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First Employee Cafeteria Buffet

This is from the General Affairs Department. As part of our employee benefits at the headquarters, we have an employee cafeteria where meals cost only 300 yen each. Tracing the history of our employee cafeteria, it began with former Vice President Fujio Sato of Fujiwaraya’s thoughtful desire: “I want to let employees eat lunch without worrying about money or portion sizes.” It seems that in the past, female employees would help prepare lunch, but currently, a contracted company prepares delicious lunches every day. Normally, there’s a daily changing menu like this, including seasonal offerings. (The menu can also be changed to noodle dishes) The company contracted to run our employee cafeteria planned and hosted a “Cafeteria Buffet”! They prepared many different dishes! That day, there was also a management training session, so employees from all six Tohoku prefectures enjoyed the delicious meal together. Usually, about 60 people use the cafeteria, but on this day, it was very busy with 100 people! Chicken Yakisoba Braised pork belly Salad Minestrone Cake, and many other items were available. I was also able to enjoy eating for the full hour of my break. The Kanesa Group implements various initiatives for employees, including this

2025.02.27

Event

Contact Form Issue Apology

We sincerely thank you for your continued patronage. We regret to inform you that due to a system configuration issue with our website’s “Contact Form,” we were unable to properly receive inquiry emails from customers. This issue persisted for approximately two months, from December 10, 2024, to February 4, 2025. We deeply apologize for the significant inconvenience and trouble this has caused to customers who submitted inquiries during this period. The issue has now been fixed, and the contact form is functioning normally. We plan to contact individually those customers who submitted inquiries during the affected period to address their concerns. Moving forward, we will strengthen our regular system inspections to prevent such incidents from occurring again and strive to improve our service quality for our customers. If you have any questions, please contact us by phone at 022-239-2331. We will continue to work toward further improvement of our services and appreciate your understanding. February 5, 2025 Kanesa Fujiwaraya Co., Ltd. Contact Information: TEL: 022-239-2331 Reception Hours: Weekdays 9:00-17:00

2025.02.05

News

CEO: Masamune Sato’s Interview Featured in “Kappo March Issue”

An interview with CEO: Masamune of Kanesa Fujiwaraya was featured in the March 2025 issue of “Sendai Kappo Kappo.

2025.02.05

News

Lookback

I encountered a work that made me want to check its meaning repeatedly. It’s “Lookback” by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the author of Chainsaw Man. It has also been adapted into an animation, with music by Haruka Nakamura, whom I adore. The anime can be watched on Amazon Prime. It was the first time I had encountered a work that made me want to understand the creator’s intention so strongly right after finishing it. That’s how much I believe this work allows for various interpretations. The story begins with an elementary school girl named “Fujino” who is good at drawing, and another girl named “Kyomoto” who is also good at drawing but doesn’t attend school. They each serialize their work in the elementary school class newspaper. Without ever meeting each other, they reach graduation, and Fujino is asked by the teacher to deliver Kyomoto’s diploma to her house as fellow contributors to the same serialization. This is where they meet face-to-face for the first time. From there, their lives change dramatically, and eventually Fujino becomes a successful manga artist, while Kyomoto goes on to art college. Then an incident occurs. I’ll omit details of this incident as it would completely spoil the

2025.01.22

CEO Blog

Leader's Bookshelf

We Recommend “Cavalin Distillery Select”

Kanesa Fujiwaraya's recommended whisky, "Kavalan," made at a Taiwanese distillery, features exceptional characteristics. If you're looking for an easy-to-drink whisky, why not try the Kavalan series? A Whisky Expert shares the appeal of Kavalan.

2024.12.27

Business During The Year-end and New Year’s holidays

We are pleased to inform you that your company continues to flourish. We sincerely thank you for your exceptional patronage. Please find below our company’s and group companies’ business days during the year-end and New Year period. While all of our staff will work to prevent any inconvenience or trouble, there is a possibility of unexpected situations such as delayed deliveries due to heavy snow or traffic congestion. We appreciate your understanding in advance. *For details, please contact each business location.

2024.12.27

News

In-house Training

General Affairs Department. We conduct training twice a month to improve our managerial and human skills. Once is a lecture and group meeting with an invited expert. The other is a discussion among participants with the president sharing his thoughts. To be honest, I am not very good at classroom learning, but it is fun to learn about things I don’t know! and it is nice to be able to share the thoughts of the leader again! I am glad to be able to share the thoughts of the leaders again! The lecture is a long one that will continue until the end of the fiscal year. Let’s all cultivate our culture and improve our human skills!

2024.12.04

News

What We Want To Protect

For the memorable first content of my blog, I’d like to introduce a book. I struggled quite a bit deciding which book to introduce, haha. After all, it’s the very first post. I love books. Reading allows you to travel while staying in place. It also lets you converse with the author. It gives you perspectives you don’t have. I take books with me wherever I go. I can’t possibly feel at ease without one, and if I forget to bring one, I love books so much that I want to stop by a bookstore and buy a new one. That’s enough about my love for books; let’s get to the main topic. For this memorable first book, I’ll introduce a picture book. It’s called “The Bookbinder.” I bought it for my child, but I ended up becoming completely fascinated with it, and I’ve taken the liberty of placing it at the very front of my child’s bookshelf where it’s visible. In France, there is a profession called “relieur.” “Relieur” means “bookbinding” in French. Craftsmen called “artisans” repair broken books by hand. Not only do they repair them, but they also value the memories of those who used the books,

2024.12.03

CEO Blog

About Management

First Employee Cafeteria Buffet

Contact Form Issue Apology

CEO: Masamune Sato’s Interview Featured in “Kappo March Issue”

Lookback

We Recommend “Cavalin Distillery Select”

Business During The Year-end and New Year’s holidays

In-house Training

What We Want To Protect

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