Launching Frozen Prepared-Food and Frozen Bento Manufacturing and Turning It into a Profitable Business
First written in FY2023. 16 of 18 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-14.
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-10-14AdvancedFinancial results
「In addition, production of fully prepared frozen meals for elderly care facilities exceeded 220,000 packs per month, and sales related to frozen foods grew substantially to 180% of the same period of the previous year.」
高齢者施設向け冷凍惣菜の生産数量が月間22万パックを超え、冷凍食品関連売上が前年同期比180％となった。 - FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, production of fully prepared frozen meals for elderly care facilities exceeded 220,000 packs per month, and sales related to frozen foods grew substantially to 180% of the same period of the previous year.」
The frozen prepared foods business progressed to production volumes of more than 220,000 packs per month and sales of 180% of the prior-year level, continuing its expansion in sales and production. - 2026-09-30Advanceds.kabutan.jp
「Although profit was affected by higher raw material prices, labor costs and other expenses, gross profit increased as sales from our own factories to external retail operators and the frozen-food business significantly outperformed plan.」
The frozen-food business significantly outperformed plan, offsetting higher costs and weaker-than-expected store sales and leading to an upward revision to the first-half ordinary profit forecast. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Manufacturing and sales of fully prepared frozen foods and frozen boxed meals for nursing homes and other facilities have also grown substantially. Under the slogan “Opening Up a New Market with Frozen Foods: The Core of Growth,” the Company has established a mass-production system and plans to sell its own branded products in the future.」
The Company positioned fully prepared frozen foods and frozen boxed meals as the core of its growth strategy, setting out plans to establish a mass-production system and develop its own brand in the future. Installation of a tunnel freezer was completed in July 2025. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「To accommodate the sharp increase in production volumes and improve efficiency, the Company completed the installation of a tunnel freezer at the end of July 2025. This is intended to further expand production volumes of frozen prepared foods.」
For the frozen prepared foods business, installation of a tunnel freezer was completed at the end of July 2025 to accommodate the sharp increase in production volumes, and the business progressed to the stage of targeting further production growth. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of the manufacturing and sales business for fully prepared frozen foods, which commenced operations in the previous fiscal year, have grown substantially, particularly to nursing homes and other facilities. As production approached the capacity limit of the existing equipment, the Company decided to additionally install new freezing equipment suited to mass production.」
The frozen prepared foods business approached the production capacity of its existing equipment as sales expanded and progressed to the stage of deciding to additionally install freezing equipment for mass production. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The manufacturing and sales business for fully prepared frozen foods, which commenced full-scale operations last fiscal year, has introduced new packaging machinery to improve production efficiency. It has also begun handling boxed meals, grilled rice balls and fried chicken, while production volumes have increased substantially, allowing the business to steadily expand its results.」
The fully prepared frozen foods business progressed through the introduction of new packaging machinery, the start of handling boxed meals, grilled rice balls and fried chicken, and increased production volumes. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The frozen foods business, which commenced full-scale operations last fiscal year, has introduced packaging machinery to improve production efficiency. Production volumes have also increased substantially, and the business is steadily expanding its results.」
It was stated that the frozen prepared foods and boxed-meal business had progressed from full-scale operations in the previous fiscal year to improved production efficiency through the introduction of packaging machinery, substantially higher production volumes and a stage of business expansion. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales in the manufacturing and sales business for frozen prepared dishes, which began full-scale operations in June 2023, have also been growing steadily.」
The frozen prepared-food manufacturing business entered the sales expansion phase after full-scale operations began in June 2023. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales in the manufacturing and sales business for frozen prepared dishes, which began full-scale operations in June 2023, have also been growing steadily.」
The Company stated that sales in the frozen prepared-food manufacturing business had been growing steadily since full-scale operations began in June 2023, indicating progress from preparation and launch into the sales expansion phase. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we commenced full-scale production in June 2023 of prepared frozen meals for nursing care facilities and other customers.」
The frozen prepared-food manufacturing business progressed from the preparation stage to the start of full-scale operations in June 2023 for the production of prepared frozen dishes for nursing-care facilities and other customers. - 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.」
The frozen prepared-food manufacturing business progressed from the planning and preparation stage to equipment operation, production and shipment of frozen roasted sweet potatoes, and the start of production of prepared frozen dishes. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「5. The Company will rapidly develop the newly launched frozen prepared-food manufacturing business into a revenue-generating business. It will also establish project teams as needed to develop further businesses, cultivate new knowledge and sales channels in addition to existing personnel and resources, and build the businesses so that they quickly reach a profitable level.」
The Company disclosed for the first time, as a standalone strategy, its policy of rapidly developing the frozen prepared-food manufacturing business into a new revenue-generating business. In December 2022, it completed the installation of freezing equipment capable of instant freezing at minus 60°C and began preparing to sell frozen prepared dishes and frozen boxed meals to nursing-care facilities and other customers.