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- Demae-Can Co., Ltd. (ticker: YUMSF) operates a leading online food delivery platform in Japan, connecting restaurants with consumers through specialized websites and mobile applications. The company provides core services including the Demae-can platform, which facilitates orders for pizza, sushi, curry, Chinese food, fast food, beverages, alcohol, and daily necessities from member stores across all 47 prefectures; Yahoo! Quick Mart for delivering everyday items; Demaekan eGift, a digital gift certificate for dishes, foods, and household goods; and mail order sales of shochu, other alcohol products, restaurant foods, and supplements via call centers. It also offers delivery agency services, order transmission systems, advertising management, and life assistance solutions through sites like Kaketsuke-can, primarily targeting individual consumers, restaurants, and delivery personnel in the domestic market.
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, at Link Square Shinjuku, the company--formerly known as Yume no Machi Souzou Iinkai Co., Ltd.--employs approximately 388 people and operates in the internet retail and delivery sector with two main segments: Demae-can delivery services and mail order businesses.
Recent developments include the acquisition and subsequent cancellation of 11.8 million treasury shares in 2024 to optimize capital structure; sale of a 24.65% stake in subsidiary Kurumeshi Co., Ltd. to Unison Capital Partners V (J), L.P. in a strategic divestiture; and ongoing investments in weather-integrated delivery optimization since 2022, reducing average delivery times to under 30 minutes with error margins of 2-3 minutes to enhance service reliability and competitiveness.