Strengthening of regulations such as the Food Recycling Law and related compliance costs
First written in FY2017. 3 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2022.
create restaurants holdings 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 2026: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「The group’s business is subject to legal regulations including the Food Sanitation Act, the Act on Promotion of Recycling and Related Activities for the Treatment of Cyclic Food Resources, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, the Health Promotion Act, the Labor Standards Act, the Food Labeling Act and the Plastic Resource Circulation Act. If these legal regulations are strengthened due to changes in social conditions or other factors and new costs are incurred to comply with them, the group’s business performance may be affected.」
It expands the previously identified risk of compliance costs under the Food Recycling Law to the risk of stricter regulations and compliance costs covering food sanitation, personal information, food labeling and plastic resource circulation, among other areas. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Food-service operators generating 100 tonnes or more of food waste and similar waste annually are required to submit periodic reports to the competent minister each fiscal year.」
It continues to describe the requirement to submit periodic reports for 100 tonnes or more of food waste annually and the risk of compliance costs associated with additional store openings. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Food-service operators generating 100 tonnes or more of food waste and similar waste annually are required to submit periodic reports to the competent minister each fiscal year.」
It continues to describe the requirement to submit periodic reports for 100 tonnes or more of food waste annually and the risk of compliance costs associated with additional store openings. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The law was amended in June 2007, and from December of that year food-service operators generating 100 tonnes or more of food waste and similar waste annually have been required to submit periodic reports to the competent minister each fiscal year. Accordingly, if the volume of food waste increases as the number of new store openings grows, additional compliance costs may arise and could affect the group’s business performance.」
It continues to describe the requirement under the Food Recycling Law to submit periodic reports for 100 tonnes or more of food waste annually, as well as the risk of compliance costs associated with additional store openings. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「Accordingly, if the volume of food waste increases as the number of new store openings grows, additional compliance costs may arise and could affect the group’s business performance.」
It identifies as a new risk the possibility of increased food waste resulting from more store openings and additional costs for compliance with the Food Recycling Law.