CHIKARANOMOTO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.

Chikaranomoto Holdings Co., Ltd. operates ramen specialty stores, restaurants, and food courts together with its subsidiaries. It has three segments: Domestic Store Management, Overseas Store Management, and Product Sales. The company manufactures and sells soba, udon, and ramen noodles, as well as soups, sauces, broths, seasonings, and other food ingredients under brands including Ippudo, Najimatei, Inaba Udon, Kaeda, Kanada, Watanabe Seimen, and RAMEN EXPRESS. It also provides licenses to local operating partners, planning and design support, and management of events, technical training classes, and storehouses, serving commercial and general consumers across Japan, the United States, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, France, Myanmar, Vietnam, and New Zealand. Founded in 1985, it is headquartered in Fukuoka City, Japan.