Strengthening product capabilities, added value and R&D
First written in FY2021. 9 of 16 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「We developed a steam-convection oven with reduced equipment dimensions to enable installation in compact kitchens.」
The company disclosed the development of steam-convection ovens, food-can washers, compact gas rotary kettles and other products, with 20 R&D staff and R&D expenses of ¥92.543 million. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In particular, in R&D aimed at developing products that reduce labor and workload, our commercial high-efficiency flight-type dishwasher received the Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Award in the Product and Business Model category of the 2024 Energy Conservation Grand Prize, organized by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan and announced in December 2024, in recognition of its energy-saving performance.」
The company continues R&D aimed at reducing labor and workload, and its high-efficiency flight-type dishwasher received the Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Award in the Energy Conservation Grand Prize in recognition of its energy-saving performance. R&D expenses were ¥27 million. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「By adding communications devices to our own products, we will accumulate data in the cloud, monitor equipment remotely, and use the data for maintenance and servicing. We built a communications environment between Kitchen Connect, our own IoT platform, and IoK, the commercial kitchen industry's IoT platform. We also enabled communications with steam-convection ovens and added to the types of data collected.」
The company developed a compact electric booster, a dish-soiling detection device using AI image recognition, and an electric rotary rice cooker, and expanded the equipment covered by IoT communications to steam-convection ovens, rotary rice cookers and rotary kettles. The R&D staff totaled 20 people, and R&D expenses were ¥101.240 million. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the cumulative second quarter were ¥30 million. There were no material changes in the status of the company's R&D activities during the cumulative second quarter.」
The company recorded R&D expenses of ¥30 million, but stated that there were no material changes in the status of its R&D activities. R&D aimed at reducing labor and workload is continuing. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Continue R&D activities aimed at reducing labor and workload in commercial kitchen equipment from the previous fiscal year」
The company continues R&D aimed at reducing labor and workload in commercial kitchen equipment. R&D expenses were ¥7 million for the cumulative first quarter, but the company stated that there were no material changes in the status of its R&D activities, and no new milestones such as completion or installations were stated. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「We developed a high-efficiency flight-type conveyor dishwasher for the general market. A review of the double-rinse system reduced water consumption by 40% compared with the previous model, while optimization of the pump output and other factors reduced rated power consumption by approximately 35% compared with the previous model.」
The company developed a high-efficiency dishwasher for the general market, a dishwasher with a soaking tank for school meal centers, clean lockers and other products, and described concrete product development results including reductions in water and electricity consumption. The R&D staff totaled 19 people, and R&D expenses were ¥92.305 million. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Promoting R&D through cross-functional projects」
The company is promoting R&D through cross-functional projects. R&D expenses were ¥61 million for the cumulative third quarter, but the company stated that there were no material changes in the status of its R&D activities, and no new milestones such as completion or installations were stated. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the cumulative second quarter were ¥38 million. There were no material changes in the status of the company's R&D activities during the cumulative second quarter.」
R&D expenditures totaled ¥38 million, but there were no material changes in the status of R&D activities. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, we have continued since the previous fiscal year to pursue initiatives aimed at expanding our business catering operations, including private-sector employee cafeterias and other facilities outside school meals, while promoting initiatives such as the development and improvement of our own products using AI technology.」
The company continues to develop and improve its own products and identifies the use of AI technology as a specific means. However, no new milestones, such as completion or installations, were stated. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The burner redesign has improved thermal efficiency by 5–10%, reducing running costs, and has also improved burner maintainability.」
The company is advancing the development and sale of new products, including continuous fryers, knife and cutting-board sterilization cabinets, and low-radiation gas rotary rice cookers, and described concrete development results including a 5–10% improvement in thermal efficiency and obtaining JIA certification. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We have continued to strengthen proposal activities for major customers and advance our own products using IoT technology.」
The company continues proposal activities for major customers and development of its own IoT-enabled products, but no new achievement milestones were stated. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We have continued to strengthen proposal activities for major customers and advance our own IoT-enabled products to meet demand for labor saving.」
The company continues to develop products using IoT technology and address labor-saving needs, but no new achievement milestones were stated. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We have promoted development to meet demand for labor saving, including presenting a robotic cleaning system for school meal centers at trade shows and elsewhere, and advancing our IoT-enabled equipment maintenance management system for our own products.」
The company has presented a robotic cleaning system for school meal centers at trade shows and elsewhere, giving concrete form to product and system development addressing demand for labor saving. - FY2021nullAnnual report
「By accurately identifying increasingly diverse and sophisticated customer needs, developing new products and systems that are people-friendly and environmentally friendly, and enhancing added value, we aim to strengthen the capabilities and brand strength of our own products and expand their markets.」
The company is strengthening its R&D workforce, its systems for manufacturing and evaluating prototypes, and new product development. It also described a design expected to improve the thermal efficiency of continuous fryers by 5–10%.