- Business
- Kakiyasu Honten Co., Ltd. engages in the production and sale of dressed meat, prepared foods, Japanese confectionery, and shigure-cooking foods, as well as the operation of restaurants primarily in Japan. The company offers beef, pork, and chicken products including premium Matsusaka beef, proprietary Kakiyasugyu beef noted for its smooth texture from specialized feed and fattening methods, and Premium Agu pork raised in Okinawa pastures; Western and Chinese-style delicatessen prepared with seasonal ingredients; traditional Japanese sweets such as ohagi, mitarashi dango, and daifuku sold through approximately 150 stores nationwide; processed foods; and shigure-cooking items like stewed beef. It operates high-grade Japanese-style restaurants featuring sukiyaki and shabu-shabu with Matsusaka beef, buffet-style venues serving Japanese, Chinese, and Western cuisine, and family-oriented hamburger steak outlets. Founded in 1871 as a gyunabe-ya beef hot-pot restaurant and headquartered in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, the company maintains integrated operations from production to sales via its own factories and specializes in home-meal replacements, eating-out, and home cooking solutions targeting retail and dining customers across Japan. In June 2024, Kakiyasu Honten agreed to acquire Akatsuka Kosan Co., Ltd., a transaction approved by its board and completed in July 2024 subject to shareholder approval, marking a key expansion in its operational footprint.