Cost Reduction and Loss Reduction in the Cafeteria and Food Service Business
First written in FY2017-Q1. 18 of 23 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Rigorous cost management in meal and boxed-lunch production and efficient staff allocation began to bear fruit, resulting in operating profit of ¥73.118 million, up 329.4% from the previous fiscal year.」
Rigorous cost management and efficient staff allocation began to bear fruit, increasing operating profit in the dining and food-service business from a loss in the previous fiscal year to ¥73.118 million. - 2026-04-13AdvancedEarnings
「Many customers used the Naming Ceremony Gozen and Naming Ceremony Bento offered to commemorate the naming-performance events held in May and June. In addition, the theater's drink counter and café Hinoki increased sales partly due to the extreme heat.」
The company describes specific sales initiatives involving commemorative products for the performances and the drinks and café operations. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of promoting rigorous cost management in meal and boxed-lunch production and efficient staff allocation in service and sales, operating profit was ¥17.028 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥20.028 million in the previous fiscal year.」
Specific efforts to strengthen cost management and efficiently allocate staff turned the dining and food-service business from an operating loss into an operating profit. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the dining and food-service business, menus including meals based on the performances continued to be developed with particular care, while the kitchen division's organizational structure was strengthened to improve margins. As a result, revenue was ¥134.671 million, down 1.9% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥1.642 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥15.561 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The company continued to develop menus based on the performances and sought to improve margins by strengthening the kitchen division's organizational structure, narrowing the segment loss as a result. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Dining in audience seating and the lobby, which had been prohibited during the COVID-19 pandemic, became possible from October, and sales of boxed lunches resumed. At the Hanakago dining venue, seating capacity was restored to the pre-COVID level of 170 seats, and efforts were made to attract customers by offering menus supervised by stage performers and meals based on the performances. As a result, revenue was ¥576.149 million, up 42.5% from the previous fiscal year, and the operating loss was ¥20.028 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥101.621 million in the previous fiscal year.」
The resumption of in-venue dining and boxed-lunch sales, restoration of seating capacity at Hanakago, and implementation of performer-supervised and performance-related menus increased revenue and narrowed losses in the dining and food-service business. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the dining and food-service business, menus including meals based on the performances were developed with particular care. As a result, revenue was ¥137.221 million, up 106.7% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥15.561 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥31.498 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Specific measures to develop meal menus were implemented, narrowing the segment loss from the same period of the previous year. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the dining and food-service business, while offering original Kabukiza menus, we will pursue revenue growth through rigorous cost management and optimal pricing to address soaring raw-material prices.」
The company newly specified original menus, rigorous cost management and optimized pricing as measures to improve profitability in the dining and food-service business. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In the cafeteria and food-service business, revenue was ¥727,706 thousand, a decline of ¥30,659 thousand, or 4.0%, from the previous fiscal year. However, segment profit was ¥29,636 thousand, an increase of ¥3,735 thousand, or 14.4%, due to an improved cost ratio and lower personnel expenses and other costs.」
Specific measures and effects, including improved cost ratios and lower personnel and other expenses, were reflected in full-year results, increasing segment profit 14.4% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Due in part to lower personnel expenses resulting from a review of staff allocation, segment profit was ¥23.522 million, up 7.0% year on year.」
Controls on personnel expenses through a continued review of staff allocation increased segment profit in the dining and food-service business 7.0% year on year. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, segment profit was ¥16.875 million, up 108.0% year on year, due to higher revenue and measures such as reviewing staff allocation.」
The company disclosed the specific measure of reviewing staff allocation, and segment profit in the dining and food-service business increased 108.0% year on year. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Lower manufacturing costs resulting from changes to the dining menu and increased in-house production of boxed lunches, together with controls on personnel expenses through measures such as reviewing staff allocation, resulted in segment profit of ¥6.488 million, up 117.5% year on year.」
In addition to the previous consolidation of the production division and other measures, the company disclosed specific measures including changes to the dining menu, expanded in-house production of boxed lunches and a review of staff allocation, with segment profit increasing 117.5% year on year. - FY2019Profit continues to decline due to higher expensesAnnual report
「Due to higher personnel and other expenses, segment profit was ¥25.900 million, a decline of ¥4.537 million, or 14.9%, from the previous fiscal year.」
Whereas previous disclosures described efforts to reduce costs, the company cited higher personnel and other expenses as a factor behind the decline in profit this fiscal year, with segment profit down 14.9% year on year. - FY2019-Q3Lower profit due to higher expensesAnnual report
「Due to higher personnel and other expenses, segment profit was ¥21.978 million, down 9.8% year on year.」
Whereas previous disclosures cited improved profit through measures such as consolidating the production division, this quarter the company cited higher personnel and other expenses as a factor behind the decline in profit. No new cost-reduction measures were disclosed. - FY2019-Q2Higher personnel expenses and lower profitAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, segment profit was ¥8.111 million, down 63.3% year on year, due to lower revenue and higher personnel expenses.」
Although the company had previously reported a return to profitability and improved earnings through measures such as consolidating the production division, this quarter it cited higher personnel expenses as a factor behind the decline in profit. No new cost-reduction measures were disclosed. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Despite efforts to reduce costs, segment profit was ¥2.983 million, down 79.2% year on year.」
Although efforts to reduce costs continued, segment profit was below the same period of the previous year. No new specific measures or milestones were disclosed. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Due in part to the effects of consolidating the production division, segment profit was ¥30.438 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥2.936 million in the previous fiscal year.」
The dining and food-service business turned a full-year loss into a profit of ¥30.438 million, due in part to the effects of consolidating the production division. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the cafeteria and food-service business, revenue was ¥551,658 thousand, down 11.8% year on year, due to the downsizing of the catering business in the previous consolidated fiscal year. However, segment profit was ¥24,360 thousand, compared with a segment loss of ¥638 thousand in the same period of the previous year, due to the benefits of consolidating the manufacturing operations.」
The effects of consolidating the production division continued, turning a segment loss of ¥638,000 into a profit of ¥24.360 million. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the cafeteria and food-service business, revenue was ¥370,667 thousand, down 7.6% year on year, due to the downsizing of the catering business in the previous consolidated fiscal year. However, segment profit was ¥22,119 thousand, compared with a segment loss of ¥8,625 thousand in the same period of the previous year, due to the benefits of consolidating the manufacturing operations.」
The effects of consolidating the production division continued, turning a segment loss of ¥8.625 million into a profit of ¥22.119 million. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the cafeteria and food-service business, revenue was ¥193,548 thousand, down 6.3% year on year, due to the downsizing of the catering business in the previous consolidated fiscal year. However, segment profit was ¥14,319 thousand, compared with a segment loss of ¥3,311 thousand in the same period of the previous year, due to the benefits of consolidating the manufacturing operations.」
The effects of consolidating the production division emerged, turning a segment loss of ¥3.311 million into a profit of ¥14.319 million. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite lower depreciation resulting from the recognition of impairment losses on fixed assets at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year and efforts to reduce costs through the downsizing of the catering business and consolidation of the production division at the end of the second quarter, the company recorded a segment loss of ¥2.936 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥27.855 million in the previous fiscal year.」
Lower depreciation and cost reductions through the downsizing of the catering business and consolidation of the production division were cited for the full-year results, with the loss narrowing substantially. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the cafeteria and food-service business, revenue was ¥625,138 thousand, down 13.1% year on year. Despite lower personnel expenses and lower depreciation expense following the impairment loss recognized on fixed assets at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, segment loss was ¥638 thousand, compared with a segment loss of ¥11,157 thousand in the same period of the previous year.」
Personnel expense reductions and lower depreciation continued, narrowing the segment loss from ¥11.157 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥638,000. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite lower personnel expenses and lower depreciation resulting from the recognition of impairment losses on fixed assets at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, among other factors, the segment loss was ¥8.625 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥9.751 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Personnel expense reductions and lower depreciation continued, narrowing the dining and food-service business's segment loss from ¥9.751 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥8.625 million. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「The segment loss was ¥3.311 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥9.338 million in the same period of the previous year, due in part to lower personnel expenses and lower depreciation following the impairment of fixed assets at the end of the previous fiscal year.」
The company attributed the narrower loss to lower personnel expenses and lower depreciation following the impairment of fixed assets at the end of the previous fiscal year.