Insufficient recruitment and training of personnel to keep pace with business expansion
First written in FY2016. 8 of 13 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2022. Latest entry: 2026-10-14.
create restaurants holdings moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 5 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- 2026-10-14WorsenedEarnings
「The cost environment is structurally high, including persistently elevated raw-material prices, higher labor costs due to a severe labor shortage, and increases in logistics and utility costs.」
The labor shortage was described as severe, and the high-cost environment including higher labor costs continued to be reported. - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「The cost environment surrounding the food-service industry remains structurally high, including soaring raw-material prices and higher labor costs due to a severe labor shortage.」
The Group describes the labor shortage as “severe” and states that rising personnel expenses are creating a structurally high-cost environment. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Regarding the recruitment of personnel, amid solid food-service demand driven by selective spending and expanding inbound demand, the Group may be unable to secure the personnel it needs, while personnel expenses and recruitment costs may rise.」
The Group continues to identify the possibility of being unable to secure the personnel needed amid solid demand, as well as the risk of rising personnel and recruitment costs. It cites hiring foreign workers, offering diverse work arrangements and labor-saving through digital transformation as measures to address these risks. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「Although solid demand, including inbound demand, continues as the impact of COVID-19 on the food-service industry shows signs of easing, further increases in raw-material prices due to the weak yen are expected, while supply shortages of personnel are becoming increasingly severe. Accordingly, a challenging operating environment is expected to continue.」
The Group states that personnel supply shortages are becoming increasingly severe as food-service demand recovers, specifying the personnel recruitment risk as a supply-constraint issue. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the impact of COVID-19 on the food-service industry is showing signs of easing, the scope for price increases is nearing its limit as customers become more focused on protecting their household budgets. In addition to expected increases in raw-material prices and personnel expenses, supply constraints caused by personnel shortages are expected to persist, resulting in a challenging operating environment.」
The Group explicitly identifies the possibility that personnel shortages may lead to supply constraints, specifying the existing risk of insufficient recruitment and development of personnel in terms of business supply capacity. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Regarding the recruitment of personnel, as personnel leave the food-service industry due to the impact of COVID-19 and business performance shows signs of recovery, the Group may be unable to secure the personnel it needs, while personnel expenses and recruitment costs may rise.」
In addition to the existing risk of insufficient personnel development and recruitment associated with business expansion, the Group specifies the risks of personnel outflows from the food-service industry, personnel shortages during the recovery in business performance, and rising personnel and recruitment costs. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「As the Group plans to pursue store-format development and expand its store network, if it is unable to develop and secure personnel appropriate to the scale of its operations, its reputation may decline due to lower service quality, or it may become difficult to open stores as planned, potentially affecting the Group’s performance.」
The Group continues to identify the risk that personnel shortages may constrain service quality and store-opening plans as store-format development and store-network expansion proceed. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「As the Group plans to pursue store-format development and expand its store network, if it is unable to develop and secure personnel appropriate to the scale of its operations, its reputation may decline due to lower service quality」
The Group continues to identify the risk that personnel shortages may constrain service quality and store-opening plans as store-format development and store-network expansion proceed. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「As the Group plans to pursue active store-format development and expand its store network, if it is unable to develop and secure personnel appropriate to the scale of its operations, its reputation may decline due to lower service quality, or it may become difficult to open stores as planned, potentially affecting the Group’s performance.」
The Group continues to identify insufficient development and recruitment of personnel for store-format development and store-network expansion as a risk. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If the Group is unable to develop and secure personnel appropriate to the scale of its operations, its reputation may decline due to lower service quality, or it may become difficult to open stores as planned, potentially affecting the Group’s performance.」
The Group indicates that personnel shortages may constrain service quality and store-opening plans as store expansion and store-format development accelerate.