Development of New Business Formats and Establishment of Core Businesses Beyond Izakaya

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「At 株式会社つぼ八, we opened 6 directly operated stores and pursued a strategic store rollout tailored to each location. At Kitano-dori and 焼肉の達人サーモンパーク店, we established a new format allowing customers to enjoy izakaya dishes and yakiniku at the same time, and broadened support among families by providing fully private dining rooms.」

「At 株式会社つぼ八, we opened two new stores, つぼ八北野通り店 and つぼ八伏古店. Kitano-dori offers both izakaya dishes and yakiniku and is popular with families, while Fushiko has attracted new customer segments by offering lunch and catering to demand for daytime drinking.」

「In store development, we focused on developing and rolling out new formats, opened 3 directly operated stores and 1 franchise store, and proceeded with store upgrades, including renovations, format conversions, and repairs.」

「In developing stores for the restaurant business, we focused on developing and rolling out new formats, opened 4 directly operated stores and 3 franchise stores, and proceeded with store upgrades, including renovations, format conversions, and repairs.」

「Although we did not open any new directly operated stores, we carried out format conversions and refresh renovations.」

「Although we did not open any new directly operated stores, we carried out format conversions and refresh renovations. The 魚星 format, centered on fish, one of our strengths, has been well received by customers.」

「Although we did not open any new directly operated stores, we converted stores to formats such as 魚星, centered on fish, one of our strengths, and carried out refresh renovations.」

「To respond to changing customer needs, we are developing hybrid formats primarily at franchise stores, incorporating 2 formats within a single store, such as はなの舞 and 焼肉牛星. There were 8 such stores as of the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated accounting period.」

「In response to “with COVID-19,” we continued developing food-centered formats to address changes in customer behavior, rather than relying on the conventional izakaya style. The rollout of formats such as “焼肉　牛星,” “大衆食堂　安べゑ,” and “和食旬菜　海鮮料理　はなの屋” as “with COVID-19” formats has progressed smoothly, and we will continue working to restore performance.」

「In addition, as the environment surrounding izakayas changes in response to increasingly diverse customer lifestyles, we are shifting from our group's former core model of generating high profitability through large-format stores to new formats offering comprehensive services centered on food.」

「As we resumed operations, we proceeded with the development of food-centered formats in response to changes in customer behavior. The rollout of formats such as “焼肉牛星,” “大衆食堂　安べゑ,” and “和食旬菜　海鮮料理　はなの屋” as “with COVID-19” formats has progressed smoothly, and we will continue working to restore performance.」

「As we resumed operations, we proceeded with the development of food-centered formats in response to changes in customer behavior. We aim to restore performance by rolling out “焼肉　牛星,” “大衆食堂　安べゑ,” and “和食旬菜　海鮮料理　はなの屋” as “with COVID-19” formats.」

「The restaurant business segment is actively pursuing new-format development in addition to its existing izakaya business. It aims to become a comprehensive service business centered on food, maximize corporate value, and maximize the profits of the consolidated group.」

「We plan to position the target company, together with our subsidiary Chimney, as a core company in our group's restaurant business and develop the business accordingly. The target company and Chimney together operated 1,004 stores, making the group one of the largest izakaya chains in Japan and enabling it to pursue various synergies going forward.」

「We plan to position the target company, together with our subsidiary Chimney, as a core company in our group's restaurant business and develop the business accordingly. The target company and Chimney together operated 988 stores, making the group one of the largest izakaya chains in Japan and enabling it to pursue various synergies going forward.」

「As part of our alliance initiatives, we brought into the group in April a restaurant-bar format specializing exclusively in premium alcoholic beverages such as wine and champagne. In December, the 66 Western Food Business Division, whose main menu items are omurice and hamburgers, began operations.」

「As part of our alliance initiatives, following the Grape Business Division, which focused on wine and began operations in April, the 66 Western Food Business Division, whose main menu items are omurice and hamburgers, began operations in December.」

「We expanded our business formats and operations by bringing into the group a restaurant-bar format specializing exclusively in highly premium alcoholic beverages such as champagne and wine, and launching a capital and business alliance with MARCHE CORPORATION, which operated an izakaya chain of more than 400 stores, primarily in the Kansai region.」

「Against this backdrop, we expanded our business formats and operations by bringing into the group a restaurant-bar format specializing exclusively in premium alcoholic beverages such as champagne and wine, and entering into a capital and business alliance with MARCHE CORPORATION, which operated an izakaya chain of 477 stores as of the end of May 2017, primarily in the Kansai region.」

「The Chimney company in the restaurant business segment is actively pursuing new-format development in addition to its existing izakaya business. It aims to become a comprehensive service business centered on food, maximize the corporate value of the Chimney company, and maximize the profits of the consolidated group.」

「As part of our development of new formats, we opened the first store of “ジンギスカン　札幌物語,” which uses rare Icelandic sheep.」

「In our directly operated business, we promptly completed the relocation to the new flagship store, developed the new format “串焼き・旬菜　炭火やきとり　さくら,” and had opened 13 stores by the end of the second quarter.」

「Against this backdrop, the Chimney group, which is responsible for the restaurant business, continued to promote sixth-sector industrialization in the food-service industry, a return to its roots, local production for local consumption, and local production for nationwide consumption. It introduced two new formats, “炭火やきとり　さくら,” centered on yakitori menus, and “石窯ピザ　Manten,” and achieved an increase in customer visits.」

「We will work to develop and nurture new formats in line with the promotion of sixth-sector industrialization. We will seek to establish a core business in addition to izakayas by leveraging our accumulated expertise in the food-service industry.」