History
History of Tsubohachi Group
March 1973 | Founded. Opened the first restaurant in Kotoni, Sapporo |
August 1975 | Opened the first franchise restaurant |
June 1976 | Established Tsubohachi Co., Ltd. (Sapporo) |
August 1978 | Started our franchising chain business |
April 1982 | Established Tsubohachi Co., Ltd. Tokyo Headquarters |
November 1984 | Opened Osaka Logistics Center (current name: Kansai Logistics Center) |
December 1984 | Opened Kitasenju Logistics Center |
September 1985 | Merged with Tsubohachi Co., Ltd. Hokkaido Headquarters, making a nationwide network |
April 1988 | Changed our business name to Itouman Syokuhin Co., Ltd. |
April 1991 | Changed our business name to Itoman Syokuhin Co., Ltd. |
April 1991 | Established a training center and singles dormitory in Wako-shi, Saitama |
October 1991 | Opened the Nagoya Logistics Center (current name: Chubu Logistics Center) |
April 1993 | Changed our business name to Tsubohachi Co., Ltd. |
August 1995 | Opened Soka Logistics Center |
April 1996 | Opened Fukuoka Logistics Center |
April 1998 | Opened Sapporo Food Processing Center and started to distribute processed food |
October 1999 | Opened the first Rirakuza, a creative cuisine restaurant, in Akasaka, Tokyo |
August 2001 | Developed the suburban restaurant Rakusyoku Dining Tsubohachi |
October 2001 | Acquired an ISO14001 certificate at the Soka Logistics Center |
May 2003 | Marked our 30th anniversary. Held a special anniversary event at all Tsubohachi restaurants nationwide |
September 2003 | Established Tsubohachi Liquor Distribution Co., Ltd. |
November 2003 | Opened the first Dining Table Akanedoki in Funabashi, Chiba |
February 2005 | Akanedoki Chiba-Ginza-dori branch won the “Compact award” at the Denka Chubo (All-electric Restaurant Kitchen) Contest |
February 2006 | Established the Tsubohachi Group Code of Conduct |
April 2006 | Started to display the places of origin of foods and ingredients at all group restaurants |
October 2006 | Opened the first Shabu Shabu Hatcho in Nakano, Tokyo |
February 2008 | Opened Hanamaki Logistics Center |
March 2009 | Opened Sakana Matsuri in front of Kinshicho station |
May 2009 | Opened the first international franchised Tsubohachi restaurant in Singapore |
June 2010 | Opened Ito Kacho, the yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant famous for its delicious horumon, in Yoyogi |
January 2011 | Opened the first Umaiya Shinpachi in the Itabashi Nakajuku shopping district |
January 2012 | Opened Kyushu Logistics Center (relocated from Fukuoka Logistics Center) |
March 2012 | Opened the first Pasta Studio Neo-Zipangu in Yokohama–Kannai |
May 2012 | Opened Sendai Logistics Center (relocated from Hanamaki Logistics Center) |
December 2012 | Opened the first international franchised Ito Kacho in Singapore |
May 2013 | Opened the Just Meat stone-grilled steak restaurant |
August 2013 | Concluded an area franchising agreement in Thailand with IMPACT Exhibition Management Co., Ltd. for all types of Tsubohachi businesses |
October 2013 | Opened Tsubohachi and Ito Kacho in Bangkok, Thailand |
November 2013 | Opened the Taisho-tei Thailand IMPACT branch |
June 2014 | Opened Rakushoku Tsubohachi Thailand BeeHive branch |
June 2014 | Opened Gyu-tan Sasagawa |
November 2015 | Opened the New York Steak Factory |