Two major family restaurant companies announced their financial results for the past year, and their final profits increased due to factors such as a recovery in the number of customers due to the transition to Type 5 of the new coronavirus.
Of these, Skylark Holdings, which develops products such as Gusto, had group-wide sales for the past year of 354.8 billion yen, an increase of 16.8% from the previous year.
The final profit and loss turned from a deficit of 6.3 billion yen in the previous year to a surplus of 4.7 billion yen.
In addition to reducing costs by reinforcing efforts to procure the same ingredients for multiple brands, the company also expanded its low-priced side menu, which led to an increase in the number of orders, leading to an increase in average spending per customer and a recovery in the number of customers visiting its stores.
In response to the recovery in demand for eating out, the company aims to open approximately 300 new stores over the next three years, mainly in urban areas.
At an online press conference, Chairman Makoto Tani said, ``After the coronavirus pandemic, consumers' lifestyles have clearly taken hold, where they save and buy food to eat at home, but still want to enjoy eating out. We would like to offer a menu that combines reasonably priced products with high value-added products."
On the other hand, the group-wide financial results for Royal Holdings, which operates products such as Royal Host, had sales of 138.9 billion yen, 33.6% higher than the previous year. The final profit was 4 billion yen, an increase of 46.5% from the previous year.
In addition to an increase in the number of restaurant visitors due to the transition to Category 5 of the new coronavirus, the hotel business is strong due to a recovery in inbound tourism, and profits have increased.