History: 2011-2020

2011-2020

Feb. 2011 Established ZENSHO (THAILAND) CO., LTD. to operate Sukiya in Thailand.
May. 2011 Established Zensho Spin-Off Preparation Co., Ltd. (currently Sukiya Co., Ltd.).
Oct. 2011 Shifted to a holding company structure to start global business development and changed the corporate name from Zensho Co., Ltd. to Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd. Changed the corporate name from Zensho Spin-Off Preparation Co., Ltd. to Zensho Co., Ltd. (currently Sukiya Co., Ltd.).
Established ZENSHO FOOD DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. to operate Sukiya in Mexico.
Dec. 2011 Established GFF CO., LTD. to expand manufacturing function.
Mar. 2012 Established ZENSHO FOODS MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. to operate Sukiya in Malaysia.
Apr. 2012 Established Zensho Business Service Co., Ltd. to promote employment of challenged persons and to support their self-reliance.
Oct. 2012 Established Zensho Clean Energy Co., Ltd. to conduct power generation business using natural energy sources and to supply and sell the electricity.
Nov. 2012 To enter the retail business, acquired shares of Maruya Co., Ltd. (now Joymart Co., Ltd.).
Jan. 2013 Established Zensho Rice Co., Ltd. in the manufacturing and sales business to sell brown and milled rice
Apr. 2013 Established Zensho Taiwan Co., Ltd. to operate Sukiya in Taiwan.
Established PT. ZENSHO INDONESIA. to operate Sukiya in Indonesia.
May. 2013 To strengthen manufacturing capabilities in the U.S., acquired shares in the U.S. company Pocino Foods Company.
Oct. 2013 To strengthen the retail business, acquired shares of Maruei Co., Ltd. (now Joymart Co., Ltd.).
Dec. 2013 Established Nihon Retail Holdings, Co., Ltd. to oversee retail business.
Jan. 2014 To enter the nursing care business, acquired shares of Care Service Kagayaki Co., Ltd. (now Kagayaku Co., Ltd.).
Jun. 2014 To establish a community-based store management system, a new company split was carried out, with Zensho Co., Ltd. (now Sukiya Co., Ltd.) as the split company, and Kita Nihon Sukiya Co., Ltd., Kanto Sukiya Co., Ltd., Tokyo Sukiya Co., Ltd., Chubu Sukiya Co., Ltd., Kansai Sukiya Co., Ltd., Chugoku-Shikoku Sukiya Co., Ltd., and Kyushu Sukiya Co., Ltd. as successor companies.
Aug. 2014 To strengthen its retail business, the company acquired shares in Owariya Co., Ltd. (now Joymart Co., Ltd.).
Oct. 2014 A Dining Co., Ltd. succeeded restaurant business and fast-food business from Zensho Co. Ltd. (currently Sukiya Co., Ltd.) by absorption-type split, to enable Zensho Co. Ltd. to concentrate, expand and further develop the Sukiya business.
Jan. 2015 Established Zensho USA Corporation to oversee Americas business.
Feb. 2015 Established Zensho Factory Holdings Co., Ltd. to oversee production department.
Apr. 2015 Established ZENSHO CooCa Co., Ltd. to introduce original e-money.
May. 2015 Established Kagayaki Nursery School Co., Ltd. to operate in-house childcare facilities.
Jun. 2015 To strengthen the livestock business, acquired shares in Mizushitafarm Co., Ltd.
Jul. 2015 To strengthen the specialty store business, A-Dining Co., Ltd.'s restaurant business was transferred to TAG-1 Co., Ltd. through an absorption-type split, and part of the fast food business was transferred to Zensho Cafe Co., Ltd.
To strengthen functions through separation of production and sales, the manufacturing business of Tolona Japan Co., Ltd. was transferred to TR Factory Co., Ltd. through an absorption-type company split.
Jan. 2016 Established ZENSHO VIETNAM CO., LTD. to operate Sukiya in Vietnam.
Apr. 2016 ZENSHO ICHIBAN MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. acquired fast-food business to expand it in Malaysia.
Jul. 2016 To strengthen the fast food business, established Katsu-An Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2016 To strengthen the specialty store business, part of the fast food business was transferred from A-Dining Co., Ltd. to Kyubeya Co., Ltd. and Seto Udon Co., Ltd. through an absorption-type company split.
Nov. 2016 To strengthen the nursing care business, acquired shares of Royal House Ishioka Co., Ltd. and Senior Life Support Co., Ltd.
Established Zensho (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. to oversee the China business.
To strengthen the retail business, acquired shares of Fujita Corporation (now Joymart Co., Ltd.).
Apr. 2017 Established Zensho Insurance Service Co., Ltd. to operate non-life insurance agency services.
May. 2017 Established Olive Hill Co., Ltd. to expand restaurant business.
Jun. 2017 Established Nihon Kaigo Holdings Co., Ltd. to oversee the nursing care business.
Jul. 2017 To strengthen the nursing care business, acquired shares of Nyereg Ltd. (now Nyereg Co., Ltd.).
Dec. 2017 To strengthen the retail business, Attack Co., Ltd. (now Joy Mart Co., Ltd.) succeeded the company through an absorption-type split.
May. 2018 Established ZENSHO JAPANESE RESTAURANT COMPANY PTE. LTD. to expand fast-food business in Singapore.
Aug. 2018 Established ZENSHO (PHILIPPINES), INC. to operate Sukiya in Philippines.
Oct. 2018 Established ZENSHO HONG KONG CO., LTD. to operate Sukiya in Hong Kong.
Nov. 2018 Acquired shares of Advanced Fresh Concepts Corp. to enter the takeout sushi business in the United States.
To strengthen the nursing care business, acquired shares of Imedicare Co., Ltd.
Jan. 2019 Established Nihon Restaurant Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently Zensho Global Restaurant Holdings Co., Ltd.) to oversee restaurant business.
Feb. 2019 Established ZENSHO SOUTH EAST ASIA HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. to oversee Southeast Asia business.
Established ZENSHO HOLDINGS MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. to oversee Malaysia business.
May. 2019 To expand its fast food business in Malaysia, it acquired shares in TCRS Restaurants Sdn. Bhd.
Jun. 2019 Established JinZai Co., Ltd. to realize a society where people can co-exist with various international human resources.
Aug. 2019 Converted Jolly-Pasta Co., Ltd. into a wholly owned subsidiary by the share exchange (Delisted).
Dec. 2019 Zensho Europe Holdings B.V. was established to oversee European operations.
Acquired shares of Worldfood To Go, S.L. to expand the takeout sushi business in Spain.
Feb. 2020 Converted Coco’s Japan Co., Ltd. into a wholly owned subsidiary by the share exchange (Delisted).
Mar. 2020 In order to further improve the efficiency of Sukiya business operations, we will implement an absorption merger that will result in the elimination of nine Sukiya regional companies.
Apr. 2020 Established Zensho Store Support Co., Ltd. to promote employment of challenged persons and to support their self-reliance.
Aug. 2020 Acquired shares of Seiun Brewing Inc. to enter the sake brewing and sales business.