Expansion of proposal-based products addressing rising labor costs and labor shortages

「During the fiscal year, the company analyzed issues identified by many customers and advanced development aimed at further reducing labor and labor requirements on production lines, including automating changeover processes, reducing line stoppages caused by tray jams, and reducing maintenance work.」

「Although the food manufacturing industry has been affected by soaring energy costs and labor expenses, demand for automation and labor-reduction solutions due to labor shortages is increasing, and demand for capital investment continues to grow, particularly among food manufacturers and process centers in the distribution industry.」

「In response to labor shortages at food processing plants and requests to improve productivity, ショウケンガリレイ designed, developed and manufactured the group’s first packaging-process equipment. It delivered the equipment as a packaging-process line for a specific user capable of handling a specialized package shape, automating more than 40% of the labor hours and contributing to an approximately 3% improvement in productivity through labor reduction for the customer.」

「In freezer and refrigerator sales, demand for in-store food processing and takeaway softened, reducing sales of high-value-added products such as blast chillers and frozen and refrigerated lockers. However, sales of general-purpose freezers and refrigerators and ice makers to restaurants and accommodation facilities increased as demand in the food-service industry recovered, resulting in revenue of ¥19,259 million, up 1.1% year on year.」

「Demand for in-store food processing and takeout showed signs of settling, reducing sales of high-value-added products such as blast chillers and refrigerated and frozen lockers. However, sales of standard refrigeration equipment for restaurants and accommodation facilities increased as demand in the food service industry recovered, resulting in sales of ¥12,537 million, up 0.6% year on year.」

「Demand for in-store food processing and takeout showed signs of settling, reducing sales of high-priced products such as blast chillers and refrigerated and frozen lockers. However, sales of standard refrigeration equipment for restaurants and accommodation facilities increased as demand in the food service industry recovered, resulting in sales of ¥5,886 million, up 2.8% year on year.」

「In refrigeration equipment sales, delivery delays for products from the Okayama Plant that occurred in July were resolved, and the company received many orders as demand in the food service industry recovered, increasing sales of standard refrigeration equipment for restaurants and accommodation facilities. In addition, continued demand for in-store food processing and takeout increased sales of high-value-added products such as blast chillers and refrigerated and frozen lockers, resulting in sales of ¥19,058 million, up 19.9% year on year.」

「Demand for in-store food processing and takeout continued, increasing sales of high-value-added products such as blast chillers and refrigerated and frozen lockers. Sales of standard refrigeration equipment also increased, driven by sales to restaurants and accommodation facilities, resulting in sales of ¥12,463 million, up 16.3% year on year.」

「Demand for in-store food processing and takeout continued, increasing sales of high-value-added products such as blast chillers and refrigerated and frozen lockers.」

「① Minor upgrade to small cube ice makers A new ECO (temporary stop) mode temporarily suspends ice-making operations outside business hours and at other times. In addition, the customer’s usage hours are identified based on the status of the interior lighting, and the unit automatically switches to ECO (temporary stop) mode outside business hours, contributing to energy and water savings.」

「Sales of blast chillers, dough conditioners and cold lockers increased with the growth in takeout and other demand resulting from the spread of COVID-19.」

「Sales of blast chillers and dough conditioners increased with the growth in takeout and other demand resulting from the spread of COVID-19, driving refrigeration equipment sales.」

「The company will help solve customers’ problems by proposing and developing new products suited to the new normal, including changes in eating habits caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and by providing products and services focused on labor-saving and labor-reduction solutions and food safety and security.」

「Meanwhile, sales of line systems and conveyors that automate and streamline production, logistics and material-handling lines at food processing plants increased substantially year on year, mainly among food manufacturers. As a result, sales totaled ¥2,526 million, up 13.5% year on year.」

「Through product development focused on labor-saving and labor-reduction solutions and food safety and security, the company will improve the quality of its products and services and help solve customers’ problems.」

「In freezer and refrigerator sales, sales of ice makers, whose lineup was further expanded through a model change for large units, as well as blast chillers that rapidly cool food after cooking and thawing cabinets that suppress quality deterioration and enable hygienic thawing within a specified period, remained strong. Sales to restaurants also increased against a backdrop of inbound demand and rush demand ahead of the consumption tax increase. In addition, sales of low-temperature incubators and pharmaceutical refrigerators increased, resulting in revenue of ¥12,698 million, up 7.4% year on year.」

「Sales of large-panel refrigeration systems remained strong, with large-scale projects such as food processing plants and low-temperature logistics centers continuing to perform well against a backdrop of labor shortages and rising labor costs. Sales rose 11.1% year on year.」

「Sales of ice makers increased as the product lineup was expanded with the addition of half-cube ice, while sales of large blast chillers for rapidly cooling food for high-volume meal preparation increased for school meal centers, central kitchens and food processing plants. As a result, refrigeration equipment sales rose 7.1% year on year.」

「Sales of large blast chillers for rapidly cooling food for high-volume meal preparation increased for school meal centers, central kitchens and food processing plants, resulting in a 12.9% year-on-year increase in sales of refrigeration equipment.」

「Sales of large-panel refrigeration systems rose 46.1% year on year, driven by increased sales to food processing plants and growth in projects such as large refrigerated warehouses and supermarket process centers, reflecting advancing investment in operational consolidation and streamlining amid labor shortages.」

「As the number of projects, including large refrigerated warehouses and process centers for supermarkets, increased, revenue rose 87.9% year on year.」

「Sales of blast chillers, proposal-based products designed to solve customer problems such as rising labor costs and labor shortages, grew, particularly at large-scale food preparation facilities, and sales of refrigerators and freezers remained firm.」