Expansion from meals for elderly care into comprehensive meal services, including meals for after-school childcare programs and workplaces
First written in FY2016. 8 of 17 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2025.
Shokubun moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The facility-oriented workplace meal menu launched in September 2023 has seen an increase in the number of contracts, partly due to the effects of outsourcing some sales appointment-setting activities from April 2024, and is steadily building a track record as a new core business.」
The company explained that the number of contracts for facility-oriented workplace meal menus increased after some sales appointment-setting activities were outsourced, and that the business is building a track record as a new core business. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Approximately 1 year after launching the business for corporate facilities as a new business, we have been steadily acquiring new customers, and will continue these activities so that it becomes the next core business.」
The corporate facilities business is approximately 1 year old and has been acquiring new customers, according to the company. The company continues to pursue a policy of making it the next core business. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of workplace meal menus for facilities, launched in September last year, is gradually increasing. We will continue investing our management resources to accelerate sales growth.」
The company explained that the number of workplace meal menus supplied to facilities has gradually increased since their launch, advancing the corporate meal services business into the order generation and expansion phase. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of workplace meal menus, which began in September last year, have already generated orders from multiple senior care facilities and other customers, and we will continue working to expand the business.」
Sales of workplace meal menus have begun, with orders received from multiple senior care facilities and other customers. The previous B2B and corporate meal services business has progressed to the stage of generating actual orders. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In our B2B business, our products have begun to be adopted by restaurant chains and deliveries to school meal operations have started. The number of frozen vending machines installed is also increasing steadily. We will pursue further expansion while considering collaboration with vendors and other measures.」
Product adoption by restaurant chains and deliveries to school meal operations have begun in the B2B business, and the number of frozen vending machines installed is also increasing. Further expansion of sales channels, including collaboration with vendors, is under consideration. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our B2B strategy, we have begun supplying food ingredients to hotel breakfast operations and school meal providers. In addition, some prospective customers, including restaurant chains, are considering product development, so we will continue strengthening sales to new corporate customers, centered on our private-label products.」
The company has begun supplying food ingredients for hotel breakfasts and school meal operations, while discussions on product development for restaurant chains and other customers are progressing, providing a concrete expansion of sales channels to new corporate customers. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Our group will continue pursuing safe, reliable and delicious food ingredients that meet customer needs, in order to fulfill its role as part of society's infrastructure and as the company responsible for the Shimmei Group's last mile. Although the market for food delivery is expected to continue expanding, we will also actively pursue new businesses that could become a second or third core business, including alliances with other companies in the same industry, strengthening our proprietary private-label products and expanding operations in the Kansai region.」
The revised B2B and new sales channel policy, which replaced the previous focus on care food and school meals, is being further defined around alliances with companies in the same industry, proprietary private-label products and expansion in the Kansai region as the second and third core businesses. - FY2023-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「To continue contributing to society's infrastructure through food, we will work to strengthen sales by developing new sales channels, including the development of attractive, high-value-added products and the expansion of B2B transactions.」
The description of the corporate business has shifted from expanding care food, school meal and workplace meal services to developing new sales channels through stronger B2B transactions and the development of high-value-added products. - FY2021SoftenedAnnual report
「Our group consists of the Company and 1 consolidated subsidiary, 株式会社食文化研究所. Its main business is retail delivery of dinner ingredients and other products to ordinary households, as well as sales of food ingredients to franchisee companies and other businesses, all of which are conducted within the single Food Business segment.」
The previous description of comprehensive meal services for corporate customers, including care food, school meals and workplace meals, has been scaled back, and following the liquidation of 事業食サービス株式会社, 株式会社食文化研究所 is now the only consolidated subsidiary. - FY2021-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current fiscal year, 事業食サービス株式会社, formerly a consolidated subsidiary, was excluded from the scope of consolidation because its liquidation had been completed.」
Despite the policy of expanding the corporate business, the liquidation of 事業食サービス株式会社, formerly a consolidated subsidiary, was completed and the company was removed from the scope of consolidation. - FY2019SoftenedAnnual report
「Net sales were ¥7.104 billion, down ¥866 million from the previous fiscal year. This was due to continued growth in consumers' cost-consciousness in the market and the effects of closing the Tokyo branch and discontinuing corporate sales.」
Although the company had disclosed a policy of expanding comprehensive meal services, including its corporate business, it also disclosed the discontinuation of corporate sales, indicating that the scope of its corporate business was narrowing. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the care food business operated as a corporate service, we will leverage the expertise developed through our delivery business and work to secure stable sales by seeking further increases in sales and orders.」
Continuing to pursue higher sales and order volumes in the corporate care food business by leveraging expertise developed through the delivery business. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of developing the business so that customers of all ages, from babies to the elderly, could enjoy home-style cooking, both sales and the number of contracts for care food and school meals increased.」
The company explained that sales and the number of contracts for care food and school meals increased as it expanded its corporate customer base. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In our corporate business, we are also developing services that enable facility users of all ages, from babies to the elderly, including residents of care facilities, nurseries and kindergartens, to enjoy home-style cooking. We are doing so by leveraging the strengths our group has developed, including menu proposals prepared by registered dietitians and a delivery system that brings fresh ingredients directly to customers.」
Continuing to develop comprehensive meal services for corporate customers, including care facilities, nurseries and kindergartens. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In our corporate business, we are also developing services that enable facility users of all ages, from babies to the elderly, including residents of care facilities, nurseries, kindergartens and child welfare facilities, to enjoy home-style cooking. We are doing so by leveraging the strengths our group has developed, including menu proposals prepared by registered dietitians and a delivery system that brings fresh ingredients directly to customers.」
Continuing to develop comprehensive meal services for corporate customers, including care facilities, nurseries, kindergartens and child welfare facilities. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In our corporate business, we are also developing services that enable facility users of all ages, from babies to the elderly, including residents of care facilities, nurseries, kindergartens and child welfare facilities, to enjoy home-style cooking. We are doing so by leveraging the strengths our group has developed, including menu proposals prepared by registered dietitians and a delivery system that brings fresh ingredients directly to customers.」
Continuing to develop comprehensive meal services for corporate customers, including care facilities, nurseries, kindergartens and child welfare facilities. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will rename the division from the Business Meals Division to the Corporate Division and add school meal and workplace meal services to our existing care food operations, developing the business as a comprehensive meal services company so that customers of all ages, from babies to the elderly, can enjoy home-style cooking.」
Adding school meal and workplace meal services to the corporate care food business to expand the target customer base.