History: 2001–2010

2001–2010

Sep. 2001 Share listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Jun. 2002 Established Global Table Supply Co., Ltd. to streamline procurement of consumables, equipment.
Oct. 2002 Established Hamasushi Co., Ltd., to operate sushi restaurant business.
Dec. 2002 Acquired Big Boy Japan, Inc. to expand domestic restaurant business.
Feb. 2004 Consolidated the headquarter functions and moved the head office to the current place (18-1, Konan 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan).
Jan. 2005 Established Coco’s Shanghai Co., Ltd. (currently Zensho Restaurant (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.) to operate Sukiya in China.
Mar. 2005 Acquired Nakau Co., Ltd. to expand the fast-food business.
Sep. 2005 Established Food Safety Pursuing Department (currently Group Food Safety Assurance Division) to enhance the approach to food safety.
Apr. 2006 UD Foods Co., Ltd. (currently Sanbishi Co., Ltd.) acquired soy sauce manufacturing business from Sanbishi Co., Ltd.
May. 2006 Established Central Analysis Center to enhance the food safety initiatives.
Jun. 2006 Established Global Pizza System Co., Ltd. (currently Tolona Japan Co., Ltd.) in the manufacturing and sales business to sell frozen foods for home use, etc.
Aug. 2006 Established Global Fresh Supply Co., Ltd. to streamline logistics.
Feb. 2007 Acquired United Veggies Co., Ltd., to enter the fruit and vegetable sales business.
Mar. 2007 Acquired Sunday’s Sun Inc. (currently Jolly-Pasta Co., Ltd.) to expand domestic restaurant business.Launched fair trade initiatives in Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
Jul. 2007 Opened Sukiya (Gyudon) restaurant in Okinawa Prefecture and established the presence in all prefectures in Japan.
Aug. 2007 Acquired Inter-Vision Consortium Inc. (currently Human Logic Laboratory Co., Ltd.) to expand personnel strategy.
Jan. 2008 Established Zenshoen Co., Ltd. to enter the livestock business.
Jun. 2008 Established Global IT Service Co., Ltd. to streamline business through information technologies.
Aug. 2008 Established ZENSHO DO BRASIL COMERCIO DE ALIMENTOS LTDA to operate Sukiya in Brasil.
Oct. 2008 Acquired Hanaya Yohei Co., Ltd. to expand domestic restaurant business.
Dec. 2010 Established Zensho Best Crew Co., Ltd. to streamline the recruiting operation.