Strengthening the Group Support Platform Through Head-Office Functions
First written in FY2016. 10 of 18 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q2. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「An absorption-type merger in which the Company is the surviving company and SFP Holdings Co.,Ltd. is the absorbed company」
Effective 1 July 2026, the Company absorbed SFP Holdings Co.,Ltd. and integrated the functions of the holding company, consolidated overlapping functions and infrastructure, and accelerated decision-making. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「We have worked to contain costs by integrating logistics centers and establishing a subsidiary for store design, construction and project management, while improving store productivity through the proactive use of DX and AI.」
The Group is giving concrete form to cost containment through common Group functions, including the integration of distribution centers and the store design and construction management functions of FastWorks and other entities. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Establishment of 株式会社FastWorks (FastWorks) (June). To strengthen the earnings base supporting sustainable growth, we established the functional subsidiary 株式会社FastWorks, responsible for store design and construction management. This will enable us to bring design and construction management functions in-house and consolidate contractors, thereby strengthening cost competitiveness and increasing the speed of store openings. We will also consider accepting orders from outside the Group in the future and develop this as a new source of revenue.」
FastWorks, which had been planned for the previous fiscal year, was established in June 2025. The Group aims to bring store design and construction management in-house, consolidate contractors, improve cost competitiveness and store opening speed, and create a source of revenue by accepting orders from outside the Group. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we will establish FastWorks through a joint venture with ＳＦＰホールディングス (scheduled for June 2025) to bring store design and construction management in-house, thereby seeking to contain store opening costs, which are on an upward trend.」
With regard to headquarters and Group support functions, the Group plans to establish FastWorks through a joint venture with SFPホールディングス and is moving toward bringing store design and construction management in-house and containing store opening costs. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Specifically, we will further strengthen the support structure to maximize the profitability of each company by consolidating and standardizing their back-office operations to improve efficiency, strengthening development functions for diverse locations and business formats, maximizing cost synergies through the centralized procurement of raw materials, equipment and other items, and providing information related to food safety and security and compliance, while also further strengthening Group governance.」
The Group continues to pursue its platform policy under which headquarters supports back-office operations, development, procurement, and food safety, security and compliance information. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Furthermore, the consolidation of store design and repair operations」
The Group continues to describe the operation of common Group functions through the consolidation of store design and repair operations. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, the consolidation of store design and repair operations」
The consolidation of store design and repair operations continues. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we have consolidated store design and repair operations and carried out cross-group personnel transfers of management talent to help strengthen communication among operating companies, among other initiatives.」
With regard to headquarters and Group support functions, store design and repair operations have been consolidated, and integrated operation of common functions is being advanced. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we established a joint venture with the newly consolidated subsidiary ＳＦＰホールディングス to handle procurement planning functions and strengthened supply chain management, thereby promoting cost reductions and maximizing the value of food ingredients.」
The Group established a joint venture with ＳＦＰホールディングス to handle procurement planning functions, giving concrete form to headquarters support for supply chain management, cost reductions and maximizing the value of food ingredients. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「クリエイト・レストランツ・ホールディングス, the holding company that serves as the Group's coordinating core, will strengthen and implement its coordinating role in areas including governance during crisis response, the reorganization of Group operating companies, such as the integration of クリエイト・レストランツ and クリエイト・スポーツ＆レジャー, investment and withdrawal decisions based on consolidated location information, and the further pursuit of synergies through the integration of back-office functions, including accounting, procurement and systems. For procurement, a joint venture with ＳＦＰホールディングス responsible for procurement planning functions has been established.」
Headquarters support functions are being given concrete form through the reorganization of operating companies, consolidation of location information, integration of accounting, procurement and systems, and establishment of a procurement joint venture with ＳＦＰホールディングス, in addition to the previous consolidation and standardization of back-office operations. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, on 1 September 2020, we carried out an intra-group reorganization, merging 5 consolidated subsidiaries into 2 companies to improve the efficiency of each company's head-office operations. We also established SFP Holdings Co.,Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary, and a shared-services subsidiary for accounting and human-resources administration, with the aim of reducing costs and operating these functions efficiently through their integration and standardization.」
The Group is giving concrete form to the headquarters support platform through the establishment of a shared-services subsidiary responsible for standardizing and centralizing accounting and human resources administration. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「We will further strengthen the consolidation and standardization of each company's back-office operations to improve efficiency, development functions for diverse locations and business formats, cost synergies through the centralized procurement of raw materials and equipment, and the provision of information related to food safety and security and compliance.」
The Group continues to maintain a headquarters-led support platform for back-office operations, development, procurement, and food safety, security and compliance. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「We will further strengthen the consolidation and standardization of each company's back-office operations to improve efficiency, development functions for diverse locations and business formats, cost synergies through the centralized procurement of raw materials and equipment, and the provision of information related to food safety and security and compliance.」
The Group continues to maintain a headquarters-led support platform for back-office operations, development, procurement, and food safety, security and compliance. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Specifically, we will further strengthen the support structure to maximize the profitability of each company by consolidating and standardizing their back-office operations to improve efficiency, strengthening development functions for diverse locations and business formats, maximizing cost synergies through the centralized procurement of raw materials, equipment and other items, and providing information related to food safety and security and compliance, while also further strengthening Group governance.」
The Group continues to pursue its platform policy under which headquarters supports back-office operations, development, procurement, and food safety, security and compliance information. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Specifically, we will further strengthen the support structure to maximize the profitability of each company by consolidating and standardizing their back-office operations to improve efficiency, strengthening development functions for diverse locations and business formats, maximizing cost synergies through the centralized procurement of raw materials, equipment and other items, and providing information related to food safety and security and compliance.」
The Group has reiterated its policy of having headquarters support back-office operations, development, procurement, and food safety, security and compliance information. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will further strengthen the support structure to maximize the profitability of each company by consolidating and standardizing their back-office operations to improve efficiency, strengthening development functions for diverse locations and business formats, maximizing cost synergies through the centralized procurement of raw materials, equipment and other items, and providing information related to food safety and security and compliance.」
The Group has outlined a platform concept under which headquarters supports back-office operations, development, procurement, and food safety, security and compliance information.