History
July 1975
The founder opened "Taisushi" in Abeno-ku, Osaka City.
June 1984
Opened the first store (store name: Sushi Taro) in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture.
October 1984
Sushitaro Co., Ltd. (trade name: Sushitaro → later trade name: Sushiro) is established in Toyonaka, Osaka.
September 1988
Sushitaro Co., Ltd. (trade name: Sushitaro → later trade name: Akindo) is established in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture.
September 1996
Opening a store where dishes are priced at 100 yen each
August 1999
Sushitaro Co., Ltd. (Toyonaka City) and Sushitaro Co., Ltd. (Suita City) merged.
December 2000
Changed company name to Akindo Sushiro Co., Ltd. (formerly Akindo Sushiro Co., Ltd.) Moved head office to Tsuruno, Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture, and integrated new processing plant and warehouse into the head office.
September 2003
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
February 2004
Complete closure of the processing plant at the head office
April 2006
The registration of the head office has been changed to Suita City, Osaka Prefecture.
August 2007
Strategic business partnership with Kyokuyo Co., Ltd. and Unison Capital Group
April 2009
Delisted from the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
April 2011
Established a subsidiary, Sushiro Korea, Inc. (consolidated subsidiary), in Seoul, South Korea.
March 2015
Akindo Sushiro Holdings Co., Ltd. is established through a stock transfer and transitions to a holding company structure.
October 2015
Sushiro Creative Dining Co., Ltd. (a consolidated subsidiary) is established through an incorporation-type division.
April 2016
Acquired all shares of CEI US Holdings Corporation (currently Sushiro US Holdings Inc.), a company that operates sushi-related Japanese restaurants in the United States, and made it a subsidiary (consolidated subsidiary).
September 2016
Opened SUSHIRO Minami-Ikebukuro store, the first urban store
March 2017
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
August 2017
Established a subsidiary, Sushiro Taiwan Co., Ltd., in Taipei, Taiwan.
August 2017
New business model Sugidama first store opens in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture
September 2017
Shinmei Co., Ltd. and Genki Sushi Co., Ltd. formed a capital and business alliance (dissolved in June 2019)
October 2018
Established a subsidiary in Singapore, Sushiro GH Singapore Pte. Ltd.
January 2019
Established a subsidiary, SUSHIRO HONGKONG LIMITED, in Hong Kong.
February 2020
Established a subsidiary, Sushiro GH (Thailand) Ltd., in the Kingdom of Thailand.
May 2020
Established Sharetea Japan Co., Ltd., a joint venture with LIAN FA INTERNATIONAL DINING BUSINESS CORPORATION.
January 2021
Established a sub-subsidiary, Guangzhou Sushiro Restaurants Co., Ltd.
April 2021
Sushiro Global Holdings Co., Ltd. changes its name to FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.
April 2021
Sushiro Creative Dining Co., Ltd. changed its name to FOOD & LIFE INNOVATIONS LTD.
April 2022
Established a sub-subsidiary company, Shenzhen Sushiro Restaurants Co., Ltd. in China.
April 2022
Established a sub-subsidiary company, Chengdu Sushiro Restaurants Co., Ltd. in China.
April 2022
Transitioned to Prime Market following market restructuring at the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
June 2022
Established F&LC Support Co., Ltd.
June 2023
FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES USA, Corp. and its subsidiary, FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES USA, LCC, in the United States.
July 2023
Established a subsidiary in Indonesia, PT. Indonesia Sushiro Restaurants.