Restaurant expansion suited to new formats and locations
First written in FY2016. 28 of 36 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-11-13.
25 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「April 2025 Pietro Aeon Mall Natori (Miyagi Prefecture) June 2025 ※ Pietro Jiro-maru (Fukuoka Prefecture) June 2025 ※ Pietro Eikenmaru (Fukuoka Prefecture) October 2025 Pietro Aeon Mall Suzaka (Nagano Prefecture) March 2026 ※ Pietro Matsue (Shimane Prefecture: franchise store)」
The company opened new Natori, Suzaka, and Matsue stores, and renovated the Jiro-maru and Eikenmaru stores. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Opening date Store name April 2025 Pietro Aeon Mall Natori (Miyagi Prefecture) June 2025 ※ Pietro Jiro-maru (Fukuoka Prefecture) June 2025 ※ Pietro Eikenmaru (Fukuoka Prefecture) ※ indicates a renovated store.」
The company opened 1 new store in April 2025 and renovated 2 stores in June, continuing to expand its store network. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「June 2024 | Pietro Yokohama World Porters store September 2024 | Pietro Amu Plaza Nagasaki store」
As part of its store expansion, including areas where it had no prior presence, the company opened 2 new stores in June and September 2024. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「At our restaurants, we opened 6 new stores, including in areas where we had no presence and where synergies with the product business were expected, and developed area marketing linked to the product business.」
The new-format and location strategy progressed through the opening of 6 new stores, including in areas where the company had no prior presence, with expected synergies with its product business. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「December 2023 PIETRO Aeon Mall Hamamatsu Ichino store」
The company expanded into areas where it had no stores and opened the Hamamatsu Ichino store in December 2023. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「New store openings were as follows: April 2023, Pietro Aeon Mall Niigata Minami; April 2023, Pietro Aeon Mall Sapporo Hassamu; May 2023, Pietro Tokyo Dome City LaQua; June 2023, PIETRO MIOMIO Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City; August 2023, Pietro OFFICIAL STORE Nagoya Lachic.」
In addition to opening 4 stores in areas where the company had no prior presence, it opened its first official store in August 2023, advancing its store expansion. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of its store-opening strategy, the company also actively opened stores in areas where it had not previously operated.」
The company expanded into areas where it had no stores, opening Aeon Mall Niigata Minami, Aeon Mall Sapporo Hassamu, Tokyo Dome City LaQua, and Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「New store openings and reopenings were as follows: April 2022, Pietro Kagoshima Centerrace; April 2022 (reopening), PIETRO MIOMIO Tenjin Chikagai; April 2022, Pietro Aeon Mall Urawa Misono; April 2022, Pietro THE OUTLETS KITAKYUSHU.」
In April 2022, the company opened 3 new stores and renovated 1 store. Its store expansion aimed at building a fan base and regional marketing is progressing. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company opened and reopened stores as follows, positioning them as places to build its fan base and strengthen its regional marketing capabilities.」
In April 2022, the company opened Pietro Kagoshima Centerrace, Pietro Aeon Mall Urawa Misono, and Pietro THE OUTLETS KITAKYUSHU, and renovated PIETRO MIOMIO Tenjin Chikagai. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「With a view to the post-COVID period and to establish bases for its fan base, the company opened new stores and reopened existing stores as follows: April 2021, PASTA&TAPAS PIETRO Ikebukuro; April 2021, Pietro Amu Plaza Kumamoto; July 2021, Pietro Fuji Grand Matsuyama; July 2021, Pietro Centrale (reopening); October 2021, Pietro Nagoya Noritake Shinmachi; December 2021, PASTA&TAPAS PIETRO Fukuoka PARCO.」
To establish bases for its fan base, the company proceeded with new store openings in Ikebukuro, Kumamoto, Matsuyama, Nagoya, and Fukuoka, as well as the renovation of its flagship store. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「With a view to the post-COVID period and to establish bases for its fan base, the company opened 2 stores in April, PASTA&TAPAS PIETRO Ikebukuro and Pietro Amu Plaza Kumamoto, and the Pietro Fuji Grand Matsuyama franchise store in July. It also reopened Pietro Centrale, the company's flagship restaurant, in July as a place connecting happiness, equipped with a shop and café.」
To establish bases for its fan base, the company opened 2 stores in April and a franchise store in July, and renovated its flagship store to include a shop and café. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「With an eye to the post-pandemic period and the development of fan-base hubs, we opened 2 new stores in April: “PASTA&TAPAS PIETRO Ikebukuro” and “Amu Plaza Kumamoto.”」
To establish bases for its fan base and expand its store network with a view to the post-COVID period, the company opened 2 stores in April: the Ikebukuro store and Amu Plaza Kumamoto store. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「We also view restaurants as places to meet customers, build a fan base, and serve as bases for communicating area marketing initiatives, and plan to open stores in 4 cities during the fiscal year.」
For its new formats and store expansion, the company planned to open stores in 4 cities during the fiscal year, positioning its restaurants as bases for building a fan base and regional marketing. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, as part of its challenge to develop new formats with a view to the post-COVID period, the company opened PASTA&TAPAS PIETRO Toyosu in May, a new format with an expanded dinner menu. It also opened the franchise stores Yomenya Pietro Senri-Chuo in September and Pietro Aeon Mall Hiroshima Fuchu in October.」
Following the Toyosu and Senri-Chuo stores, the company opened the Aeon Mall Hiroshima Fuchu franchise store in October. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In May, the company opened PASTA&TAPAS PIETRO Toyosu, a new format focused on improving profitability. It also opened the franchise store Yomenya Pietro Senri-Chuo in September.」
Following the Toyosu store, the company opened the Senri-Chuo franchise store in September. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the opening was delayed by one month, the company also opened PASTA&TAPAS PIETRO Toyosu in May as a new format focused on improving profitability.」
As part of its new-format expansion, the company opened PASTA&TAPAS PIETRO Toyosu in May, with an emphasis on improving profitability. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「To strengthen dinner service, the company plans to open stores in the new TAPAS format. These stores will focus on pasta dishes while offering an expanded dinner menu suited to alcoholic beverages, with an average spend set at 2 to 3 times that of regular stores. The company will take on the challenge of changing the profit structure of its stores and work to establish a system that consistently generates profits. It will also open stores in the Soup Café format to expand awareness of its soup products, which it aims to develop as a third core business among its new restaurant formats.」
For its new-format expansion, the company planned the TAPAS format, with an average spend of 2 to 3 times that of regular stores, and the Soup Café format, aimed at expanding awareness of its soup products. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under this fiscal year's management policy of further revitalizing existing stores and taking on the challenge of new formats, the company worked to increase sales and improve profitability.」
The company continues to pursue a policy centered on revitalizing existing stores and taking on the challenge of new formats in its store development. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Under this fiscal year’s management policy of “further revitalizing existing stores and taking on the challenge of new formats,” we worked to expand revenue and improve profitability. We also revised the core menu and actively introduced promotional menus, which have been well received. In addition, by strengthening dinner service at existing stores, expanding higher-priced lunch offerings and enhancing service training, both customer numbers and average spend per customer exceeded the year-earlier period.」
Under a policy focused on revitalizing existing stores and taking on the challenge of new formats, the company made specific its menu revisions, fairs, time-of-day initiatives, higher-priced menu items, and training programs. - FY2020-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Under this fiscal year's management policy of further revitalizing existing stores and taking on the challenge of new formats, the company worked to increase sales and improve profitability.」
The focus of store development was expressed as further revitalizing existing stores and taking on the challenge of new formats, rather than developing new formats and addressing unprofitable stores as before. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also made active investments in store renovations and repairs, which contributed to higher customer satisfaction.」
The company proceeded with renovations and repairs at existing stores, as well as the development of store-specific menus, seasonal fairs, desserts, and other offerings, making its initiatives by store and customer segment more specific. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company revised its core menu in April 2018 and narrowed the number of menu items, while diversifying its lunch menu, expanding its salad offerings, and strengthening its health-focused menu.」
The company continues to review its menu mix following the core menu revision, strengthen its health-focused menu, and develop seasonal fairs. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company revised its core menu in April 2018 and narrowed the number of menu items, while diversifying its lunch menu, expanding its salad offerings, and strengthening its health-focused menu. Along with its emphasis on taste, it worked to improve customer service and switched all fresh vegetables used in salads to domestically sourced produce. From September 2018, it held a Carbonara Fair, which has been received more favorably than in previous years. For the dinner menu, it enhanced the menu by proposing a variety of dining occasions beyond pasta alone, offering pasta with a choice of type and portion size, and strengthening its dessert and drink offerings.」
After revising the core menu, the company proceeded with specific enhancements to its lunch, health-focused, and dinner menus, held a Carbonara Fair, and worked to improve customer service. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company revised its core menu in April 2018 and narrowed the number of menu items, while expanding its salad offerings and strengthening its health-focused menu. Along with its emphasis on taste, it switched all fresh vegetables used in salads to domestically sourced produce. In the Cold Pasta Fair held from May 2018, it discontinued the collaborations with other companies that had been held in previous years and introduced fair menu items with a stronger original character.」
The company revised its core menu, narrowed the number of menu items, strengthened its health-focused menu, switched to domestically sourced vegetables, and developed fairs with a stronger original character. Including the effects of closing unprofitable stores, specific measures to improve the profitability of store operations are taking shape. - FY2018Policy of closing unprofitable storesAnnual report
「In fiscal 2018, the company will work to improve profitability through further cost improvements and the closure of unprofitable directly operated stores.」
The operating policy was made more specific, shifting from expanding new formats to combining store-specific earnings improvements with the closure of unprofitable directly operated stores. The number of stores at the end of the period decreased by 4 from 45 to 41. - FY2018-Q3Closure of new-format storesAnnual report
「As a store, the company decided to close Pietro YASAI Café Kyobashi, which opened in July 2016.」
While expanding new-format stores, the company decided to close Pietro YASAI Café Kyobashi, which opened in July 2016. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In July 2017, we also revamped the core menu and relaunched “customized pasta,” a service rooted in the origins of Yomen-ya Pietro that allows customers to freely choose their sauce and ingredients. To meet health-conscious demand, we also developed Pietro-style offerings focused on health, including salads packed with vegetables, protein and fruit on a single plate. At the same time, we worked to reduce costs by narrowing the number of menu items. In addition, as part of store-specific strategies, we proposed dinner-only antipasti and other offerings.」
In July 2017, the company refreshed its core menu, resumed its customizable pasta offering, introduced health-focused items, reduced the number of menu items, and implemented store-specific proposals. - FY2018-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we worked to expand revenue and improve profitability under the policies of “revitalizing existing stores,” “rebuilding new-format stores” and “strengthening partnership businesses.”」
The focus shifted from opening and developing new formats to revitalizing existing stores and rebuilding new-format stores. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In December 2016, we revamped the core menu and added 18 new dishes centered on “salad, pasta and pizza,” Pietro’s founding staples.」
In December 2016, the company revamped the core menu and added 18 new dishes. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In April 2016, we opened “PREMIO Pietro: Sea and Field Pasta Restaurant” in Fukuoka, and in July we opened the new-format “Pietro YASAI Café Kyobashi store” in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. YASAI Café was the second location after the Fukuoka store and offered original, healthy menus centered on vegetables.」
In addition to the PREMIO store in Fukuoka, the company opened the second YASAI Café store in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, advancing new-format development and openings in urban areas. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We held the “Spring Feast Fair,” featuring seasonal ingredients, and the “Chilled Pasta Fair,” featuring ingredients from local companies, as seasonal menu offerings.」
The company continues to offer menus reflecting seasonality and local characteristics through specific promotional campaigns at its restaurants. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In the restaurant business, in April 2016 we opened the new-format “PREMIO Pietro: Sea and Field Pasta Restaurant” in Fukuoka. Going forward, we will continue developing menus suited to each location and new store formats.」
The company described its track record of opening new formats and its policy of developing location-specific menus and new store formats.