Food Ingredient Procurement and Hygiene Incident Risk
First written in FY2016. 3 of 9 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
Tokyo Theatres Company moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018, 4 years before the typical company in this theme (2022).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 29 of 40 companies on the "Worse" side.
29 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「If food procurement is disrupted by the outbreak of a disease such as avian influenza, the Group's operating results and financial position may be affected.」
In addition to food poisoning, mislabeling and other food-safety risks, disruptions to food procurement caused by disease were identified, with continued responses including quality and hygiene controls, multiple suppliers and product liability insurance. - FY2025Expanded to include food-safety risks arising from mislabelingAnnual report
「Although the Group thoroughly implements measures to ensure food safety, if a hygiene problem such as food poisoning or a product incident caused by mislabeling occurs, the Group's operating results and financial position may be affected by compensation to victims, temporary suspension of operations, lower sales due to damage to the corporate image and loss of public trust.」
In addition to the existing food procurement and food-safety incident risks, the effects of product incidents caused by mislabeling, suspension of operations and loss of public trust were explicitly disclosed. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「To address these risks, we are working to ensure food and product safety through rigorous quality and hygiene controls and by securing multiple suppliers. We also carry product liability insurance to prepare for compensation in the event that damage occurs.」
Specific measures to address food procurement and food-safety incident risks were established, including quality and hygiene controls, securing multiple suppliers and product liability insurance. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the business was affected by higher raw-material and utility costs, it reduced its operating loss to ¥54 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥896 million in the previous fiscal year, through price increases on some menu items and tighter expense controls.」
Higher raw-material and utility costs actually weighed on earnings, while price revisions and expense controls absorbed part of the impact. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Even after the spread of COVID-19 subsides, difficult conditions for companies are expected to continue because raw-material costs remain high.」
Soaring raw-material costs, including food ingredients, were highlighted as a factor worsening the earnings environment in the food-service business. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue in the food-related business was ¥3,244 million, down 0.4% year on year, while the operating loss was ¥66 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥2 million in the same period of the previous year, due to lower revenue at existing Kushidori restaurants and soaring food prices.」
Soaring food prices continued, and together with lower revenue at existing Kushidori restaurants, expanded the food-related business's operating loss from ¥2 million to ¥66 million. - FY2019-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue from the restaurant-related business was ¥1,626 million, up 1.0% year on year. However, the business reported an operating loss of ¥44 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥8 million in the same period of the previous year, due to lower revenue at existing Kushidori locations and soaring food ingredient prices.」
Soaring food prices were specifically cited as a factor that actually expanded the operating loss in the food-related business. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「If food procurement is disrupted by diseases such as BSE or avian influenza, adverse weather, natural disasters, soaring food prices or other factors, the Group's operating results and financial position may be affected. Although we pay close attention to hygiene management, the Group's operating results and financial position may also be affected if an incident such as food poisoning occurs.」
Business-specific risks relating to food procurement, prices and food-safety incidents continue to be identified in the food-service business. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If food procurement is disrupted by diseases such as BSE or avian influenza, adverse weather, natural disasters, soaring food prices or other factors, the Group's operating results and financial position may be affected. Although we pay close attention to hygiene management, the Group's operating results and financial position may also be affected if an incident such as food poisoning occurs.」
Supply constraints, raw-material prices and food poisoning are identified as major risks in the food-service business.