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History

1967

March.1967

Establishment of Ryogoku Foods Co., Ltd., a food service company with a capitalization of 1 million yen.

1971

November.1971

Opened the first Kineya restaurant (Daiei Nara Store) in Nara-shi, Nara.

Opened the first Kineya restaurant (Daiei Nara Store) in Nara-shi, Nara
1977

November.1977

Expanded into Kanto region with the opening of Kineya (Otemachi Nihon Building Store) in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Expanded into Kanto region with the opening of Kineya (Otemachi Nihon Building Store) in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
1986

September.1986

Trade name changed to GOURMET KINEYA CO., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) following a merger with Gourmet Co., Ltd. that brought its sandwich, omelette and curry restaurants and catering division into the business.

Trade name changed to GOURMET KINEYA CO., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as the Company) following a merger with Gourmet Co., Ltd. that brought its sandwich, omelette and curry restaurants and catering division into the business.
1987

November.1987

Constructed head office building in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, incorporating a training center with four test kitchens, a research and development room equipped with a cooking laboratory, a quality control room, and a bacteria inspection room.

Constructed head office building in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, incorporating a training center with four test kitchens, a research and development room equipped with a cooking laboratory, a quality control room, and a bacteria inspection room.
1989

November.1989

Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities exchange.

1996

September.1996

Listed on the First Sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and of the Osaka Securities Exchange.

2000

November.2000

Acquired 7,200 shares of Sky Foods Co., Ltd. .(86% owned by the Company)from KINKI Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd

2003

August.2003

Acquired 29,400 shares of AAS Catering Co., Ltd. (85.14% owned by the Company)and becamea subsidiary of the Company.

Acquired 29,400 shares of AAS Catering Co., Ltd. (85.14% owned by the Company)and becamea subsidiary of the Company.
2011

July.2011

Concluded a franchise agreement with JALUX AMERICAS, Inc. in California, USA, and opened franchise stores "Dondontei" and "Mugimaru".

Concluded a franchise agreement with JALUX AMERICAS, Inc. in California, USA, and opened franchise stores "Dondontei" and "Mugimaru".
2015

October.2015

Established Gourmet Kineya Restaurant Co., Ltd. (wholly owned by the Company) and entrusted shop operation of the restaurant business to this company. GOURMET KINEYA CO., LTD. (the Company) became a holding company.

2017

September.2017

Established GK ASIA SDN. BHD. (66% owned by the Company) in Malaysia.

2018

February.2018

Established MYNEWS KINEYA SDN. BHD. (49% owned by GK ASIA SDN. BHD.) in Malaysia through a joint venture agreement between GK ASIA SDN. BHD. and MYNEWS FOODS SDN. BHD.

Established MYNEWS KINEYA SDN. BHD. (49% owned by GK ASIA SDN. BHD.) in Malaysia through a joint venture agreement between GK ASIA SDN. BHD. and MYNEWS FOODS SDN. BHD.
2022

April.2022

Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market.

2023

July.2023

Two subsidiaries (Ichibantei Honbu Co., Ltd. and Yukimura Co., Ltd.) merged to become Yukimura Ichibantei Co., Ltd.

Two subsidiaries (Ichibantei Honbu Co., Ltd. and Yukimura Co., Ltd.) merged to become Yukimura Ichibantei Co., Ltd.