Higher Labor Costs Due to Labor Shortages
First written in FY2017-Q1. 22 of 27 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Ariake Japan moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, 6 years after the typical company in this theme (2020).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 25 of 55 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「The Company identifies labor shortages associated with the declining birthrate and aging population, particularly the challenges of securing a stable workforce and passing on skilled expertise while its major production and research and development bases are located in regional areas, namely Sassa, Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, and Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, as an extremely important “risk to address” for business continuity and sustainable growth.」
The Company has made the risk more specific, shifting from the previous description of higher labor costs due to labor shortages as an industry condition to the risks of securing personnel and passing on skilled expertise at regional bases as they relate to business continuity. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reconfirms higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reconfirms higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reconfirms higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although the number of single-person households is increasing and health awareness is rising, the food industry is also exposed to headwinds such as higher labor costs caused by labor shortages.」
The Company reconfirms higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reconfirms higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reconfirms higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although the number of single-person households is increasing and health awareness is rising, the food industry is also exposed to headwinds such as higher labor costs caused by labor shortages.」
The Company again explicitly identifies higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2022DroppedAnnual reportThis filing contains no explicit reference to the previously described higher labor costs due to labor shortages.
- FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2021DroppedAnnual reportThis filing contains no reference to the previously described higher labor costs due to labor shortages.
- FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates the expansion of the food-away-from-home market due to the increase in single-person households and higher labor costs due to labor shortages as business conditions surrounding the food industry. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「Cost of sales increased 3.2% from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥36,643 million, due to increases in raw material costs, labor costs and other expenses.」
The filing has shifted from the explicit reference in the quarterly filings to “higher labor costs due to labor shortages” to a general description of cost impacts, including higher labor costs and other expenses. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Company is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food industry, the food-away-from-home market is expanding as the number of single-person households increases, while the industry is also facing headwinds, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The industry is also exposed to headwinds such as higher personnel costs caused by labor shortages.」
The Company reiterates higher labor costs due to labor shortages as a headwind facing the food industry. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「The industry is also exposed to headwinds such as higher personnel costs caused by labor shortages.」
Identifies higher personnel costs resulting from labor shortages as one of the headwinds facing the food industry.