Rising Raw Material Prices and Labor Costs, and Labor Shortages
First written in FY2017-Q1. 22 of 32 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
Life Foods moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2021).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 64 of 102 companies on the "Worse" side.
44 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2027-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the food service industry has continued to recover as foot traffic has increased and inbound demand has expanded, the challenging operating environment persists, owing to the rising cost of fixtures and equipment caused not only by higher raw material costs but also by the naphtha shortage, persistently high energy costs, rising labour costs due to labour shortages, and declines in customer numbers caused by unfavourable weather.」
In addition to raw material and energy costs and rising labour costs, the document identifies higher fixture and equipment costs caused by the naphtha shortage and declines in customer numbers due to unfavourable weather as new cost and demand factors. - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Inflation resulting from persistently high raw material prices, particularly rice prices, and energy costs, and rising labor costs」
The company identifies higher raw material prices, including rice prices, energy costs and labor costs as continuing cost drivers. - 2026-04-30RestatedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「原材料価格（特に米価）やエネルギーコストの高止まり、人手不足等による人件費の上昇」
原材料価格、特に米価、エネルギーコスト、人手不足及び人件費上昇を継続して明示している。 - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, recovery continues as foot traffic and inbound demand increase. However, a challenging operating environment continues, with persistently high raw material prices, particularly rice prices, and energy costs, rising labor costs due to labor shortages, and sluggish recovery in nighttime demand at outlets.」
While recognizing the recovery in foot traffic and inbound demand, the company continues to describe persistently high rice prices and energy costs, rising labor costs due to labor shortages, and sluggish recovery in nighttime demand as a challenging operating environment. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Inflation resulting from persistently high raw material prices, particularly rice prices, and utility costs, and rising labor costs」
In addition to the previously cited increases in raw material, energy and labor costs, rice prices are specifically identified as a factor driving higher costs. - FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Rising labor costs due to persistently high raw material prices and energy costs, and labor shortages」
The company continues to identify persistently high raw material and energy costs, labor shortages and rising labor costs as a challenging operating environment. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Inflation resulting from persistently high raw material prices and utility costs, and rising labor costs」
The company identifies persistently high raw material and utility costs and rising labor costs as continuing drivers of higher costs. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Inflation resulting from persistently high raw material prices and utility costs, and rising labor costs」
The company continues to describe persistently high raw material and utility costs and rising labor costs as a challenging cost environment. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, we will review our menus and selling prices to address higher costs associated with energy prices, egg shortages resulting from avian influenza, and soaring raw material prices.」
In addition to the previously cited increases in raw material and energy costs, egg shortages resulting from avian influenza are identified as a specific factor driving higher costs. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Higher raw material prices and utility costs」
The company continues to identify higher utility costs, in addition to rising raw material prices, as a challenging operating environment. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, a persistently uncertain and challenging operating environment continues, including higher raw material prices and utility costs and the prolonged situation in Ukraine.」
The company continues to describe an environment of rising costs, including continued increases in raw material prices and utility costs. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, changes in the business environment associated with the spread of COVID-19, as well as soaring raw material and energy prices, may have a material impact on the company’s earnings and financial position.」
The company continues to identify soaring raw material and energy prices as factors affecting its earnings and financial position. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Soaring raw material and energy prices」
In addition to the previously cited increases in raw material prices and labor costs, soaring energy prices are now explicitly identified. The increase in raw material prices is described as continuing. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「As soaring raw material prices and rising labor costs caused by worsening labor shortages continue,」
The company reconfirms its view that soaring raw material prices, labor shortages and rising labor costs continue. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, a challenging operating environment continues, including persistently high raw material prices and rising labor and recruitment-related costs due to labor shortages.」
The company continues to identify persistently high raw material prices, labor shortages, and rising labor and recruitment-related costs as a challenging operating environment. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, a challenging operating environment continues, including persistently high raw material prices and rising labor and recruitment-related costs due to labor shortages.」
The company continues to identify persistently high raw material prices, labor shortages, and rising labor and recruitment-related costs as a challenging operating environment. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, although consumer sentiment is showing signs of recovery, a challenging operating environment continues, including rising raw material prices and recruitment-related costs.」
While consumer sentiment is showing signs of recovery, the company continues to identify rising raw material prices and recruitment-related costs as a challenging operating environment. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Soaring raw material prices and rising labor costs caused by worsening labor shortages continue.」
The company reconfirms that soaring raw material prices, labor shortages and rising labor costs remain part of the operating environment. Its earnings commentary also mentions higher logistics costs. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, a challenging operating environment continues, including competition to attract customers in response to changes in the industry environment, such as rising labor and recruitment costs due to chronic labor shortages and difficulties hiring, and increasingly diverse consumer preferences.」
The company continues to identify rising labor and recruitment costs resulting from chronic labor shortages and difficulties hiring as a challenging operating environment. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food service industry, a challenging operating environment continues, including competition to attract customers in response to changes in the industry environment, such as rising labor and recruitment costs due to labor shortages and difficulties hiring, and increasingly diverse consumer preferences.」
The company continues to identify rising labor and recruitment costs resulting from labor shortages and difficulties hiring as a challenging operating environment. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, a difficult operating environment continued due to aggressive store openings by competitors, soaring raw material prices, and labor costs rising as a result of chronic labor shortages.」
The company continues to identify new openings by competitors, soaring raw material prices, chronic labor shortages and rising labor costs as a challenging operating environment. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「Despite challenging conditions, including rising labor costs caused by soaring raw material prices and worsening labor shortages, we will continue to focus on opening new outlets under the set-meal restaurant format “街かど屋 (Machikadoya),” while evolving our existing formats and expanding their scale.」
The company describes labor shortages as “worsening,” with challenging conditions continuing alongside higher raw material prices and labor costs. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, a difficult operating environment continued due to aggressive store openings by competitors, soaring raw material prices, and rising labor costs, mainly because of higher recruitment costs and hourly wages resulting from chronic labor shortages.」
The company continues to identify soaring raw material prices, chronic labor shortages, and rising labor costs, including recruitment costs and hourly wages, as a challenging operating environment. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, a difficult operating environment continued due to aggressive store openings by competitors, soaring raw material prices, and rising labor costs, mainly because of higher recruitment costs and hourly wages resulting from chronic labor shortages.」
Soaring raw material prices, chronic labor shortages, and rising labor costs continue to be identified as a difficult operating environment, with higher recruitment costs and hourly wages specified as contributing factors. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, a difficult operating environment continued due to aggressive store openings by competitors, soaring raw material prices, and labor costs rising as a result of chronic labor shortages.」
Soaring raw material prices, chronic labor shortages, and rising labor costs continue to be identified as a difficult operating environment. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「The operating environment surrounding the company remained difficult, with raw material prices rising and labor costs increasing due to worsening labor shortages.」
Raw material prices and labor costs continued to rise, while labor shortages were described as "worsening," indicating a stronger risk assessment than before. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, although utility costs, including electricity rates, declined as crude oil prices fell, a difficult operating environment continued due to soaring raw material prices and labor costs caused by labor shortages.」
Soaring raw material prices, labor shortages, and rising labor costs continue to be identified as a difficult operating environment. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, although utility costs, including electricity rates, declined as crude oil prices fell, a difficult operating environment continued due to soaring raw material prices and labor costs caused by labor shortages.」
Soaring raw material prices, labor shortages, and rising labor costs continue to be identified as a difficult operating environment. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Although utility costs, including electricity rates, declined as crude oil prices fell, a difficult operating environment continued due to soaring raw material prices and labor costs caused by labor shortages.」
The operating environment is described as one in which soaring raw material prices, labor shortages, and rising labor costs continue.