Talent Development Through Graduate Recruitment, Training and Support for Independence

「We established two meister programs, the Sake Advisor and Shochu Attendant programs, to improve service quality in our core formats, develop personnel who can convey the appeal of sake and shochu to customers, and train ambassadors who connect producers with customers.」

「Specifically, the Group will continue to actively recruit new graduates, as it has since its establishment, and provide ongoing employee training. It will also continue recruiting experienced mid-career employees to accommodate an increase in the number of store openings and enhance its internal management structure. / <Main training programs> ・Training for newly hired employees ・Management training for newly appointed managers ・In-house certification program: Shochu Meister program」

「The Group will continue to actively recruit new graduates, as it has since its establishment, and provide ongoing employee training. It will also continue recruiting experienced mid-career employees to accommodate an increase in the number of store openings and enhance its internal management structure.」

「The Group advanced operational improvements and employee training, including restructuring its organization in preparation for the area management structure launched in September 2017, improving efficiency through appropriate staffing, and enhancing training programs aimed at improving employees' skills.」

「The Group advanced operational improvements and employee training, including restructuring its organizational structure in preparation for the area management system scheduled to start in September 2017, improving efficiency through appropriate staffing, and enhancing training programs aimed at improving employees' skills.」

「The Group regards its people as its most important management resource. Since its founding, it has believed that the growth of its people is the growth of the Company and has regarded human capabilities as a source of growth. The Group considers its mission to be creating, expanding and increasing the number of opportunities for employees to grow, and supporting their development. To fulfill this mission, the Group will further strengthen the recruitment of new graduates, which it has continued since its establishment, and will actively pursue human-resource development through employee training, the development of management personnel and enhanced support programs for employee independence. It will also work to enhance skill-development and employee-benefit programs for part-time and temporary staff.」