Stabilizing the cost ratio in response to soaring procurement prices
First written in FY2022. 7 of 12 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2027-H1RestatedAnnual report
「While encouraging the active use of regional gift certificates and digital regional gift certificates issued by local governments, we continued thorough cost management, including energy-cost reductions, to stabilize our earnings structure. However, these efforts were insufficient to fully absorb increases in labor and raw-material costs.」
The company explained that it continued promoting the use of regional gift certificates, reducing energy costs and stabilizing its earnings structure through thorough cost management, but was unable to fully absorb increases in labor and raw-material costs. - 2026-07-06RestatedEarnings
「これらの施策を推進すると同時に、エネルギーコストの削減など徹底したコスト管理を継続し、収益構造の安定化を図ってまいりました。」
エネルギーコスト削減を含むコスト管理と収益構造安定化の施策を継続している。 - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「While advancing these initiatives, and as raw-material and labor costs continued to rise, the company continued to thoroughly manage costs, including reducing energy costs in addition to the price revisions implemented in November, in order to maintain quality and ensure stable store operations.」
The company implemented a price revision in November and specified measures to address higher raw-material and labor costs by combining it with cost management, including energy-cost reductions. - 2026-04-27RestatedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「原材料費及び人件費の上昇が続くなか、品質維持と安定的な店舗運営を継続するために、11月に実施した価格改定に加え、エネルギーコストの削減など、コスト管理の徹底を継続してまいりました。」
価格改定とエネルギーコスト削減による原価率・コスト管理を継続している。 - FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In April, the Group revised the core menu at "まるまつ," its main restaurant format, set appropriate prices in response to persistently high raw-material, energy and labor costs, and introduced numerous new and seasonal menu items, seeking to improve gross profit and average spend per customer and increase visit frequency by keeping customers interested.」
The company continues to respond to rising raw-material, energy and labor costs by seeking to improve gross profit and average customer spend through appropriate pricing and menu revisions. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「As a provider of food, the company will strengthen its HACCP-based hygiene management system and focus on securing safer ingredients. It will also work to stabilize its cost ratio in response to rising food procurement prices.」
HACCP, securing safer ingredients and stabilizing the cost ratio remain ongoing challenges from procurement through product delivery. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To address increases in raw material prices, logistics costs, labor costs, and utility expenses, we revised the prices of certain menu items and implemented strict management of various costs and operational efficiency initiatives. As a result, profit margins improved and profit increased substantially year on year.」
In response to higher costs for raw materials and other items, the company continues to revise menu prices, manage costs and improve operating efficiency. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In April, the Group revised the core menu at "まるまつ," its main restaurant format, set appropriate prices in response to higher raw-material, energy and labor costs, and introduced numerous new menu items and daily lunch specials, seeking to increase gross profit and average spend per customer while encouraging repeat visits by keeping customers interested.」
In response to higher raw-material, energy and labor costs, the company revised its core menu and implemented appropriate pricing in April, seeking to increase gross profit and average customer spend. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We also refreshed the menus and revised prices at existing formats, and worked to improve gross margin and average spend per customer by setting appropriate prices in response to soaring raw material costs.」
As a response to rising raw-material prices, the company continues to refresh menus, revise prices and implement appropriate pricing. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We also refreshed the menus and revised prices at existing formats, and worked to improve gross margin and average spend per customer by setting appropriate prices in response to soaring raw material costs.」
In addition to its existing strict loss-control measures, the company has refreshed menus, revised prices and implemented appropriate pricing for existing formats, specifying cost-management measures to address rising raw-material prices. - FY2023-Q1Development of specific raw-material management measuresAnnual report
「On the cost front, fluctuations in raw-material prices due to supply-demand conditions and rising prices have continued, and the company is working to use raw materials appropriately through strict loss control.」
In response to rising and fluctuating raw-material prices, the company has implemented strict loss control and appropriate usage measures, specifying management measures to stabilize the cost ratio. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「The company will also work to stabilize its cost ratio in response to rising food procurement prices.」
As a response to rising food procurement prices, the company has identified efforts to stabilize the cost ratio as a new challenge.