- Business
- Demae-Can Co., Ltd. (2484.T) operates a leading online food delivery platform in Japan, connecting restaurants with consumers through specialized websites and apps. The company provides core services including the flagship Demae-kan platform offering delivery of restaurant meals such as pizza, bento boxes, Chinese, sushi, curry, Western cuisine, beverages, alcohol, and daily necessities; Yahoo! Quick Mart for daily essentials; Demaekan eGift, a digital gift certificate for food and everyday items; and sharing delivery logistics for non-food categories like household goods. It also maintains a mail order segment for shochu, other alcohols, restaurant foods, and supplements via call centers. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, with additional offices in Osaka, Demae-Can serves all 47 prefectures, targeting individual consumers and restaurants nationwide. In recent developments, the company changed its name from Yume no Machi Souzou Iinkai Co., Ltd. in December 2019 to reflect its focus on delivery services; agreed to divest its 24.65% stake in Kurumeshi Co., Ltd. to Unison Capital Partners V (J), L.P. managed by Unison Capital, Inc.; and completed an equity buyback of 20,040,800 shares (15.85% of outstanding shares) for approximately ¥5 billion in July 2024.