Developing new businesses through project teams and achieving profitability quickly
First written in FY2021. 8 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022-Q2. Latest entry: FY2024.
88 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company also launched new businesses, including the rollout of unmanned stores and the manufacture and sale of frozen prepared foods and boxed meals, while working to establish a stable profitable operating structure at an early stage and strengthen its financial base.」
As a target for developing new businesses, we are continuing to build a business that includes the manufacture and sale of frozen prepared meals and boxed meals, in addition to unmanned stores. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the manufacturing and wholesale divisions, the Company sought to strengthen sales of “Popu Bento” to stores under both the “Poplar” and “Lawson-Poplar” brands and expanded the external-sales business. It also began operating the instant-freezing equipment installed in December 2022 and started manufacturing and shipping frozen roasted sweet potatoes and producing ready-to-eat frozen prepared foods for nursing-care facilities and other customers.」
In the external-sales and frozen-food businesses, the minus 60°C freezing equipment began operating, leading to the start of manufacturing and shipment of frozen roasted sweet potatoes and production of ready-to-eat frozen prepared foods. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the manufacturing and wholesale divisions, the Company sought to strengthen sales of “Popu Bento” to stores under both the “Poplar” and “Lawson-Poplar” brands and launched the external-sales business on a full-scale basis. In December 2022, it completed the installation of freezing equipment capable of instant freezing at minus 60°C and began preparing to sell ready-to-eat frozen prepared foods and frozen boxed meals to nursing-care facilities and other customers.」
The Company launched the external-sales business on a full-scale basis and completed the installation of instant-freezing equipment operating at minus 60°C in December 2022. It progressed to preparing sales of frozen prepared foods and frozen boxed meals for nursing-care facilities and other customers. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the manufacturing and wholesale division, the company worked to strengthen sales of Popben, its core product, to stores operating under both the Poplar and Lawson Poplar brands, and brought its external sales business into full operation. It is also focusing on product development based on sales performance and on developing sales channels, working in line with its business plan to establish this as its third business pillar.」
The external-sales business being developed as a new business entered full-scale operation, and the Company progressed to the stage of seeking to establish it as a third business pillar while continuing product development and sales-channel development. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the manufacturing and wholesale divisions, the Company sought to strengthen sales of its core “Popu Bento” products to stores under both the “Poplar” and “Lawson-Poplar” brands, leveraging its advantage of operating its own boxed-meal and prepared-food factory. It also focused on product development and the development of sales channels in preparation for the full-scale launch of the external-sales business, establishing a path toward starting supply in June 2022.」
For the external-sales business being developed as a new business, the Company advanced product development and sales-channel development and reached the stage of establishing a path toward commencing supply in June 2022. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Toward the end of the fiscal year, sales showed signs of recovery amid “With COVID,” while the Company established and opened Smart Self stores in an unmanned convenience-store format and put external sales of boxed meals manufactured at its own factory into full operation.」
The new businesses progressed to the stage of establishing and opening Smart Self stores and putting external sales of boxed meals manufactured at the Company’s own factories into operation. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the product division, the company sought to enhance its product lineup and improve operational efficiency by specializing in buying suited to stores located within facilities. It also focused on developing chilled bentos and daily bentos as new products for the planned launch of its external sales business.」
The project team’s efforts to foster new businesses have taken concrete form in the development of chilled boxed meals and daily boxed meals for the launch of the external-sales business. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also began developing new products in preparation for launching its external sales business.」
For the development of new businesses, the Company began specific activities involving the development of new products for the launch of its external-sales business. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「To foster new businesses, the Company established a project team and is developing the business by cultivating new knowledge and sales channels in addition to its existing people and resources, with the aim of achieving profitability as soon as possible.」
The Company presents, for the first time as specific measures, the establishment of a project team to foster new businesses, development of new knowledge and sales channels, and early achievement of profitability.