House Foods Group, the parent company of CoCo Ichibanya, is reportedly considering its sale and is said to be considering options including taking it private. Meanwhile, CoCo Ichibanya's revenue for the fiscal year ending February 2026 was ¥65.5 billion, up 7.4% from the previous fiscal year and at a record-high level.
House Foods Group, the parent company of CoCo Ichibanya, is reportedly considering the sale of the chain. No sale has been decided, and the company is said to be considering all options, including taking it private. In addition, CoCo Ichibanya's revenue for the fiscal year ending February 2026 is said to have been ¥65.5 billion, up 7.4% from the previous fiscal year and at a record-high level.
Regarding price revisions, prices have been raised repeatedly over short intervals since 2019. The price of the simplest pork curry has risen from ¥591 to ¥646 in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Osaka, and from ¥570 to ¥646 in other regions. It has also been pointed out that the number of months in which customer numbers fall below the previous year has increased as a result of these price increases.
Online, criticism such as “CoCo Ichibanya is too expensive” and “It is out of reach for ordinary people” has gained traction, and debate continues over the link between the price increases and the loss of customers. According to the writer, the number of comments when the article was distributed on Yahoo News exceeded 1,000, in some cases reached more than 2,000, and at most reached around 5,000.
Despite this situation, the company's performance itself has not deteriorated. Online discussion tends to focus heavily on the topic of “price increases,” and reactions are said to be stronger than those to articles about price increases at other chains.