Strengthening the Profitability and Cash Flow Generation of the Food Service Business

「外食事業における売上高は73億80百万円(前年同期比3.8％増)、営業利益は１億53百万円(同25.0％減）となりました。」

「In the food service business, sales were ¥29,400 million, up 0.6% from the previous fiscal year, and operating profit was ¥826 million, down 42.0%.」

「外食事業における売上高は294億０百万円(前期比0.6％増)、営業利益は８億26百万円（同42.0％減）となりました。」

「In the food service business, sales were ¥14,276 million, up 0.3% year on year, and operating profit was ¥254 million, down 55.9% year on year.」

「In the food service business, sales were ¥14,238 million, up 3.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥576 million, down 17.6% year on year.」

「In the food service business, sales were ¥28,674 million, up 26.3% year on year, and operating profit was ¥1,861 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥1,274 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「In the food service business, sales were ¥21,528 million, up 31.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥1,438 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥1,288 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「During the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, customer traffic from banquets, inbound visitors and domestic group tours continued to trend steadily from the first quarter. Together with measures to address higher costs through digital transformation and menu revisions, business performance progressed smoothly.」

「In response to rising raw material prices, the company continued to work to minimize cost increases by managing the menu gross margin mix and consolidating the number of food ingredients.」

「In response to various price increases, we are continuing to promote DX, including the introduction of food-serving robots, smartphone ordering, and mobile POS systems, while working to improve productivity and further lower break-even sales.」

「In response to various price increases, we are continuing to promote DX, including the introduction of food-serving robots and smartphone ordering, while working to improve productivity and further lower break-even sales.」

「In response to various price increases, we are continuing to promote DX, including the introduction of food-serving robots, tabletop servers, and smartphone ordering, while working to improve productivity and further lower break-even sales.」

「As part of our response to COVID-19, we have worked to address demand for meals and family use, while installing takeout spaces, enhancing takeout and delivery menus, introducing food-serving robots and tabletop servers, and supporting smartphone ordering.」

「As COVID-era formats, the rollout of concepts including “Yakiniku Gyusei,” “Taishu Shokudo Yabe,” and “Washoku Shunsai Kaiseki Ryori Hanano-ya” is progressing steadily, and we will continue working to restore performance.」

「We determined that it was necessary to strengthen the company’s corporate structure and optimize staffing in line with the scale of the business, and accordingly closed stores and solicited voluntary retirements. As a result, 75 stores were closed at CHIMNEY CO.,LTD. and 30 stores at ㈱つぼ八, for a total of 105 stores. Voluntary retirements resulted in 152 permanent employees leaving CHIMNEY CO.,LTD. and 98 leaving ㈱つぼ八, for a total of 250 permanent employees.」

「As announced in its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 2020, our subsidiary CHIMNEY CO.,LTD. decided to close 72 stores in light of the impact of COVID-19. During this major period of transformation for the company, it has been pursuing the strengthening of future profitability and cash flow generation capacity and accelerating the conversion to new formats that address demand for meals as key initiatives. We resolved to solicit voluntary retirements after determining that it was necessary to strengthen the company’s corporate structure and optimize staffing levels in line with the scale of the business, measured by the number of stores.」