Creating a Food-Plating Market with Food-Plating Robots
First written in FY2020. 23 of 24 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-10-06.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, although efforts to develop new customers for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) are progressing, including installations at major hotel chains and supermarkets,」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, Fuwarica installations expanded to major hotel chains and supermarkets. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although efforts to develop new customers for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) are progressing, including the start of new installations at a major hotel chain,」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, new installations of Fuwarica began at a major hotel chain. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) increased at major chain restaurants and cafeterias, mainly for replacements and new store openings.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, Fuwarica demand expanded to replacements and new store openings at major chain restaurants and cafeterias. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) from supermarkets for additional installations expanded, as did the number of new customers among restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, ryokan inns, and institutional catering businesses, and domestic sales exceeded those in the same quarter of the previous year.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, Fuwarica demand progressed to additional installations at supermarkets and an increase in new customers across multiple business formats. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) from supermarkets for additional installations expanded, as did the number of new customers among restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, ryokan inns, and institutional catering businesses, and domestic sales exceeded those in the same quarter of the previous year.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, Fuwarica demand expanded to additional installations at supermarkets, while new customers increased among restaurants and cafeterias, hotels and ryokan inns, and institutional catering businesses. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「By business type, replacement demand for sushi robots from major conveyor-belt sushi chains was a key driver, while replacement demand for sushi robots from supermarkets remained firm. Demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) from restaurants, diners, hotels, inns and institutional catering businesses expanded, resulting in domestic sales exceeding the year-earlier quarter.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, Fuwarica demand expanded from restaurants and cafeterias to hotels, ryokan inns, and institutional catering businesses. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「By business format, replacement demand for sushi robots from major conveyor-belt sushi chains led performance, while product demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) from restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, ryokan inns, and institutional catering businesses expanded, and domestic sales exceeded those in the same quarter of the previous year.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, Fuwarica demand expanded from restaurants and cafeterias to hotels, ryokan inns, and institutional catering businesses. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Product demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) from restaurants and cafeterias expanded, while demand for sushi robots from major conveyor-belt sushi chains remained firm.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, demand for Fuwarica expanded to restaurants and cafeterias. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「By business format, product demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) from restaurants and cafeterias continued to expand, while demand for sushi robots from major conveyor-belt sushi chains remained firm.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, product demand for Fuwarica expanded among restaurants and cafeterias. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「By business format, product demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) from restaurants and cafeterias continued to expand, while product demand for sushi robots from major conveyor-belt sushi chains also increased.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, demand for Fuwarica expanded among restaurants and cafeterias. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Product demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) from restaurants and cafeterias expanded, while demand for sushi robots from major conveyor-belt sushi chains remained firm.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, demand for Fuwarica expanded to restaurants and cafeterias. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, against the backdrop of heightened hygiene awareness and growing concern about food waste among businesses and end consumers, product demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) expanded among new customer segments such as hotels, ryokan inns, employee cafeterias, and hospitals.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, demand for Fuwarica expanded to hotels, ryokan inns, employee cafeterias, and hospitals. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, against the backdrop of heightened hygiene awareness and growing concern about food waste among businesses and end consumers, product demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) expanded among new customer segments such as hotels, ryokan inns, and employee cafeterias, and domestic sales exceeded those in the same quarter of the previous year.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, the Company reported that demand for Fuwarica had expanded to new customer segments such as hotels, ryokan inns, and employee cafeterias. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) expanded among new customer segments such as hotels, ryokan inns, and employee cafeterias, and domestic sales exceeded those in the same quarter of the previous year.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, the Company reported that demand for Fuwarica had expanded to new customer segments such as hotels, ryokan inns, and employee cafeterias. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) began to expand among new customer segments such as hotels and employee cafeterias, and domestic sales significantly exceeded those in the same quarter of the previous year.」
In connection with the creation of a portioning market, the Company reported that demand for Fuwarica was beginning to expand to new customer segments such as hotels and employee cafeterias. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「From the second-quarter consolidated accounting period onward, product demand remained firm as heightened hygiene awareness among businesses and end consumers, together with structural changes in the food service industry such as takeout and delivery, accelerated self-service and labor-saving efforts. By product, demand for rice portioning robots (Fuwarica) increased, mainly in cafeterias and restaurants, as rice service shifted to self-service.」
Although this does not represent completion of the goal of creating a portioning market itself, the Company reported concrete progress in a related area, namely increased product demand for Fuwarica against the backdrop of self-service and labor-saving efforts. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「Following the sushi market, the Company will promote the creation of a market for portioning robots, where many business formats and stores have not yet adopted them.」
The Company has for the first time explicitly stated its goal of creating a portioning market with many unserved business formats and stores as a growth area following the mature sushi robot market.