Surging Imported Food Ingredient Prices and Pressure from Declining Customer Numbers
First written in FY2016-Q3. 13 of 24 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-09-11.
Eternal Hospitality Group moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, 7 years after the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 41 of 48 companies on the "Worse" side.
19 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2025-H1Add utility costs and continued price inflationAnnual report
「The Company faces a challenging operating environment, including rising raw-material prices, utility costs and labor costs, and increasingly cost-conscious consumers amid continued price inflation.」
In addition to the previous risk of surging raw-material prices, it also lists rising utility costs and continued price inflation as operating-environment factors affecting costs and demand. It also records actual utility-cost increases following the discontinuation of government support for electricity and gas charges. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「The environment surrounding procurement and logistics is also challenging due to labor shortages in production areas and rising logistics costs, among other factors.」
In addition to the risk of surging raw-material prices, it explicitly mentions deterioration in the procurement and logistics environment due to labor shortages in production areas and rising logistics costs. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The raw materials purchased by the Group include items whose prices may surge, not only due to recent increases in grain and other commodity prices accompanying the rise in crude oil prices, but also due to possible surges in food-material prices resulting from sharp changes in supply and demand, such as surging vegetable prices caused by unfavorable weather conditions and the government's implementation of safeguards (emergency import restrictions), among other factors.」
It reaffirms the possibility of surging raw-material prices due to crude oil and grain prices, unfavorable weather conditions and government measures, among other factors, and the response of diversifying procurement routes. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Prices for energy resources such as crude oil and for raw materials have surged, and further price increases are a concern, compounded by the weaker yen. As a result, the challenging operating environment continues due to surging energy-resource and raw-material prices and rising labor costs.」
As in the previous period, it describes, in addition to surging raw-material prices, surging energy-resource prices and concerns about further price increases due to the weaker yen. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, further price increases are a concern due to the worsening international situation surrounding Ukraine, soaring prices for energy resources such as crude oil and for raw materials, and the depreciation of the yen. The operating environment remains severe due to high energy-resource and raw-material prices and rising labor costs.」
As in the previous quarter, it describes surging energy-resource and raw-material prices and concerns about further price increases due to the weaker yen. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Prices for energy resources such as crude oil and for raw materials have surged, and further price increases are a concern, compounded by the weaker yen. As a result, the challenging operating environment continues due to surging energy-resource and raw-material prices and rising labor costs.」
In addition to the existing risk of surging raw-material prices, concerns have been added regarding surging energy-resource prices and further price increases due to the weaker yen. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The Group will continue working to diversify its procurement routes to secure safe and reliable raw materials. However, if such events occur and raw-material prices surge, the Group's financial condition or business performance may be affected.」
It maintains the risk of surging material prices due to crude oil and grain prices, unfavorable weather conditions and government measures, among other factors, and identifies continued diversification of procurement routes as the ongoing response. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, the challenging operating environment continues, with raw-material prices remaining high and labor costs rising against a backdrop of labor shortages, while companies are also being compelled to address changes in consumer sentiment resulting from the consumption tax rate increase and the reduced tax rate system.」
It reaffirms that persistently high raw-material prices are a continuing factor behind higher costs in the food-service business. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, the challenging operating environment continues, with raw-material prices remaining high and labor costs rising against a backdrop of labor shortages, while companies are also being compelled to address changes in consumer sentiment resulting from the consumption tax rate increase and the reduced tax rate system.」
It reaffirms that persistently high raw-material prices are a continuing factor behind higher costs in the food-service industry. - FY2019Provide specific details of the risk of surging material prices, including vegetable prices, supply-demand fluctuations and government measuresAnnual report
「The raw materials purchased by the Company include items whose prices may surge, not only due to recent increases in grain and other commodity prices accompanying the rise in crude oil prices, but also due to possible surges in food-material prices resulting from sharp changes in supply and demand, such as surging vegetable prices caused by unfavorable weather conditions and the government's implementation of safeguards (emergency import restrictions), among other factors.」
It specifically lists crude oil and grain prices, vegetable prices affected by unfavorable weather conditions, and government safeguards, among other factors, as causes of surging raw-material prices. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service business, the operating environment remains challenging due to surging labor, raw-material and transportation costs, among other factors.」
It continues to describe surging raw-material costs and also lists surging transportation costs as a factor contributing to higher costs. - FY2019-Q2List surging transportation costs alongside raw-material costsAnnual report
「In the food-service business, the operating environment remains challenging due to surging labor, raw-material and transportation costs, among other factors.」
It continues to describe surging raw-material costs and also lists surging transportation costs as a factor contributing to higher costs in the food-service business. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, the operating environment remains challenging due to surging raw-material costs, rising labor costs and labor shortages.」
It reiterates surging raw-material costs as a factor contributing to the challenging operating environment in the food-service industry. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, the operating environment remains challenging due to surging raw-material costs, rising labor costs and labor shortages.」
It continues to identify surging raw-material costs as a factor contributing to the challenging operating environment in the food-service industry. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, the operating environment remains challenging due to surging raw-material costs, rising labor costs and labor shortages.」
It continues to identify surging raw-material costs as a factor contributing to the challenging operating environment in the food-service industry. - FY2017MaterialisedAnnual report
「As a result, in the current fiscal year, net sales increased to ¥29,336,597 thousand, up 19.7% year on year, mainly due to an increase in the number of stores resulting from new openings, while cost of sales increased due to surging purchase prices for domestic food materials caused by unfavorable weather conditions and the implementation of a "Thanks Campaign" at all Torikizoku stores to mark the 30th anniversary of the Company's establishment, among other factors, and」
Surging purchase prices for domestic food materials caused by unfavorable weather conditions actually occurred and contributed to the increase in cost of sales. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, the operating environment remains challenging due to rising labor-related and other costs, higher raw-material prices caused by concerns over weather conditions, changes in demand patterns resulting from increasingly diverse consumer preferences, and intensifying competition among companies across industries and business formats.」
It continues to identify rising raw-material prices caused by concerns over weather conditions as a factor contributing to the food-service industry's persistently challenging environment. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, the operating environment remains challenging due to rising labor-related and other costs accompanying the economic recovery, higher raw-material prices caused by concerns over weather conditions, changes in demand patterns resulting from increasingly diverse consumer preferences, and intensifying competition among companies across industries and business formats.」
Rather than using the previous expression concerning surging imported food-material prices, it continues to identify rising raw-material prices caused by concerns over weather conditions as a factor contributing to the challenging environment in the food-service industry. - FY2017-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「In the food-service industry, the operating environment remains challenging due to rising labor-related and other costs accompanying the economic recovery, higher raw-material prices caused by concerns over weather conditions, changes in demand patterns resulting from increasingly diverse consumer preferences, and intensifying competition among companies across industries and business formats.」
The focus has shifted from the previous description of surging imported food-material prices due to the weaker yen and other factors to rising raw-material prices caused by concerns over weather conditions and changes in demand patterns resulting from increasingly diverse consumer preferences. - FY2016RestatedAnnual report
「Although sales have exceeded the same month of the previous year, including as a result of price increases implemented in response to surging prices for imported food materials due to the weaker yen and other factors, customer numbers have tended to fall below the same month of the previous year.」
It continues to describe surging imported food-material prices, price increases and a trend toward declining customer numbers. - FY2016-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Although sales have exceeded the same month of the previous year, including as a result of price increases implemented in response to surging prices for imported food materials due to the weaker yen and other factors, customer numbers have tended to fall below the same month of the previous year.」
It describes rising imported food-material prices against a backdrop of the weaker yen and other factors, price increases, and a tendency for customer numbers to fall below the same month of the previous year.