- CEO
- Mamoru Kuzuhara
- Full Time Employees
- 1,298
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Address
- 6-12-23 Mitsui Ichinomiya AI Japan 491-8601
- IPO Date
- Mar 8, 2004
- Business
- Ichibanya Co., Ltd. (7630.T) operates and franchises curry specialty restaurants primarily under the CURRY HOUSE CoCo ICHIBANYA brand, offering customizable curry rice dishes with options for spice levels, toppings including rice, chicken, sausage, hamburger, salads, desserts, beverages and sushi; it also manages Pasta de CoCo outlets specializing in ankake spaghetti, a Nagoya-style pasta with thick tomato-based sauce, vegetables and ground meat where customers select toppings, noodle amounts and spiciness, alongside other brands such as Menya CoCo Ichi and Nikkui Tei. Founded in 1978 with its first CURRY HOUSE CoCo ICHIBANYA restaurant near Nagoya and headquartered at 6-12-23 Mitsui, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the company conducts directly managed and franchised operations across all 47 Japanese prefectures and internationally in the United States, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Vietnam and the United Kingdom. It maintains subsidiaries including Ichibanya Restaurant Management (China) Co., Ltd., Taiwan Ichibanya Inc., Ichibanya USA, Inc., Ichibanya Hong Kong Limited, Ichibanya UK Limited, Daikokushoji Co., Ltd., Takei Co., Ltd., LFD Japan Co., Ltd. and Kozou Co., Ltd., supporting its foodservice segment focused on Japanese-style curry and regional pasta specialties for diverse domestic and overseas customers.
In recent developments, Ichibanya acquired 100% ownership of Kozou Co., Ltd. in January 2025, following its purchases of 100% stakes in LFD Japan Co., Ltd. in December 2023, Takei Co., Ltd. in March 2023 and Daikoku Shoji Co., Ltd. in December 2020, bolstering operational capabilities in restaurant management and supply chain. The company targets major expansion in India, building on its 2020 entry with the Cyber Hub store in Haryana, and continues global growth with halal-certified outlets in Japan and vegetarian menu options. Additionally, Ichibanya transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market and Nagoya Stock Exchange Premier Market in April 2022, enhancing its listing status amid ongoing international franchise development.