Expansion of Ippudo-Related Products, Foodservice Wholesale Sales, and Productivity Improvement

「In the product sales business, the company renewed its flagship IPPUDO souvenir ramen. It is also working to raise awareness and expand sales channels through collaborative products with convenience stores and food manufacturers. Overseas, it began transactions with mass retailers in Taiwan and continues to work on expanding the lineup and sales channels for its core IPPUDO-related products and broadening transactions with new countries.」

「In the product sales business, the company began selling new products including the low-carbohydrate, high-protein "IPPUDO Clear Noodle," 100% buckwheat soba and plant-based soba dipping sauce made without animal-derived ingredients. It also introduced a subscription delivery service for selected products on its e-commerce site.」

「In Japan, in addition to the continued strong sales of "IPPUDO Plant-Based Ramen ~ Pla-ton (Pla-ton)," which has been used in international-flight meals since December 2022, the company began selling new products including the low-carbohydrate, high-protein "IPPUDO Clear Noodle," 100% buckwheat soba and plant-based soba dipping sauce made without animal-derived ingredients.」

「Overseas exports from Japan of the dried-noodle versions of "Plant-Based Shiromaru and Akamaru," which have high margins and performed well in the previous fiscal year, were delayed relative to the plan. This affected the decline in the overall segment margin. The company continues to work to expand sales channels for IPPUDO-related products in Japan and overseas.」

「Overseas exports from Japan of the dried-noodle versions of "Plant-Based Shiromaru and Akamaru," which have high margins and performed well in the previous fiscal year, have been delayed. This has affected the decline in the overall segment margin. The company continues to work to expand sales channels for IPPUDO-related products in Japan and overseas.」

「In Japan, in addition to launching "Cold Dashi Tonkotsu Ramen" and "Akamaru Tonkotsu Ramen" at convenience stores and maintaining strong sales of "IPPUDO Plant-Based Ramen ~ Pla-ton (Pla-ton)," which has been used in international-flight meals since December 2022, the company began selling "KAEDAMA ALE," a craft beer made using noodle-production trimmings, in August 2023.」

「In Japan, in addition to the launch of "Akamaru Tonkotsu Ramen" at convenience stores and the continued strong sales of "IPPUDO Plant-Based Ramen ~ Pla-ton (Pla-ton)," which has been used in international-flight meals since December 2022, the company continued to expand the product lineup and sales channels for its core IPPUDO-related products. Overseas, it is working to expand sales channels for IPPUDO products, led by the dried-noodle versions of "Plant-Based Shiromaru and Akamaru," whose sales have remained strong since the previous fiscal year.」

「In Japan, to strengthen sales of its core IPPUDO-related products, the company focused on introducing IPPUDO chilled noodles, enriching its product lineup through new product launches, promoting products through its proprietary e-commerce site and conducting sales activities targeting retailers. It also supplied products to and developed products for the automated ramen cooking machine "Yo-kai Express." Overseas, efforts to expand sales of the dried-noodle versions of "Plant-Based Shiromaru and Akamaru" resulted in strong export sales amid growing interest in plant-based products.」

「In Japan, to strengthen sales of its core IPPUDO-related products, the company focused on introducing IPPUDO chilled noodles, enriching its product lineup through new product launches, promoting products through its proprietary e-commerce site and conducting sales activities targeting retailers. Overseas, efforts to expand sales of the dried-noodle versions of "Plant-Based Shiromaru and Akamaru" resulted in strong sales amid growing interest in plant-based products. As a result, net sales for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥2,255 million, up 30.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥355 million, up 56.3% year on year.」

「In Japan, to strengthen sales of its core IPPUDO-related products, the company focused on introducing IPPUDO chilled noodles, enriching its product lineup through new product launches, promoting products through its proprietary e-commerce site and conducting sales activities targeting retailers. Overseas, efforts to expand sales of the dried-noodle versions of "Plant-Based Shiromaru and Akamaru" resulted in strong sales amid growing interest in plant-based products.」

「Overseas, sales of the dried-noodle versions of "Plant-Based Shiromaru and Akamaru" expanded, exceeding 50,000 servings during the period as interest in plant-based products increased.」

「In Japan, the company reduced intermediary costs by building a D2C business model using its proprietary e-commerce site, conducted sales expansion activities including B2C sales, and began selling the dried-noodle versions of "IPPUDO Plant-Based Ramen Shiromaru and Akamaru" and the tonkotsu-flavored snack "Tonmaru."」

「Toward the year-end, the company continued to focus on strengthening sales of toshikoshi soba, expanding sales of products centered on IPPUDO brand-related products, enriching its product lineup through new product launches, and pursuing productivity improvements, in an effort to improve profitability. As a result of sales initiatives through its proprietary e-commerce site and stronger B2C sales, net sales for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥1,657 million, up 12.1% year on year. Segment profit was ¥211 million, up 8.9% year on year.」

「For domestic products, the company worked to reduce intermediary costs through a D2C business model using its proprietary e-commerce site and conducted sales expansion activities, including B2C sales. It also began selling "IPPUDO Tonkotsu Ramen Shiromaru and Akamaru," its first dried-noodle domestic IPPUDO product.」

「In the domestic product sales business, the company continued to focus on expanding sales of products centered on the IPPUDO brand-related "Ouchi de IPPUDO Series" and on initiatives to improve productivity, while working to improve profitability. It also pursued sales initiatives through its proprietary e-commerce site and strengthened B2C sales.」

「Although the business was affected by the spread of COVID-19, it was advanced through approaches outside the restaurant operations business, including strengthening B2C sales through a new e-commerce site. New overseas sales of IPPUDO-related products also remained firm. As a result, net sales for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥1,478 million, down 12.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥194 million, up 94.5% year on year.」

「In the domestic product sales business, the company continued to focus on expanding sales of products centered on the IPPUDO brand-related "Ouchi de IPPUDO Series" and on initiatives to improve productivity, while also reviewing its operating structure and working to improve profitability. Although the business was affected by the spread of COVID-19, it was advanced through approaches outside the restaurant operations business, including strengthening its mail-order e-commerce site and sales initiatives. Overseas sales of IPPUDO-related products also remained firm. As a result, net sales for the six months ended the second quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥821 million, down 21.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥103 million, up 185.6% year on year.」

「In the domestic product sales business, the company continued to focus on expanding sales of products centered on the IPPUDO brand-related "Ouchi de IPPUDO Series" and on initiatives to improve productivity, while also reviewing its operating structure and working to improve profitability. Although the business was affected by the spread of COVID-19, it was advanced through approaches outside the restaurant operations business, including strengthening its e-commerce site for mail-order sales and sales initiatives. As a result, net sales for the first quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥342 million, down 32.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥34 million, up 421.2% year on year.」

「Although the spread of COVID-19 had some impact, increased sales from the food-to-go business launched in the third quarter at convenience stores and other outlets contributed to growth. Net sales for the fiscal year were ¥2,074 million, down 0.6% year on year, while segment profit was ¥102 million, up 101.3% year on year, reflecting the contribution from the food-to-go business in addition to some success from cost-reduction initiatives.」

「In the domestic product sales business, the company continued to focus on expanding sales of products centered on the IPPUDO brand-related "Ouchi de IPPUDO Series" and on initiatives to improve productivity, while also reviewing its operating structure and working to improve productivity. As a result, net sales for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥1,683 million, up 2.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥99 million, up 73.4% year on year, partly reflecting some success from cost-reduction initiatives.」

「In the domestic product sales business, the company continued to focus on expanding sales of products centered on the IPPUDO brand-related "Ouchi de IPPUDO Series" and on initiatives to improve productivity, while also reviewing its operating structure and working to improve productivity. As a result, net sales for the six months ended the second quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥1,038 million, up 4.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥36 million, up 178.8% year on year, partly reflecting some success from cost-reduction initiatives.」

「In the domestic product sales business, the company continued to focus on expanding sales of products centered on the IPPUDO brand-related "Ouchi de IPPUDO Series" and on initiatives to improve productivity, while also reviewing its operating structure and working to improve productivity. As a result, net sales for the first quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥503 million, up 2.1% year on year, and segment profit was ¥6 million, up 453.5% year on year, partly reflecting some success from cost-reduction initiatives.」

「Net sales in the domestic product sales business were ¥2,086 million, down 7.4% year on year, while segment profit was ¥50 million, up 35.0% year on year, as the cost ratio improved with higher productivity.」

「Although the company continued to focus on expanding sales of products centered on the IPPUDO brand-related "Ouchi de IPPUDO Series" and on initiatives to improve productivity in the domestic product sales business,」

「Although the company continued to focus on expanding sales of products centered on the IPPUDO brand-related "Ouchi de IPPUDO Series" and on initiatives to improve productivity in the domestic product sales business, the discontinuation of the cup-noodle manufacturing and sales business in the previous fiscal year, as well as the suspension of shipments following the voluntary recall of "Hot Moyashi Sauce" (a bottled mixed seasoning), were factors behind the decline in net sales.」

「Although the company continued to focus on expanding sales of products centered on the IPPUDO brand-related "Ouchi de IPPUDO Series" and on initiatives to improve productivity in the domestic product sales business, the discontinuation of the cup-noodle manufacturing and sales business in the previous fiscal year was a factor behind the decline in net sales.」

「The company continued to focus on expanding products related to the Ippudo brand, including the "IPPUDO at Home" series, expanding in-flight meal offerings for airlines, and initiatives to improve productivity.」

「The company continued to focus on expanding sales of products related to the Ippudo brand, including the "IPPUDO at Home" series, food-service wholesale sales centered on Japanese soba, and initiatives to improve productivity, but sales of cup noodles to major convenience-store chains declined.」

「The company focused on expanding sales of products related to the Ippudo brand, including the "IPPUDO at Home" series, food-service wholesale sales centered on Japanese soba, and initiatives to improve productivity.」