- CEO
- Kohei Nojiri
- Full Time Employees
- 5,907
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Address
- Landmark Tower Yokohama KN Japan 220-8112
- IPO Date
- Oct 13, 2000
- Business
- Colowide Co., Ltd. Colowide Co., Ltd. (7616.T) operates as a comprehensive food production company primarily engaged in the restaurant business through direct management and franchises in Japan and internationally. The company offers a diverse portfolio of over 20 restaurant brands focused on Japanese BBQ (such as Gyu-Kaku), teishoku set meals (including OOTOYA), conveyor belt sushi (Kappa Sushi), izakaya (AMATARO, San-Roku-Go Sakaba), yakitori, shabu shabu (Shabu Shabu On-Yasai), burgers (Freshness Burger), and other formats like steak houses (LA PAUSA), katsu (KATSUDOKI), and pubs (HOKKAIDO, Kamadoka); it also provides catering services for hospitals, nursing homes, and offices, manufactures and sells confectionery (under brands like Cheese Garden and Criollo), sauces, liquors, tobacco, and foodstuffs, and manages karaoke rooms and self-ordering systems (Menu-kun). Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, Colowide conducts merchandising operations encompassing product planning, raw material procurement, manufacturing at 10 factories (including central kitchens), and logistics to support its 2,602 restaurants and 524 catering sites, while serving annual visitors exceeding 200 million across 15 countries and regions with 409 global outlets. Recent developments include the 2024 acquisitions of Nifs Co., Ltd. and Socio Food Service Inc. to enter hospital and care facility catering, Nihon Meika Souhonpo Co., Ltd. (rebranded N Baton Company, Ltd.) to expand desserts, and the establishment of joint venture Heartful Dining Co., Ltd. with Nippon General Food Co., Ltd.; in 2025, it acquired Seagrass Holdco Pty Ltd., Australia's leading steak chain, to bolster overseas food services and beef supply chains; additionally, the company launched the Gyu-Kaku-derived GYU BOSS brand in the UAE in November 2024 and pursues sustainable procurement like land-based fish and functional vegetables.