Review of unprofitable divisions and conversion of the Chiba Plant to workplace-delivered boxed lunches
First written in FY2017-Q1. 17 of 30 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-11-12.
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As its product development capabilities gained recognition, the company began contract production of frozen prepared foods for catering operators in January 2026. At the Chiba Plant, which produces prepared foods and other products under contract, sales and profit both exceeded the previous year’s levels, owing to solid sales to existing supermarket customers and an increase in new contract customers for station boxed meals and supervised boxed meals.」
Contract production at the Chiba Plant and elsewhere expanded to include frozen prepared foods for catering operators, station boxed meals and supervised boxed meals, with sales and profit exceeding the previous year’s levels. - 2026-05-14AdvancedResults
「また、商品開発力が認められたことから、令和８年１月より給食事業者向けに冷凍惣菜の受託製造を開始しました。」
受託製造の対象を給食事業者向け冷凍惣菜へ拡大し、開始時期を示している。 - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In contract production of prepared foods and other products, the number of products ordered increased as the company’s product development capabilities gained recognition, and sales remained solid. However, the gross margin ratio declined as raw material prices, including rice, increased.」
In contract production of prepared foods and other products, the number of products ordered increased on the strength of the company’s product development capabilities, and sales remained solid. Meanwhile, the gross margin ratio has been trending lower due to higher raw material prices, including rice. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which produces prepared foods and other products under contract, sales volumes temporarily declined as the number of product items fell due to product additions and discontinuations. However, sales were maintained at approximately the previous year’s level owing to increased orders for year-end limited-edition products and the acquisition of new contract customers.」
The temporary decline in sales volumes due to product additions and discontinuations was offset by increased orders for year-end limited-edition products and the acquisition of new contract customers, keeping sales at approximately the previous year’s level. - FY2024-Q3Temporary decline due to product additions and discontinuations, offset by year-end and new contract ordersAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which produces prepared foods and other products under contract, sales volumes temporarily declined as the number of product items fell due to product additions and discontinuations. However, sales were maintained at approximately the previous year’s level owing to increased orders for year-end limited-edition products and the acquisition of new contract customers.」
At the Chiba Plant, sales volumes temporarily declined due to product additions and discontinuations, while increased orders for year-end limited-edition products and the acquisition of new contract customers kept sales at approximately the previous year’s level. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which produces prepared foods and other products under contract, the number of units sold of high-gross-margin items, including trial products, increased, becoming a major factor driving segment profit.」
At the Chiba Plant, sales volumes of high-gross-margin items, including trial products, increased, driving segment profit in the boxed-meal and catering business. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which produces prepared foods and other products under contract, sales also increased substantially as the number of product items handled and the number of stores operated by contract customers increased, including for year-end promotional sales.」
The company continues to report that the number of product items handled and the number of stores operated by contract customers increased at the Chiba Plant, resulting in a substantial increase in sales of contract-produced prepared foods. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which produces prepared foods and other products under contract, sales also increased substantially as the number of product items handled and the number of stores operated by contract customers increased.」
The company continues to report that the number of product items handled and the number of stores operated by contract customers increased at the Chiba Plant, resulting in a substantial increase in sales. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which produces prepared foods and other products under contract, sales also increased substantially as the number of product items handled and the number of stores operated by contract customers increased.」
At the Chiba Plant, the number of product items handled and the number of stores operated by contract customers increased, resulting in a substantial increase in sales of contract-produced prepared foods. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, sales of contract-produced prepared foods for food supermarkets increased substantially, owing to the increase in product items, the increase in the number of stores selling them amid stronger demand for prepared meals, and the increase in contract orders for Christmas and year-end products.」
The company reported that at the Chiba Plant, the number of product items, the number of stores selling prepared foods for food supermarkets, and contract orders for seasonal products increased, resulting in a substantial increase in sales. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, sales of contract-produced prepared foods for food supermarkets increased substantially, owing to an increase in the number of product items and the number of stores selling them amid stronger demand for prepared meals. Operating profit also improved substantially year on year, helped by lower delivery costs resulting from the reduction in boxed meals sold at stores in Tokyo, where sales had declined during the COVID-19 pandemic.」
The company substantially improved operating profit by expanding contract production of prepared foods for food supermarkets at the Chiba Plant and reducing boxed meals sold at stores in Tokyo, thereby keeping delivery costs down. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, contract production of prepared foods for food supermarkets increased substantially, driven by stronger demand for meals prepared at home.」
Contract production volumes of prepared foods for food supermarkets increased substantially at the Chiba Plant, and the company’s existing contract production of home-delivered boxed meals and prepared foods has expanded to include food supermarkets. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although the volume of prepared-food production contracted by food supermarkets at the Chiba Plant increased as demand for meals prepared at home grew, the number of boxed lunches manufactured under contract for the travel industry declined substantially.」
At the Chiba Plant, the ongoing trend is an increase in contract production of prepared foods for food supermarkets, alongside a substantial decline in contract production of boxed meals for the travel-related industry. - FY2021-Q1Increased prepared-food contracts coexisting with a decline in travel-related contractsAnnual report
「Although the volume of prepared-food production contracted by food supermarkets at the Chiba Plant increased as demand for meals prepared at home grew, the number of boxed lunches manufactured under contract for the travel industry declined substantially.」
At the Chiba Plant, contracted prepared-food production for food supermarkets increased, while contract manufacturing of boxed lunches for the travel industry declined substantially, leaving increases and contraction side by side within the business. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold at the Chiba Plant both increased from the previous year, while the volume of prepared-food production contracted by food supermarkets rose substantially, particularly from February onward.」
The volume of contracted prepared-food production and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold at the Chiba Plant exceeded the previous year, with contracted prepared-food production for food supermarkets increasing substantially, particularly from February onward. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the boxed-lunch catering business, both the volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold at the Chiba Plant increased from the previous year.」
The increase in the volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold at the Chiba Plant is reiterated, with no new milestone indicated. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the boxed-lunch catering business, both the volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold at the Chiba Plant increased from the previous year.」
The increase in the volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold at the Chiba Plant is reiterated, with no new initiative or milestone indicated. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the boxed-lunch catering business, the volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold at the Chiba Plant increased from the previous year.」
The disclosure states that the volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold at the Chiba Plant increased from the previous year. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales in the boxed-lunch catering business increased from the year-earlier period as the volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, at the Chiba Plant and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold increased, the number of contracted facilities in the company cafeteria operations division grew, and temporary boxed-lunch orders were received in connection with renovations at school-lunch facilities.」
The volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold increased at the Chiba Plant, while temporary orders related to school-lunch facility renovations also contributed to higher sales in the boxed-lunch catering business. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales in the boxed-lunch catering business increased from the year-earlier period as the volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, at the Chiba Plant and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold increased, while the number of contracted facilities in the company cafeteria operations division also grew.」
The volume of contracted production, including prepared foods, and the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold increased at the Chiba Plant, and sales exceeded the year-earlier period with the addition of an increase in the number of contracted facilities. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which manufactures prepared foods and other products under contract, the number of Fresh Lunch 39 meals sold per day, introduced in the previous consolidated fiscal year, continued to increase steadily, while the volume of contract manufacturing of prepared foods and other products also increased substantially from October.」
The annual report also confirms the increase in Fresh Lunch 39 meals sold at the Chiba Plant and the increase in contract manufacturing volume from October. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which manufactures prepared foods and other products under contract, the number of meals sold for “Fresh Lunch 39,” boxed lunches delivered to workplaces that were introduced in the previous fiscal year, increased steadily. In addition, sales increased as the volume of contract manufacturing rose substantially from October.」
In addition to the increase in Fresh Lunch 39 meals sold at the Chiba Plant, the volume of contract manufacturing increased substantially from October, contributing to higher sales. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which manufactures prepared foods and other products under contract, the number of meals sold for “Fresh Lunch 39,” boxed lunches delivered to workplaces that were introduced in the previous fiscal year, increased steadily. The volume of prepared-food orders and sales in the Koshihikari Bento division, which sells boxed lunches at stores to offices in the Tokyo metropolitan area, also exceeded the previous year.」
The number of meals sold for Fresh Lunch 39 at the Chiba Plant increased steadily, while the volume of prepared-food orders and sales in the Koshihikari Bento division also exceeded the previous year. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which manufactures prepared foods and other products under contract, we began manufacturing and selling “Fresh Lunch 39,” boxed lunches delivered to workplaces, in the previous fiscal year, and the number of meals sold increased steadily.」
Efforts to continue production and sales of Fresh Lunch 39 and increase the number of meals sold at the Chiba Plant continue. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which manufactures prepared foods and other products under contract, we began manufacturing and selling “Fresh Lunch 39,” boxed lunches delivered to workplaces, from the current consolidated fiscal year. While increasing the number of meals sold, we worked to improve productivity and reduce labor and other costs by narrowing the scope of prepared-food orders and reviewing operations.」
At the Chiba Plant, production and sales of workplace-delivered boxed lunches, increases in the number of meals sold, narrowing the scope of prepared-food orders and reviewing operations continue. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which began manufacturing and selling boxed lunches delivered to workplaces in the current period, we are working to improve the Company's earnings structure by increasing the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold, narrowing the scope of prepared-food orders, and reviewing operations to improve productivity and reduce labor and other costs.」
At the Chiba Plant, efforts to expand the number of workplace-delivered boxed lunches sold, narrow the scope of prepared-food orders and review operations are taking concrete shape through productivity improvements and labor-cost reductions. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Chiba Plant, which began manufacturing and selling boxed lunches delivered to workplaces in the current period, we are working to increase the number of meals sold, including by accepting customers from other companies in the same industry, while reviewing the existing unprofitable divisions to improve the Company's earnings structure.」
At the Chiba Plant, efforts to increase the number of meals sold are taking concrete shape by accepting customers from other companies in the same industry. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「As the division had been consistently unprofitable, we began manufacturing and selling the more profitable boxed lunches delivered to workplaces. We will review the existing unprofitable divisions while working to improve the Company's earnings structure.」
First appearance. The Chiba Plant is being converted from the manufacture of unprofitable prepared foods and boxed lunches sold at stores to the production of more profitable boxed lunches delivered to workplaces.