraging the cutting technology that is a strength of its “meat specialists.”」
The company developed seasonal menu items leveraging its cutting expertise, giving concrete form to product differentiation. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Leveraging the cutting expertise that is a strength of our “specialist meat group,” we sought to differentiate ourselves from other companies by offering products that provide customers with a sense of value and satisfaction.」
Differentiation from competitors through products that leverage our meat expertise and cutting expertise continues. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Our group aims to create stores that customers enjoy and choose. By offering products that capitalize on our strength as a “specialist meat group,” we will differentiate ourselves from competitors and build brand recognition.」
Differentiation through products that leverage our meat expertise and efforts to build brand recognition continue. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Leveraging the cutting expertise that is a strength of our “specialist meat group,” we introduced the thick-cut meat “Gattsuri Series” as a new product and sought to differentiate ourselves from other companies by offering products that provide customers with a sense of value and satisfaction.」
Product differentiation leveraging our meat expertise and cutting expertise, including the thick-cut meat “Gattsuri Series,” remains in place. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Leveraging the cutting expertise that is a strength of our “specialist meat group,” we introduced the thick-cut beef “Gattsuri Series” as a way to differentiate ourselves from other companies while offering products that provide customers with a sense of value and satisfaction.」
The thick-cut beef “Gattsuri Series” was introduced as a new product leveraging the company's meat expertise and cutting expertise. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Our group aims to create stores that customers enjoy and choose. By offering products that capitalize on our strength as a “specialist meat group,” we will differentiate ourselves from competitors and build brand recognition.」
Differentiation through products that leverage our meat expertise and efforts to build brand recognition remain in place. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We differentiated ourselves from competitors by leveraging the cutting technology that is a strength of our “meat specialists” to offer products that provide customers with a sense of value and satisfaction.」
Differentiation from competitors through products that leverage our meat expertise and cutting expertise remains in place. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We differentiated ourselves from competitors by leveraging the cutting technology that is a strength of our “meat specialists” to offer products that provide customers with a sense of value and satisfaction.」
Differentiation from competitors through products that leverage our meat expertise and cutting expertise remains in place. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「By leveraging the cutting expertise that is a strength of our “specialist meat group,” we provide products that offer customers a sense of value and satisfaction, thereby differentiating ourselves from other companies.」
Differentiation from competitors through products that leverage our meat expertise and cutting expertise remains in place. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「Our group aims to create stores that customers enjoy and choose. By offering products that capitalize on our strength as a “specialist meat group,” we will differentiate ourselves from competitors and build brand recognition.」
The company has explicitly stated a strategy of differentiating itself from competitors through products that capitalize on its meat expertise and of building brand recognition.