Expanding comprehensive support capabilities for the food-service business through making エフ・エム・アイ a subsidiary

「As a result, despite steady performance in the Construction segment, weak sales of commercial cooking equipment meant that revenue in this business segment was ¥6,621 million, up 2.6% year on year, while operating profit was ¥133 million, down 50.6%.」

「Compared with the same month of the previous year, monthly sales were 94.0% due to fewer completed construction projects by construction-related companies during the month and sluggish sales of commercial cooking equipment.」

「However, sales of commercial cooking equipment were weak due to delays in switching certain equipment, among other factors, and the weaker yen also reduced the gross margin. As a result, revenue in this business segment was ¥6,664 million, down 0.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥152 million, down 64.9%.」

「Amid increasingly severe labor shortages, 株式会社アスピット, which provides business support systems for food-service companies, and 株式会社エフ・エム・アイ, which handles commercial cooking equipment, strengthened proposals for systems that improve operating efficiency and high-performance cooking equipment that reduces labor requirements.」

「㈱エフ・エム・アイ, which handles commercial cooking equipment, strengthened proposals for high-performance, labor-saving cooking equipment for food-service operators, where demand was recovering rapidly. ㈱アスピット, which provides business support systems for food-service companies, including order processing and profit-and-loss management, pursued new customer acquisition by actively proposing solutions that could contribute to the adoption of IT to improve restaurant productivity.」

「This business segment continued to strengthen proposals for functions that provide total support for the food-service business, including food quality control, business support systems, commercial cooking equipment, and store interior design and construction, seeking to maximize Group synergies.」

「㈱エフ・エム・アイ, which handles commercial cooking equipment, strengthened proposals for high-performance, labor-saving cooking equipment for the food-service industry, where demand was recovering rapidly. ㈱アスピット, which provides business support systems for the food-service industry, promoted the development of new accounts to contribute to the adoption of IT aimed at improving restaurant productivity. In addition, both companies strengthened proposals to help food-service operators address their challenges by generating Group synergies, including through active participation in Group trade fairs and business meetings.」

「㈱エフ・エム・アイ, which handles commercial cooking equipment, continued to promote sales to the food-service industry as well as to prepared-food and takeout businesses, where stable demand is expected. It also strengthened proposals to help food-service operators address their challenges by generating Group synergies, including through active participation in Group trade fairs and business meetings.」

「This business segment continued to strengthen proposals for functions that provide total support for the food-service business, including food quality control, business support systems, commercial cooking equipment, and store interior design and construction, seeking to maximize Group synergies.」

「This business segment continued to strengthen sales of functions that provide total support for the food-service business, including food quality control services, business support systems, commercial cooking equipment, and store interior design and construction. It also strengthened Group coordination by exhibiting at trade fairs and business meetings hosted by the distributor and cash-and-carry businesses, seeking to maximize synergies.」

「In this business segment, we continued to strengthen sales of functions that provide total support for the foodservice business, including quality control services, business support systems, commercial cooking equipment, and store interior design and construction. We also worked to maximize synergies by strengthening collaboration across the Group, including exhibiting at trade shows and business-matching events held by the distribution and cash-and-carry businesses.」

「The Group pursued coordination, including exhibiting at trade fairs and business meetings hosted by the distributor and cash-and-carry businesses, and worked to generate synergies.」

「As one of the functions that provide total support for the foodservice business, we also strengthened proposals for value-added menus using commercial cooking equipment handled by our Group company ㈱エフ・エム・アイ, as well as proposals to simplify cooking operations.」

「Against this backdrop, the company acquired the shares because bringing the company into the Group would further strengthen its ability to provide total support for the food-service business.」

「The company strengthened sales of cooking equipment that helps simplify cooking operations against a backdrop of labor shortages in the food-service industry, while working to generate synergies with the distributor and cash-and-carry businesses. As a result, revenue in this business segment was ¥9,588 million, up 148.3% year on year, and operating profit was ¥67 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥16 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Under its M&A strategy, ㈱ＦＭＩ joined the Group in February, adding the import, manufacture and sale of commercial cooking equipment, coffee machines, confectionery equipment and other products as a new comprehensive support function for the food-service business, alongside the existing quality control, business support systems, and store interior design and construction services. Against a backdrop of labor shortages in the food-service industry, the company strengthened sales of cooking equipment that helps simplify cooking operations, while working to generate synergies with the distributor and cash-and-carry businesses.」

「Following the additional acquisition on 18 April 2018, the voting rights ratio is 73.2%.」

「The Group operates a nationwide wholesale and cash-and-carry business for food products for commercial use serving the foodservice industry. Under the concept of providing total support for foodservice businesses, it offers not only commercial food products but also support functions including business support systems, quality and hygiene management, and the design and construction of store interiors. Against this backdrop, the company acquired the shares of エフ・エム・アイ because making it part of the Group would further enhance its capabilities for providing total support for foodservice businesses.」