Contraction of the Dining-Out Market Due to Staffing Shortages and Expansion of the Prepared-Food Market
First written in FY2017. 7 of 8 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2023. Latest entry: FY2026.
Kanmonkai moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2023, 3 years after the typical company in this theme (2020).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 33 of 49 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2026MaterialisedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased amid continuing difficulty in hiring, due to higher personnel expenses to improve employee待遇 and higher costs for personnel expenses and recruitment expenses for temporary employees against a backdrop of labor shortages, as well as increases in advertising expenses associated with fairs and other events and SEO and MEO expenses.」
Higher personnel expenses and recruitment costs for temporary employees against a backdrop of difficulty in hiring and labor shortages actually occurred as cost increases. - FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased amid continuing difficulty in hiring, due to higher costs for bonuses to improve employee待遇 and higher recruitment costs and personnel expenses for temporary employees, as well as increases in advertising expenses associated with fairs and other events and SEO and MEO expenses.」
Difficulty in hiring and higher personnel expenses for temporary employees actually became factors behind the increase in costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses amounted to ¥3,180 million, up 5.4% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2024MaterialisedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased due to higher personnel expenses for temporary employees and higher labor costs resulting from the payment of a special bonus to return profits to employees, among other factors.」
Higher personnel expenses for temporary employees actually occurred, and labor costs amounted to ¥1,234.628 million. - FY2024-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although we have continued to thoroughly manage costs and pursue initiatives to improve productivity in selling, general and administrative expenses, variable costs increased due to higher personnel expenses for part-time and temporary workers, rising energy costs and other factors. As a result, selling, general and administrative expenses amounted to ¥2,161 million, up 12.3% year on year.」
Higher personnel expenses for part-time and temporary workers actually occurred as a factor behind the increase in variable costs, and selling, general and administrative expenses rose 12.3% year on year. - FY2023MaterialisedAnnual report
「While the severe conditions caused by the spread of COVID-19 have gradually eased, progress has been made toward normalizing socioeconomic activity and signs of recovery have emerged in the environment surrounding the food-service industry. However, conditions remain such that close attention should be paid to solving the labor-shortage problem, which has become a social issue, as well as to rising prices driven by soaring global energy prices and other factors.」
The labor shortage continues to be identified as a key issue, and higher personnel expenses for temporary employees resulting from the labor shortage became a factor behind the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「We face concerns including a worsening labor shortage resulting from improving employment conditions and a shrinking food-service market due to the expansion of the prepared-food market.」
For the first time, the worsening labor shortage and the shrinking food-service market due to the expansion of the prepared-food market are listed separately as concerns regarding the future operating environment.