Overseas Expansion from Bases in Thailand and Hong Kong and Growth in Southeast Asia

「The overseas expansion of the 8-ban Ramen franchise chain comprises 175 restaurants in Thailand and 3 in Vietnam.」

「In April 2025, it entered into an area franchise agreement in Cambodia for the purpose of expanding 8-ban Ramen there.」

「It will work to strengthen relationships with companies holding area licence agreements in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, expand the business and enhance the brand, while also looking to expand into other Southeast Asian markets.」

「The overseas expansion of the 8-ban Ramen franchise chain comprises 165 restaurants in Thailand and 5 in Vietnam. In Thailand, it has steadily expanded the number of restaurants and increased sales. In addition, sales and profits from the manufacture and sale of liquid seasonings have remained firm. In Vietnam, it opened its fourth and fifth restaurants while working to further improve the quality of products and services at existing restaurants. As for Hong Kong, where it operated 3 restaurants at the beginning of the fiscal year, it closed its final restaurant in July 2024.」

「The overseas expansion of the 8-ban Ramen franchise chain comprises 162 restaurants in Thailand and 3 in Vietnam. In Thailand, it has steadily expanded the number of restaurants and increased sales. In addition, sales and profits from the manufacture and sale of liquid seasonings have remained firm. In Vietnam, it is expanding beyond its fourth restaurant while working to further improve the quality of products and services at existing restaurants.」

「The overseas expansion of the 8-ban Ramen franchise chain comprises 159 restaurants in Thailand and 3 in Vietnam. In Thailand, it brought its second central kitchen into operation as the number of restaurants expanded.」

「The overseas expansion of the 8-ban Ramen franchise chain comprises 156 restaurants in Thailand, 4 in Hong Kong and 3 in Vietnam. In Thailand, it brought its second central kitchen into operation as the number of restaurants expanded. Sales have remained firm. In Vietnam, it opened its third restaurant in December and is continuing to expand the business in order to increase the number of restaurants further.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company operates 155 stores in Thailand, 4 in Hong Kong and 2 in Vietnam. In Thailand, it began operating a second central kitchen to support further store expansion. In Vietnam, it is proceeding with plans to open a third store by year-end and focusing on building the 8番らーめん brand.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company operates 152 stores in Thailand, 3 in Hong Kong and 2 in Vietnam. In Thailand, it is preparing to begin operating a second central kitchen to support further store expansion. In Vietnam, it opened the second store in April and is proceeding with plans to open a third store by year-end, focusing on building the 8番らーめん brand.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company operates 152 stores in Thailand, 3 in Hong Kong and 1 in Vietnam. In Thailand, sales have recovered to above pre-pandemic levels following the early lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. In Vietnam, the company is proceeding with preparations to open the second store.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company operates 150 stores in Thailand, 4 in Hong Kong and 1 in Vietnam. Sales at these overseas stores have recovered. In Vietnam, it is strengthening operational guidance at the reopened first store and proceeding with preparations to open the second store.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company operates 148 stores in Thailand, 5 in Hong Kong and 1 in Vietnam. Sales at these overseas stores have recovered as COVID-19 restrictions were eased or lifted in each market. In Vietnam, it is strengthening operational guidance at the reopened first store and proceeding with site selection for the second store and beyond.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company operates 146 stores in Thailand, 6 in Hong Kong and 1 in Vietnam. Sales at these overseas stores have shown signs of recovery as restrictions related to the spread of COVID-19 were eased or lifted. In Vietnam, it is strengthening operational guidance at the reopened first store and proceeding with site selection for the second store and beyond.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, 8 new stores opened and 1 closed in Thailand, bringing the total to 146, while 1 new store opened and 1 closed in Hong Kong, bringing the total to 6. The company operates 1 store in Vietnam. These overseas stores were also significantly affected by closures and restrictions on dine-in service caused by the spread of COVID-19, but sales showed signs of recovery as restrictions to prevent the spread of infection were eased. In Vietnam, the company resumed site selection for the second store and beyond while providing operational guidance following the extended closure of the first store.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, 8 new stores opened and 1 closed in Thailand, bringing the total to 146, while 1 new store opened in Hong Kong, bringing the total to 7. The company operates 1 store in Vietnam. These overseas stores were also significantly affected by closures and restrictions on dine-in service caused by the spread of COVID-19, but as the number of new infections declined, operating restrictions were eased and sales showed signs of recovery. In Vietnam, the company has resumed site investigations for the second store and beyond while providing operational guidance following the extended closure of the first store.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, 5 new stores opened and 1 closed in Thailand, bringing the total to 143, while 1 new store opened in Hong Kong, bringing the total to 7. The company operates 1 store in Vietnam. These overseas stores were also significantly affected by closures and restrictions on dine-in service caused by the spread of COVID-19, but as the number of new infections declines, restrictions on operations are gradually being eased and sales are showing signs of recovery.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, 2 new stores opened and 1 closed in Thailand, bringing the total to 140, while Hong Kong has 6 stores and Vietnam 1. In Thailand, unlike the previous year, when stores were temporarily forced to operate on a takeout-only basis, many stores have returned to normal operations this year and sales are recovering. In Hong Kong, political uncertainty continues in addition to the effects of COVID-19, but the company is planning new store openings to restore customer traffic.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, 6 new stores opened and 1 closed in Thailand, bringing the total to 139, while 1 new store opened and 2 closed in Hong Kong, bringing the total to 6. The company operates 1 store in Vietnam. These overseas stores were also forced to suspend operations or shorten their business hours under government declarations of a state of emergency and were significantly affected, but both customer traffic and sales are recovering in each country and region, partly due to government economic measures.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, 1 new store opened and 1 closed in Thailand, bringing the total to 134, while 1 new store opened and 2 closed in Hong Kong, bringing the total to 6. The company operates 1 store in Vietnam. These overseas stores were also forced to suspend operations or shorten their business hours under government declarations of a state of emergency and were significantly affected, but sales in each country and region have shown signs of recovery due in part to government economic measures.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, 1 new store opened in Thailand, bringing the total to 135, while 1 new store opened and 2 closed in Hong Kong, bringing the total to 6. The company operates 1 store in Vietnam. These overseas stores were also forced to suspend operations or shorten their business hours under government declarations of a state of emergency and were significantly affected, but sales in Thailand have shown signs of recovery since July.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company operates 134 stores in Thailand, 6 in Hong Kong following the closure of 1 store, and 1 in Vietnam.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, 7 new stores opened and 1 closed in Thailand, bringing the total to 134, while 2 new stores opened and 3 closed in Hong Kong, bringing the total to 7. In Vietnam, the first store opened in July 2019.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, 4 new stores opened and 1 closed in Thailand, bringing the total to 131, while 2 new stores opened and 3 closed in Hong Kong, bringing the total to 7. In Vietnam, the first store opened in July of this year. In Thailand, the company continued airing television commercials from the previous fiscal year and worked to attract new customers and improve customer service and product quality.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, 2 new stores opened in Thailand, bringing the total to 130, while 2 stores closed in Hong Kong, bringing its total to 6. In Vietnam, the first store opened in July of this year.」

「In Vietnam, where the company signed a master franchise agreement in 2018, it began operating a central kitchen and is set to open its first store in July of this year.」

「In its overseas operations, the company is supporting Mesa Asia Pacific Trading Services Company Ltd., a major local distributor with which it signed a master franchise agreement to develop the 8番らーめん business in Vietnam. It completed preparations to begin operating a central kitchen in March 2019 and is preparing to open a new store in the first half of fiscal 2019.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company is pursuing new openings, scrap-and-build initiatives and improved customer service in existing markets in Thailand and Hong Kong. In Vietnam, where it signed a master franchise agreement in March 2018, it aims to begin operating a central kitchen during the fiscal year and open its first store at an early date.」

「The first television commercial in Thailand led to strong sales at 8番らーめん stores and increased royalty income. In Vietnam, where the company signed a master franchise agreement in March of this year, it aims to open its first store by year-end.」

「In Vietnam, where the company signed a master franchise agreement with Mesa Asia Pacific Trading Services Company Ltd. in March of this year, it aims to open its first store by year-end.」

「In March 2018, the company signed a master franchise agreement with Mesa Asia Pacific Trading Services Company Ltd., a major local distribution company, to develop the 8番らーめん business in Vietnam, and is proceeding with plans to open its first store by year-end.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company is pursuing new openings, scrap-and-build initiatives and improved customer service in existing markets. In the import and sale of food ingredients such as ramen soup and extracts, it is also developing high-quality ramen soup, extracts and seasonings and strengthening its production capabilities. At the end of the third quarter of the fiscal year, 8 new stores and 1 closure in Thailand and 1 new store in Hong Kong brought the total to 130 stores, comprising 122 in Thailand and 8 in Hong Kong, an increase of 8 stores from the end of the previous fiscal year.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company is pursuing new openings, scrap-and-build initiatives and improved customer service in existing markets. In the import and sale of food ingredients such as ramen soup and extracts, it is also developing high-quality ramen soup, extracts and seasonings and strengthening its production capabilities. At the end of the second quarter of the fiscal year, 3 new stores and 1 closure in Thailand and 1 new store in Hong Kong brought the total to 125 stores, comprising 117 in Thailand and 8 in Hong Kong, an increase of 3 stores from the end of the previous fiscal year.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company is pursuing new openings, scrap-and-build initiatives and improved customer service in existing markets. In the import and sale of food ingredients such as ramen soup and extracts, it is also developing high-quality ramen soup, extracts and seasonings and strengthening its production capabilities. At the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year, 2 new stores and 1 closure in Thailand brought the total to 123 stores, comprising 116 in Thailand and 7 in Hong Kong, an increase of 1 store from the end of the previous fiscal year.」

「At the end of the fiscal year, 6 new stores and 2 closures in Thailand brought the total to 122 stores, comprising 115 in Thailand and 7 in Hong Kong, an increase of 4 stores from the end of the previous fiscal year.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company is pursuing new openings, scrap-and-build initiatives and improved customer service in existing markets. In the import and sale of food ingredients such as ramen soup and extracts, it is also developing high-quality ramen soup, extracts and seasonings and strengthening its production capabilities. At the end of the third quarter of the fiscal year, 5 new stores and 2 closures in Thailand brought the total to 121 stores, comprising 114 in Thailand and 7 in Hong Kong, an increase of 3 stores from the end of the previous fiscal year.」

「In the overseas expansion of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, the company is pursuing new openings, scrap-and-build initiatives and improved customer service in existing markets. In the import and sale of food ingredients such as ramen soup and extracts, it is also developing high-quality ramen soup, extracts and seasonings and strengthening its production capabilities. At the end of the second quarter of the fiscal year, 3 new stores and 2 closures in Thailand brought the total to 119 stores, comprising 112 in Thailand and 7 in Hong Kong, an increase of 1 store from the end of the previous fiscal year.」

「In the overseas operations of the 8番らーめん franchise chain, which also import and sell food ingredients such as ramen soup and extracts, the company is pursuing new openings and scrap-and-build initiatives in existing markets, while developing high-quality ramen soup and extracts and strengthening its production capabilities.」

「The company will strengthen its relationships with the companies that hold area license agreements in its existing markets of Thailand and Hong Kong, work to expand the business and enhance brand strength, and consider expansion into other Southeast Asian markets.」