Chimney Corporation

Established as a 100% owned subsidiary of Jusco Co., Ltd. (now AEON Co., Ltd.), a company franchising izakaya restaurants, at 1-1 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Founded: February 1984

Opened Takadanobaba store as the first directly managed store: subsequently opened Kanda store, Ichigaya store, and Toritsu Daigaku store, operating as experimental stores

Started general recruitment of franchise加盟店 based on know-how accumulated from directly managed experimental stores

Opened Higashi Kan store as the first franchise store

Mr. Manabu Izumi appointed as President and CEO

Yaesu store opened as the 70th store of

Opened the first main store "Sushi Izakaya Hanami" at Kyobashi

Completed the headquarters building at 1-5-8 Kamezawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, a six-story building with an office, training center, and menu development test kitchen, enhancing its functionality as a headquarters

Simultaneously opened "Western-style Izakaya Chimney" and "Sushi Izakaya Hanami" within the headquarters building, and opened Asakusa Kaminarimon store with a takeout sushi corner as the third Hanami store

Sequentially opened the 4th store Kamejima, 5th store Kyobashi 3-chome, 6th Ginza main store, and 7th Nihonbashi store of "Sushi Izakaya Hanami"

Opened Tennenbashi store as the first store of the new business format "Ishoku Kobo Kodawariya"

Opened Gotenba Kogen Beer "Beer Chimney Marunouchi Store" as the 100th Chimney Group store

Established a non-life insurance agency

Opening of Koriyama store as the first store of the new business format "Yakiniku Buffet Beer Chimney"

Capital increased to 116 million yen

Opening of a new business format "Standing Drinking Place"

Achievement of 150th store

Achievement of 160th store, opening of Mizue store as the first store of the new business format "En Tsu-ya"

Introduction of new logistics system and start of total system for POS and logistics

Start of loss reduction system through efficient ordering

Full implementation of new menu concept "Safety, Security, Health"

Capital increased to 129 million yen

Opening of "Honoo no Chimney", a new business format of international creative cuisine, in Ueno Nakacho Street, Taito Ward

Hosting of the 200-store achievement fair

Establishment of training department for human resource development to respond to the 21st century: Enhancing employee training system

Producers of a restaurant building (5 floors in total) in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture: Simultaneous opening of two formats, Hana no Mai and Honoo no Chimney

Achievement of 210th store

Opening of the first conveyor sushi restaurant "Katsugyo Hana no Mai" in Edogawa Ward Kasai

Opening of new business format "Creative Izakaya Danran Honoo"

Mandatory qualification acquisition for food sanitation manager and fire prevention manager for all employees

Opening of the robata-style izakaya "Danran"