Expanding External Sales Using the CoCo Ichibanya Brand

「During the interim consolidated accounting period, net sales were ¥282 million, up 42.5% year on year, mainly because 117 collaborative products with other companies were launched in the wholesale business and transaction volumes increased on Amazon, Rakuten and Yahoo! Shopping in the e-commerce business.」

「In the wholesale business, 68 products were sold, including 22 new products such as Retort Extremely Spicy Pork Curry, developed in response to customers who wanted a spicier retort curry, and GOLD’S GYM PROTEIN CURRY, a retort keema curry that supports protein intake.」

「In the external sales business, the company also worked to develop new product categories, including low-carbohydrate frozen curry lunch boxes that provide an easy and tasty way to manage nutrition, and “Soft Vegetable Curry,” a universal-design food designed to be easy to eat and soft enough to mash with the gums. A total of 96 product types, including 43 new products, were sold.」

「In the external sales business, 77 product types, including 23 new products, were sold in Japan. In addition, the collaborative curry developed with Alpen Co.,Ltd., which sells sporting goods and outdoor equipment, has been well received amid the camping boom, and the third product in the series, “My Camp Spicy Keema Curry,” is now being sold.」

「In the external sales business, new retort curry products intended for camping and other original goods such as tableware, developed through collaboration with Alpen Co.,Ltd., which sells sporting goods and outdoor equipment, were sold. In Japan, 87 product types, including 54 new products, were sold, while overseas sales comprised 2 product types, including 1 new product.」

「In the external sales business, the company collaborated with Alpen Co.,Ltd., which sells sporting goods and outdoor equipment, to sell camping curry, spoons, mugs and other original goods. In Japan, 72 product types, including 39 new products, were sold, while overseas sales comprised 2 product types, including 1 new product.」

「In the external sales business, 52 product types, including 6 new products, were sold in Japan during the first six months of the fiscal year, while 5 product types were sold in Taiwan.」

「In the external sales business, 80 product types, including 35 new products such as “Curry Soup Base Made with Salad Chicken” (DAISHO CO.,LTD.), were sold in Japan, while 15 product types, including 4 new products, were sold in South Korea and Taiwan.」

「In the external sales business, 62 product types, including 19 new products such as “Curry Chicken Nuggets” (NH Foods Ltd.), were sold in Japan during the first six months of the fiscal year, while 14 product types, including 4 new products, were sold in South Korea and Taiwan.」

「A total of 69 product types, including 40 new products, were sold in Japan and overseas, including the first overseas collaborative products sold in South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.」

「In the external sales business, the company supervised the development of curry-flavoured chilled and frozen foods, snacks, cup noodles and other products, which it jointly developed with food manufacturers and retailers. During the fiscal year, 48 new product types, including curry-flavoured “Kaki no Tane” and “Curry Mapo,” were sold, bringing the total to 66 product types.」

「During the first six months of the fiscal year, a total of 38 product types, including 20 new products such as “Curry Sundubu” (DAISHO CO.,LTD.) and “Menchi-katsu Curry Bread” (Lawson, Inc.), were sold.」

「In the external sales business, the company jointly developed and sold curry-flavoured cup noodles, frozen and chilled foods, snacks and other products with food manufacturers and retailers, as well as developing and selling products for new distribution channels. During the fiscal year, 28 new product types were sold, bringing the total number of product types sold during the fiscal year to 60.」

「In the external sales business, sales of retort products to Japan Post Group increased. In addition, the company jointly developed curry-flavoured snacks, cup noodles, frozen foods and other products with food manufacturers and retailers using the “CoCo ICHIBANYA” brand, and a total of 47 product types were sold during the first six months of the fiscal year.」

「Using the CoCo Ichibanya brand, we will develop collaborative products with food manufacturers and open up new sales channels. We will also develop retort products in-house and establish new sales channels.」