Development and rollout of new formats to expand the scale of the business

「We opened 6 stores, centered on new formats such as "Yakitori Eenen" and "Amagasaki Yakisoba Honpo," including 2 stores acquired from franchisees.」

「We are proceeding with new openings centered on Yakitori Eenen and Hakken Sakaba, which opened in the previous fiscal year, targeting younger customers, particularly Generation Z. During the interim accounting period, we opened 4 new locations: Yakitori Eenen Nishihonmachi (Osaka Prefecture), Yakitori Eenen Shinsaibashi Europe-dori (Osaka Prefecture), Hakken Sakaba Okayama Nishikimachi (Okayama Prefecture), and Gyoza Shokudo Maruken Hankyu Ibarakishi Station South Exit (Osaka Prefecture).」

「During the fiscal year, we opened 2 new Yakitori Eenen outlets and 1 new Osaka Yakisoba Center outlet.」

「In May, opened Osaka Yakisoba Center Nishinakajima outlet (Osaka Prefecture); in July, Yakitori Eenen Nishikujo outlet (Osaka Prefecture); and in September, Yakitori Eenen Tanimachi 4-chome outlet (Osaka Prefecture).」

「③ Creation of new franchise packages: We developed New Toriya, a new-style yakitori restaurant based on a new format model; Hajime, a renewal model for an existing format and a hybrid izakaya; and the ramen izakaya Men to Oto to Gyoza HAJIME, aimed at establishing a new dining experience.」

「Furthermore, on 13 October 2023, we joined forces with Takahiro Matsumura, Representative Director of UNCHI株式会社, combining our expertise in gyoza and alcoholic beverages with the world of harmony between ramen and music created by Mr. Matsumura to develop the ramen izakaya Men to Oto to Gyoza HAJIME, with the aim of establishing a new dining experience. We will develop a new market.」

「As a new format model, we developed a new style of yakitori restaurant, New Toriya, known for using takeaway expertise developed during the COVID-19 pandemic and grilling dishes dynamically over charcoal in front of the restaurant. We also developed Hajime, a hybrid izakaya, as a renewal model for an existing format.」

「As part of initiatives to develop future franchise packages, we will develop a new yakitori format, revamp the brands of our principal formats, Hakkenden and Gyoza Shokudo Maruken, and prepare to open new locations from the fiscal year ending March 2025 onward.」

「In addition, in promoting Gyoza Shokudo Maruken, we worked to attract new customer segments by expanding lunchtime operations and takeaway and delivery sales.」

「We will work to establish the business of Gyoza Shokudo Maruken, a new format launched in 2019 that does not depend solely on alcoholic beverages. To establish its earnings model, we will focus on refining our house-made dumplings and promoting the brand, strengthen sales inside and outside the stores, and promote the addition of fresh dumpling retail outlets as an approach to the prepared-food market.」

「As a new sales initiative, the company added “Machi no Yakitori-ya-san” outlets to Hakkenden stores to enter the prepared-meals market and expand the business in response to takeaway demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, to transform the business into one less dependent on alcohol sales, it opened Kusojiji Saigo no Hitofuri Takatsuki in June under a franchise agreement with UNCHI株式会社, entering the ramen business as a new area of development.」

「We focused on strengthening Gyoza Shokudo Maruken, a format with strong demand for meals. We opened 1 new company-owned outlet, converted 16 outlets from existing formats, and opened 1 new franchised outlet」

「Regarding company-operated store openings, the company changed the formats of 3 stores to Gyoza Shokudo Maruken.」

「We worked to roll out across multiple locations the Hakken Sakaba, Gyoza Shokudo Maruken and Yakisoba Center formats developed in the prior fiscal year, and to develop the new formats.」

「Under the new store opening initiative, we opened 5 Hakken Sakaba stores, 1 Yakisoba Center store, 1 Gyoza Shokudo Maruken store and 1 store in Torazu, a new format developed during the fiscal year, for a total of 8 new stores, to develop them into the fourth core format.」

「Under the new store opening initiative, we opened 3 Hakken Sakaba stores, 1 Yakisoba Center store and 1 Gyoza Shokudo Maruken store, for a total of 5 new stores, to develop them into the fourth core format.」

「Under the new store opening initiative, we opened 2 Yakisoba Center stores and 3 Gyoza Shokudo Maruken stores to develop them into the fourth core format.」

「Under the new store opening initiative, we will develop Yakisoba Center and Gyoza Shokudo Maruken into the fourth core format.」

「As part of our efforts to expand the scale of the business by establishing new formats, we opened Gyoza Shokudo Maruken in Chuo-ku, Osaka, offering dumplings made in-house daily from carefully selected domestic ingredients at reasonable prices.」

「As part of our efforts to expand the scale of the business by establishing new formats, we opened Yakisoba Center, a new type of restaurant specializing in yakisoba where meals and alcoholic beverages coexist, in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, and Owariasahi, Aichi. We also opened Gyoza Shokudo Maruken in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, offering dumplings made in-house daily from carefully selected domestic ingredients at reasonable prices.」

「As part of its business-scale expansion through establishing new formats, we opened Yakisoba Center, a new type of restaurant specializing in yakisoba and combining dining and alcoholic beverages, in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, and Higashi Ward, Sakai City.」

「March 2018: Opened Gyoza Shokudo Maruken in Amagasaki City.」

「As part of its business expansion, the Company opened the second 焼そばセンター store in Minami-Ibaraki, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, following its store in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture; opened a 八剣伝 store with a takeaway counter in Katano, Osaka Prefecture; and opened GOTTO酒場, a new format offering local fish and meat dishes and a carefully selected range of good sake, in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, with the aim of expanding into a higher-priced segment of the food-service market rather than relying on its previous average spend per customer.」

「As part of its business-scale expansion, we opened Yakisoba Center, a new format in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, specializing in yakisoba, which is popular in the Issei-den format, and offering a new type of venue where food and alcoholic beverages coexist.」

「As part of its business-scale expansion, we opened a Hakkenden outlet in Saitama Prefecture with a takeaway section to attract takeaway customers.」

「As part of “expanding the business scale,” we reopened 3 additional stores as “Kushi-yaki Sakaba Kokoro Hakkenden” and opened “Katsu-gawa Sakana Ryori Matsusato” and “Taishu Sakaba Tengo” in Osaka.」