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Growing difficulty in securing personnel

First written in FY2017-Q1. 14 of 20 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-05-12.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseRestatedFY2017-Q1 – FY2019-Q3RestatedFY2020-Q3 – FY2024-Q32016: 220162017: 420172018: 320182019: 220192020: 120202021: 020212022: 020222023: 220232024: 320242025: 220252026: 1
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  1. 2026-05-12WorsenedEarnings

    「In particular, as the decline in Japan’s working-age population has begun to accelerate, not only labor costs but also working styles, working environments and the recruitment environment are undergoing major changes,」

    The company added the accelerating decline in the working-age population and changes in the recruitment and working environments to its discussion of difficulty securing personnel.
  2. FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report

    「In particular, as the decline in Japan's working-age population has begun to accelerate, not only are labor costs soaring, but working styles, the labor environment and the recruitment environment are also changing significantly,」

    The company states that, in addition to the previous labor shortage and rise in labor costs, the decline in the working-age population is accelerating and the recruitment and labor environments are changing.
  3. FY2025WorsenedAnnual report

    「In the food-service industry, demand, including inbound demand, is recovering, but the operating environment remains challenging as labor shortages become more serious in addition to rising raw-material prices due to the weaker yen.」

    The company states that, in addition to the previous labor shortage and rise in labor costs, the labor shortage is becoming more serious.
  4. FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report

    「Our group is also working to address challenges such as labor shortages, surging costs and changes in the business environment,」

    The company continues to recognize labor shortages, surging costs and changes in the business environment as challenges and is working to address them.
  5. FY2024WorsenedAnnual report

    「The shortage of available personnel is becoming increasingly serious, and the operating environment is expected to remain challenging.」

    The company states that, in addition to the previous difficulty securing personnel and rising labor costs, the shortage of available personnel is becoming increasingly serious.
  6. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, our group has also worked to address challenges such as labor shortages, surging costs and changes in the business environment.」

    The company identifies the labor shortage, surging costs and changes in the business environment as business challenges and continues to address them.
  7. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, our group has also worked to address challenges such as labor shortages, surging costs and changes in the business environment.」

    The company identifies the labor shortage, surging costs and changes in the business environment as business challenges and continues to address them.
  8. FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, our group has also worked to address challenges such as labor shortages, surging costs and changes in the business environment.」

    The company continues to cite the labor shortage as a business challenge and is working to address it together with surging costs and changes in the business environment.
  9. FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「In the foodservice industry, competition to attract customers, including from the prepared-food industry, is becoming increasingly intense. In addition to higher labour costs due to the prolonged labour shortage, the business environment is becoming even more difficult because of higher logistics costs and surging raw material costs resulting from adverse weather and other factors.」

    The company continues to identify the prolonged labor shortage and associated rise in labor costs as operating-environment challenges.
  10. FY2019WorsenedAnnual report

    「Competition to acquire customers, including in the prepared-foods industry, is becoming increasingly intense. In addition to rising labor costs due to the prolonged labor shortage, the operating environment is becoming even more challenging as logistics costs increase and raw-material costs soar due to factors such as unsettled weather.」

    The prolonged labor shortage has materialized as higher labor costs, and the company cites the cost impact in addition to the previous difficulty of securing personnel.
  11. FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「The difficult business environment continues due to higher costs to ensure food safety and greater difficulty securing personnel accompanying the economic recovery, among other factors.」

    The company continues to identify the increasing difficulty of securing personnel amid the economic recovery as an operating-environment challenge.
  12. FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「The difficult business environment continues due to higher costs to ensure food safety and greater difficulty securing personnel accompanying the economic recovery, among other factors.」

    The company continues to identify the increasing difficulty of securing personnel amid the economic recovery as an operating-environment challenge.
  13. FY2018RestatedAnnual report

    「The difficult business environment continues due to higher costs to ensure food safety and greater difficulty securing personnel accompanying the economic recovery, among other factors.」

    The company continues to identify the increasing difficulty of securing personnel amid the economic recovery as an operating-environment challenge.
  14. FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「The difficult business environment continues due to higher costs to ensure food safety and greater difficulty securing personnel accompanying the economic recovery, among other factors.」

    The company continues to identify the increasing difficulty of securing personnel amid the economic recovery as an operating-environment challenge.
  15. FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「The difficult business environment continues due to higher costs to ensure food safety and greater difficulty securing personnel accompanying the economic recovery, among other factors.」

    The company continues to identify the increasing difficulty of securing personnel amid the economic recovery as an operating-environment challenge.
  16. FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「The difficult business environment continues due to higher costs to ensure food safety and greater difficulty securing personnel accompanying the economic recovery, among other factors.」

    The company continues to identify the increasing difficulty of securing personnel amid the economic recovery as an operating-environment challenge.
  17. FY2017RestatedAnnual report

    「The difficult business environment continues due to higher costs to ensure food safety and greater difficulty securing personnel accompanying the economic recovery, among other factors.」

    The company continues to cite the increasing difficulty of securing personnel amid the economic recovery.
  18. FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「The difficult business environment continues due to higher costs to ensure food safety and greater difficulty securing personnel accompanying the economic recovery, among other factors.」

    The company continues to identify the increasing difficulty of securing personnel amid the economic recovery as an operating-environment challenge.
  19. FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「The difficult business environment continues due to higher costs to ensure food safety and greater difficulty securing personnel accompanying the economic recovery, among other factors.」

    The company continues to identify the increasing difficulty of securing personnel amid the economic recovery as an operating-environment challenge.
  20. FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「The operating environment remains challenging, including increasing difficulty securing personnel amid the economic recovery.」

    The company identifies the difficulty of recruiting and securing personnel amid the economic recovery as an ongoing operating-environment challenge.
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"Cost increases driven by higher hourly wage rates, construction material prices and other factors" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 5 of its 20 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Cost increases driven by higher hourly wage rates, construction material prices and other factors5×
  3. 2Failure to Recover Investments in New Store Openings and Renovations as Expected and Impairment4×
  4. 3Year-on-year increases in revenue and profit3×
  5. 4Recognition of ¥198 million in impairment losses3×
  6. 5Uncertainty over Overseas Developments and the Outlook for the Domestic Economy3×
  7. 6Expansion of Customer Traffic at Existing Stores2×

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