Message from the President

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, we achieved net sales of ¥5,078 million and operating profit of ¥343 million, on a consolidated basis, both of which marked record highs. This achievement was driven by our mainstay Gyomu Super Business, which remained strong with full-year same-store sales exceeding those for the previous fiscal year. This is mainly because we have successfully enhanced customer satisfaction by expanding a range of private label products sold at Gyomu Super stores, which are either produced by our group’s domestic plants or imported directly by ourselves under the concept, “the flavors of the world, to Japan.”

We have formulated the Medium-term Management Plan FY2024–FY2026. In accordance with this plan, we aim to further expand the number of Gyomu Super stores, continuing to focus on the opening of new stores and the revitalization of existing stores. To increase the number of stores, we need to strengthen existing stores, thereby further encouraging franchisees to open new stores. As the existing stores cannot be strengthened without enhancing customer satisfaction, we will continue to improve cleanliness of each store, motivate employees, and increase efficiency in store operations by deploying energy-saving refrigeration equipment and installing automatic ordering systems. With such measures in place, we will increase the value of the Gyomu Super brand by working in tandem with franchisees.
Also, we will reinforce food production bases through active M&A to drive our corporate vision of “Integrated Food Production & Distribution Operations.” Furthermore, we continue to differentiate ourselves from other competitors by developing and producing original products at our bases, directly importing a large selection of food products, refining our system of low-cost operations, and strengthening in-store presence and sales promotion.
The Restaurant & Delicatessen business will focus on consistently opening new restaurants and shops. In particular, we will promote new openings of Premium Karubi while seeking to franchise the brand.

We assess that the current economic environment is characterized by consumers with deeply rooted saving-oriented mindset, which is further reinforced by the global inflation. Even in such circumstances, however, our major theme is to get our turn to play offense. Indeed, we need to cut costs more than ever before in various aspects to offer “More Value with Less Price.”
As one of the cost reduction initiatives, we have introduced a new logistic system, which can dramatically improve the accuracy of ordering from Gyomu Super stores, reduce inventories, and increase work efficiency. Through such improvement, we will work hard to cut costs and pursue lower cost operations.

Hirokazu Numata
President and Representative Director