President's message

I would like to express our sincere gratitude to our customers who use our Group’s stores on a daily basis, shareholders, business partners, and all our stakeholders for their exceptional support.

Since its establishment on January 17, 1978, our company has been developing the CURRY HOUSE CoCo ICHIBANYA business for more than 45 years with the support of many people. We are expanding our stores not only in Japan, but also in Asian countries, the United States, the United Kingdom, and India, and we are working hard every day to deliver delicious Japanese curry and rice under our corporate motto “Briskly, Sharply, and with a Smile.”

To continue to grow and develop as a restaurant business group and to gain the support of more customers, we have formulated the “ICHIBANYA Long-Term Vision 2030” as a long-term management policy for 2030, and are promoting various initiatives under the theme of “Creating the Future with Excitement.” In addition, we aim to be a "food entertainment company" and continue to challenge ourselves with high goals in order to provide customers with the enjoyment and excitement of food in a variety of settings.

As for numerical targets, we set a target of 2,100 stores for the Group as a whole and consolidated operating income of 10 billion yen for the fiscal year ending February 2030. We believe that if all executives and employees are “excited” about their work and continue to “challenge” new things and if each of them and the company continue to “grow,” the targets will surely be achieved.

In the 8th Medium-Term Management Policy (from the fiscal period ending February 2025 to the fiscal period ending February 2027), we take a backcasting approach and are acutely aware of the positioning as the first three years toward the achievement of our long-term vision, and we are working on concrete measures in each area. As we make strong, steady progress toward our goals for 2030, we look forward to your continued warm support.