Yamato Foods is a chain operator that runs the hand-made udon restaurant Kyubeiya, and the franchises Mister Donut and Mos Burger. Based on its mission to reliably provide safe, delicious food at affordable prices, the udon is prepared by hand using just flour, water, and salt and combined with broth made fresh at the restaurant and fresh-made tempura to provide our customers with a truly delicious meal.

Number of restaurants: 46(Kyubeiya), 46(Mister Donut), 11(Mos Burger), 1(Other) (as of the end of February 2010)

Go to the Kyubeiya Web site (Japanese pages only)

Head Office: 104 Hirose, Kumagaya City, Saitama 360-0833 Japan
Tel: +81-48-526-2521
URL: http://www.ymtfds.co.jp/
IR site: http://www.ymtfds.co.jp/pages/12ir.html

Making Japanese ramen noodles the world’s ramen! GM Foods aims to become the world’s top ramen chain through the creation of a new noodle industry. Centered on three types of operations?Denmaru, Tenkaichi, and other specialty restaurants?GM Foods makes safe, delicious ramen available on a national scale with locations throughout Japan while aiming to become the top brand in the global noodle industry.

Number of restaurants: 50(Denmaru), 7(Tenkaichi), 49(Other) (as of the end of February 2010)

Go to the GM Foods Web site (Japanese pages only)

Head Office: JR Shinagawa East Building, 2-18-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan (Reception: 8F)
Tel: +81-3-6833-6670
URL: http://www.gmfoods.co.jp/

Hamazushi is a suburban kaiten sushi (conveyor belt sushi) res-taurant chain operating mainly in the northern Kanto region. Hamazushi is popular with a broad range of customers and especially families for its safe, delicious and affordable sushi. While not the first \100 kaiten sushi chain, utilizing the econo-mies of scale of the Zensho Group, Hamazuzhi aims to reach the top of the Japanese sushi industry and aggressively continue to open new locations.

Number of restaurants: 40 (as of the end of February 2010)

Go to the Hamazushi Web site (Japanese pages only)

Head Office: JR Shinagawa East Building, 2-18-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan (Reception: 8F)
Tel: +81-3-6833-8032
URL: http://www.hamazushi.com/