As the environment surrounding the restaurant industry becomes tougher due to rising food prices and logistics costs, eight restaurant chains headquartered in Aichi Prefecture have decided to jointly procure the materials necessary for store operations in order to reduce costs. became.
Participating in the joint procurement are the operating companies of eight food service chains, including Sekai no Yamachan, known for its chicken wings, Sugakiya, a ramen chain, and Japanese restaurants Sagami and Kisoji.
According to the company that serves as the secretariat, from October 1, each company headquartered in Aichi Prefecture will provide various materials such as take-out containers, disposable chopsticks, cooking utensils and masks necessary for store operations to a trading company in Nagoya City. to place an order.
The amount of purchase of these materials is several hundred million yen per year for the participating companies as a whole, and by increasing the amount of orders for each company, it is possible to reduce the procurement price by about 10%.
Such efforts are said to be unusual for restaurant chains in the Tokai region.
The company that serves as the secretariat says, "In addition to the impact of the new coronavirus, the environment surrounding the restaurant industry is severe due to rising food prices and logistics costs, and there is a limit to the management efforts of each company. We are good rivals on a daily basis, but we can work together. We will work together in this area,” he said.