Product Offerings Focused on Health-Conscious and Seasonal Menus
First written in FY2020-Q1. 7 of 16 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of these initiatives, we introduced 4 new menu items in April and another 4 in July, for a total of 8. The 8 new items included refreshing lime jelly with longan and kiwi and crystal salad with bitter melon and shibawakame, and have received positive responses from customers.」
Through the chef planner program, we introduced 4 new salad bar menu items in April and 4 in July, for a total of 8. The Company has developed customer-participatory product development into concrete menu launches and received positive responses. - 2026-06-10RestatedResults
「Our efforts to enhance salad bars, introduce hot bars and develop experiential desserts at existing stores have helped strengthen customer visit incentives and create reasons to return.」
The company continues to propose products through salad bars, hot bars and experiential desserts. - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「We feel that the enhanced salad bar, introduction of the hot bar and rollout of experiential desserts, undertaken to strengthen existing stores, have encouraged customers to visit and created reasons for them to want to return.」
The Company continues proposing products through salad bars, hot bars and experiential desserts, and encouraging repeat visits among families. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「As a result of introducing the expanded 45-item salad bar, the hot bar featuring warm dishes, and experiential desserts, customer surveys indicated that these initiatives were contributing to customer satisfaction」
The Company continues proposing products through 45-item salad bars, hot bars and experiential desserts. While customer surveys indicate that these initiatives are contributing to satisfaction, thorough replenishment and cleaning remain challenges. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「For the salad bar, we are gradually expanding the number of stores that have increased the number of items offered from 15 to 45. We have also introduced the hot bar, featuring warm dishes, and enhanced experiential desserts, and feel from customer survey feedback that these initiatives are being well received.」
The Company continues rolling out 45-item salad bars, hot bars and experiential desserts. Customer surveys indicate a certain level of positive response, while the Company has also identified the challenge that inadequate replenishment and cleaning can lead to dissatisfaction. - FY2025-Q1Expanded salad bar alongside replenishment and cleaning issuesAnnual report
「For the salad bar, we are gradually expanding the number of stores that have increased the number of items offered from 15 to 45. On the other hand, we have learned that even if we increase the number of salad and dessert items or the number of stores operating a hot bar, customers will not be satisfied and may instead become dissatisfied if products are not replenished or cleaned properly. Accordingly, during the current fiscal year, we will continue working tirelessly and with full effort to check and train staff on replenishment and cleaning while further enhancing the salad bar.」
While expanding the rollout of 45-item salad bars, hot bars and experiential desserts, the Company identified the challenge that inadequate replenishment and cleaning can reduce customer satisfaction, and will strengthen checks and training during the current fiscal year. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Although we have increased the number of salad bar items and the number of stores offering the hot bar, we are still far from our goal of surprising customers. However, we feel that the number of customers who are becoming satisfied is gradually increasing.」
The Company continues initiatives to improve customer satisfaction by enhancing the salad bar and hot bar. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「To enhance the salad bar, under the theme of surprising customers, we increased the number of items from 25 to 45 starting in February 2023, and it is now offered at 50 stores. The hot bar, featuring warm dishes such as stewed offal, vegetables stewed in tomato sauce, napa cabbage in cream sauce and mapo tofu, is now available at 22 stores. We have also worked to expand experiential dessert areas where customers can make their own desserts. We will continue increasing the number of stores.」
The Company continues to operate 45-item salad bars at 50 stores and hot bars at 22 stores, while also working to expand new experiential dessert areas where customers can make their own desserts. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Under the theme of surprising customers, since February 2023 we have increased the number of items offered at some stores from 25 to 45. We added 19 more stores, bringing the total to 50 stores. We also increased the number of stores offering the hot bar, featuring warm dishes such as stewed offal, vegetables stewed in tomato sauce, napa cabbage in cream sauce and mapo tofu, from 9 to 22.」
The 45-item salad bar was expanded to 50 stores, and the number of stores offering the hot bar increased from 9 to 22. The Company has translated the enhancement of ingredients and menus into concrete results in its store rollout. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「We changed all stores to offer 25 items so that customers can enjoy a salad bar of the same standard at every store and so that every store can provide the Asakuma standard.」
The salad bar was standardized at 25 items across all stores, and the way seasonal-vegetable prepared salads and desserts are offered is also being reviewed. Some stores have additionally begun expanding the selection to 45 items. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「We have focused on developing products that encourage repeat visits by families by creating spaces where customers can make and enjoy their own food rather than simply eat, and by enhancing the salad bar and dessert bar.」
The Company continues initiatives aimed at offering an experiential restaurant through self-cooking, salad bars and dessert bars, and improving the repeat-visit rate among families. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In product development, as an experiential restaurant, we have focused on developing products that encourage repeat visits by families by creating spaces where customers can make and enjoy their own food rather than simply eat, and by enhancing the salad bar and dessert bar.」
The Company continues developing products focused on experiential spaces, enhanced salad and dessert bars, and improving the repeat-visit rate among families. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「We will also actively pursue initiatives such as planning seasonal menus and fair menus.」
The Company has reaffirmed its policy of continuing product development, including seasonal and fair menus, and proposing products to customers. - FY2020-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Since the previous consolidated fiscal year, we have proposed seasonal menus and event menus to customers based on the themes of healthy eating and health consciousness, and these have received high praise. In addition, during the three months ended in the first quarter, we introduced fair menus featuring lean meat, centered on our regularly held Meat Day events.」
The Company has continued proposing seasonal and event menus themed around healthy eating, developing these initiatives into Meat Day events and lean-meat fairs.