Sushi

Retail Asia01/02/2023

The companies said Friday that sushi restaurant chains Akindo Sushiro Co. and Genki Sushi Co. are in merger talks to speed up the expansion of their overseas business. Akindo Sushiro operates Japan’s largest conveyor belt sushi chain with around 470 restaurants, most of them domestic. Genki Sushi, the No. 5 chain, runs more than half […]

Retail Asia03/06/2021

Vietnamese restaurant chain Roll’d, has rolled out a range of pantry staples at Coles, allowing customers to recreate restaurant favoritesnoo at home. Starting this month, shoppers can now purchase the same ingredients and condiments used at the restaurant, including a range of four sauces – Sticky Hoisin, Spicy Hoisin, Nước Mắm, and Chili Mayo (at […]

Retail Asia03/12/2020

Sushiro Global Holdings, the Japan-based operator of sushi chain Sushiro, plans to boost its Asian presence with the opening of new restaurant units in Thailand and China. The company will be renamed to Food & Life in April 2020. It will launch its first Thailand location in Bangkok next spring, Nikkie Asia reported. Sushiro will […]

Retail Asia24/01/2020

Japanese restaurant franchise Kura Sushi is launching in its third overseas market, China. The brand has already enjoyed some success in the US and Taiwan, and is now set to open its first Chinese mainland location in Shanghai. Ten further locations are planned for the territory later this year. According to a Nikkei report, the […]

Retail Asia30/09/2019

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The new venue, Tominokoji Yamagishi, is part of the 90-year-old firm’s expansion plan in the local dining industry. Located in the prime Ocean Centre in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, it provides 15 seats for booking and serves fine Kyoto cuisine. “Kyoto Ichinoden was founded in 1927,” noted Kyoto Ichinoden HK president Jumpei Tanaka. […]

Retail Asia26/03/2019

Sushi Sushi has announced an expansion into New South Wales, and New Zealand, alongside an agreement to sell a majority share to Odyssey Private Equity. Founder Anna Kasman said she is confident the business will continue to prosper under Odyssey, and that she is grateful to its dedicated and passionate team and franchise partners. The […]

Retail Asia03/10/2017

hinmei, which owns Japanese restaurant chain Genki Sushi, will buy a one-third stake in bigger rival Sushiro Global Holdings from European private equity firm Permira. Permira has agreed to sell its stake in Sushiro Global, which it bought from Japanese private equity firm Unison Capital in 2012, to Shinmei. Permira, which paid about ¥80 billion […]

Retail Asia01/02/2017

Kit Kat, trusty purveyor of cocoa-coated wafer bars, has swooped in with the break you never knew you craved: chocolate sushi. The unimaginable “sushi cut kits” debut Thursday at Tokyo’s first-ever street-facing Kit Kat specialty store, according to former Gawker property Kotaku and Japanese media. The treats reportedly come in three flavors: “Maguro” (tuna), “Uni” […]

Retail Asia31/03/2016

Korea’s retail giant Homeplus launched an expanded line of sushi, which will sell for 390 won (30 cents) each until April 6. Homeplus announced Wednesday that it built on their existing sushi line “Chef Sushi,” which was originally limited to 16 types, to 34 variations. These bite-sized delicacies include localized specialties such as tuna-mayonnaise and […]

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Japan’s sushi-train restaurant chains eye overseas expansion

Vietnamese restaurant chain Roll’d launches FMCG range through Coles

Japanese sushi chain Sushiro eyes cross-border expansion next year

Japanese franchise Kura Sushi to launch in China

Kyoto Ichinoden has opened a high-end Japanese restaurant in Hong Kong

Sushi Sushi acquired by Odyssey

Genki Sushi owner buying into rival

Give yourself a break with Japan’s limited-edition Kit Kat sushi

Sushi for W390 in Korea