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At Sofuren, we strive to deliver safety and peace of mind
while wishing for the health of every guest.
Eating delicious food can improve the quality of everyday life.
The feelings of “this is delicious” and “this is enjoyable” are part of what creates happiness.
while wishing for the health of every guest.
Eating delicious food can improve the quality of everyday life.
The feelings of “this is delicious” and “this is enjoyable” are part of what creates happiness.
What Sofuren Aims For
Company Profile
ABOUT
- Company Name
- Sofuren Co., Ltd.
- Founded
- June 1957
- Capital
- 40 million yen
- Representative
- Rie Wada
- Employees
- 120 employees (71 men, 49 women)
- Average Age
- 43 years old
- Annual Sales
- 4.5 billion yen (fiscal year ending March 2019)
- Head Office
- 110-5 Minami-Tomoda, Hita, Oita
- TEL
- 0973-23-9360
- Stores
- 44 stores
- Business
- Food manufacturing, sales, wholesale, food-service management and design, location research, management training, and operational guidance.
History
HISTORY
- 1957
- Yasuchika Sumi founded the business in Tanso-machi.
- 1963
- The main store moved to Sanbonmatsu, Hita City.
- 1967
- Hiroki Sumi became president.
- 1972
- Opened the first Oyama store, followed by Kurume Higashi, Amagi, Kurume Akebono, and other stores.
- 1978
- Opened the Nishijin store.
- 1980
- Opened the Kasuga and Tosu stores.
- 1982
- Opened the Saga store.
- 1983
- Opened the Chikugo Akasaka and Yoshii stores.
- 1984
- Opened the Kurume Chuo Koen-mae and Kagetsu stores.
- 1985
- Opened the Yanagawa store.
- 1987
- Built the Sofuren headquarters and factory in Minami-Tomoda. Completed the centralized delivery system for meat, noodles, and other products. Opened the Kusu and Umi stores.
- 1988
- Opened the Tomoda store.
- 1989
- Opened the Tanushimaru store.
- 1990
- Opened the Takeo store.
- 1991
- Moved the Sofuren main store to Wakamiya and established it as the new Sofuren main store.
- 1995
- Opened the Hirokawa store.
- 1998
- Opened the Sumiyoshi and Takada stores.
- 1999
- Opened the Haya and Higashi-Aikawa Bypass stores.
- 2000
- Opened the Tosu Maki, Kokura Himawari-dori, and Fukuoka Inter stores.
- 2001
- Opened the Hibaru store.
- 2002
- Opened the Iizuka store.
- 2005
- Opened the Yokohama Aoba store.
- 2007
- Opened the Ogori store.
- 2009
- Opened the Ikinomatsubara and Daizenji stores.
- 2010
- Opened the Nakatsu Chuo store.
- 2011
- Opened the JR Kurume store.
- 2012
- Opened the Beppu Aoki, Koga Inter, and Orio stores. Reopened the Kokura Ekinaka store after renovation. Completed the main building of the Sofuren Sohonten.
- 2013
- Opened the Shiga Minakuchi store.
- 2014
- Opened the Kyoto, Kami-Ori, and Nagoya Tenpaku stores.
- 2015
- Opened the Kumamoto Higashi Bypass Miyuki store.
- 2017
- Opened the Kumamoto Tokuo store.
- 2018
- Opened the Yamaguchi Hofu and Kumamoto Mashiki Inter stores. Reopened the Kusu store after renovation.
- 2019
- Completed the new factory in Minami-Tomoda.
- 2019
- Opened the Tagawa Ikari store.
- 2020
- Reopened the Kagetsu store after renovation.
- 2021
- Opened the Tobata Sayagatani store and reopened the Kurume Chuo Koen-mae store after renovation.
- 2024
- Opened the Tokyo Ueno, Kanda, and Kumamoto Kikuyo stores.
- 2026
- Opened the Hirokawa SA store.