| 1987-03 |
AlphaX Inc.'s OA software development division launched nationwide sales of the industry’s first restaurant management system for restaurant companies. |
| 1988-07 |
The restaurant management system surpassed 1,000 sales locations and became a nationwide bestseller. |
| 1989-01 |
As an optional system for the restaurant management system, a logistics system was announced and launched nationwide. |
| 1990-04 |
Established the sales subsidiary Alpha Brain System Inc. in Tokyo, and opened sales/support offices in Hokkaido, Yokohama, and Nagoya. |
| 1990-10 |
Announced and launched nationwide sales of the MPOS system, a PC-based POS register for restaurants jointly developed with Panasonic Electric Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 1991-01 |
Developed the industry’s first handheld inventory terminal dedicated to restaurants, which became a topic in the industry upon nationwide launch. |
| 1991-02 |
Opened an Osaka office in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka. |
| 1991-04 |
Developed an online maintenance program that allows remote users to perform level-up tasks and data repair over public lines, and launched the service at seven nationwide support centers. |
| 1991-05 |
The restaurant management system surpassed 2,000 sales locations. |
| 1992-02 |
Opened a Sendai office as Alpha Brain System Inc. |
| 1992-04 |
Opened a Sapporo office as Alpha Brain System Inc. |
| 1992-06 |
Introduced the industry's first notebook-style PC-based store ordering terminal. Compared to previous ordering terminals, it significantly improves cost and usability, becoming a hot topic nationwide upon launch. |
| 1992-09 |
Established the Koriyama branch office as Alpha Brain System Co., Ltd. |
| 1992-11 |
Released version 3.1 of the 'Restaurant Management System'. Surpassed 3,000 retail stores. |
| 1993-10 |
Announced the 'Restaurant Management System' series, including the NEC PC-98 series and versions compatible with major domestic hardware manufacturers. |
| 1993-12 |
Business promoter Tamura (now CEO) of AlphaX OA Software Development Division acquired the division (MBO) and became independent. Established AlphaX Food System Co., Ltd., simultaneously suspending partnerships and wholesale with various manufacturers. |
| 1994-09 |
Launched the FOODα1000, the food service industry's first ultra-low-cost, ultra-featured online POS system, including design (manufacturing) and sales. Entered the field of peripheral device design (manufacturing) for the first time. |
| 1994-11 |
Opened the Fukuoka branch as a Kyushu regional sales office. Relocated and expanded the Osaka branch. |
| 1994-12 |
'Restaurant Management System' surpassed 7,000 retail stores. |
| 1995-05 |
Established the Hokkaido branch office as Alpha Brain System Co., Ltd. |
| 1995-09 |
Released the FOODSTAFF food control system for hotels and inns. |
| 1995-10 |
Established AFS East Kyushu. |
| 1995-12 |
Announced version 4.0 of the 'Restaurant Management System', a fully network (LAN/WAN) compatible upgrade system, and began sales. |
| 1996-01 |
'Restaurant Management System' surpassed 10,000 retail stores. |
| 1996-04 |
Established the Solution Service Support Headquarters for internet services. |
| 1996-07 |
Published the monthly magazine 'Food Venture' supporting food entrepreneurs. |
| 1996-08 |
Launched the industry's first dedicated internet business service with 24-hour monitoring. |
| 1996-10 |
Established AFS Hiroshima. |
| 1997-02 |
Started the 'Buyer's Guide Search' service, publishing product information on ingredients, kitchen equipment, and other devices online. |
| 1997-06 |
To invest in the center, conducted the first external capital raise, setting the capital at 60.5 million yen. |
| 1997-10 |
Opened the 'Integrated Distribution Technology Center (Data Center)', operating 24 hours, in Ube City (headquarters), combining core internet business services with POS communication technologies and security. |
| 1997-11 |
Aiming to unify future core internet business services (currently known as ASP-type), we reorganized package sales subsidiaries and sales offices, consolidating them into Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Osaka, and Tokyo. |
| 1997-12 |
Launched the industry’s first "POS agency bulk distribution service" that can deliver mixed domestic major POS, and various core business ASP services. |
| 1998-03 |
Released "Tenda-bon Pack 98", the first practical form collection in the food service industry. |
| 1998-05 |
"Restaurant Management System" sales exceeded 18,000 stores. |
| 1998-06 |
Fully transitioned from selling the "Restaurant Management System" to focusing exclusively on ASP services. |
| 1998-12 |
ASP core business service store count surpassed 1,000. |
| 1999-11 |
Secured the management of 150 dining facilities within Huis Ten Bosch as an ASP service, becoming the first theme park dining facility. |
| 2000-04 |
Capital increased to 354,150,000 yen. |
| 2000-09 |
ASP core business service store count surpassed 1,800. |
| 2000-12 |
Expanded various web-related information provision services. |
| 2001-09 |
The food service portal site exceeded 2.5 million monthly page views. |
| 2001-10 |
ASP core business service store count surpassed 3,000. |
| 2002-01 |
Launched the industry’s first ticket vending machine online business analysis service. |
| 2002-03 |
Started the real-time banquet reception service "e-food Call" (now R2). |
| 2002-10 |
ASP core business service store count surpassed 3,600. |
| 2003-05 |
Launched and founded the information magazine "Partner" email distribution service. |
| 2003-10 |
In the peripheral equipment division, began offering "Natural Clean", a completely non-polluting detergent, as an environmentally contributing product. |
| 2003-10 |
ASP core business service store count surpassed 4,000. |
| 2004-07 |
Released "Order Shot", a new product that changed the history of order entry systems. |
| 2004-08 |
Released "FOODα3000", the third generation of our PC-POS product. |
| 2004-10 |
ASP core business service store count surpassed 4,500 stores. |
| 2004-12 |
The 'e-food Call' service was significantly upgraded, and it was relaunched as the 'R2' site, the world's first floor layout display with real-time reservation capability (test marketing started). |
| 2005-06 |
ASP core business service store count surpassed 5,000 stores. |
| 2006-02 |
Launched a mobile site for the real-time reservation site 'R2'. |
| 2006-04 |
ASP core business service store count surpassed 5,500 stores. |
| 2006-09 |
Listed on the Nikko New Market Hercules Market (now JASDAQ). Started full service of the real-time reservation 'R2' PC site. |
| 2007-02 |
Due to strong performance of the main business's corporate services, the 'R2 Service' was sold to a business partner. |
| 2007-04 |
Launched the monthly rental service 'e-CREW' for the order entry system. |
| 2007-06 |
Started selling the kitchen display function system 'Kitchen Shot' for order shots. |
| 2007-10 |
The order entry system 'Order Shot' obtained a technical patent. |
| 2008-02 |
Opened a Nagoya branch office. |
| 2009-03 |
Started selling the fourth generation of our PC-POs, 'FOODα5000'. |
| 2010-02 |
Started selling the 'FOODα5000' equipped with RAID SSD. |
| 2010-12 |
Integrated the Nagoya branch office into SSS Tokyo headquarters. |
| 2011-06 |
Started providing the 'FOOD GENESIS' service, a fully integrated system information database. |
| 2012-07 |
Moved the Yamaguchi headquarters office. |
| 2015-04 |
Started selling 'Restaurant Management System® for Windows'. |
| 2016-02 |
Started selling the 'Automatic Ordering System' expansion feature for 'Restaurant Management System®'. |
| 2016-07 |
Business partnership with LINE Pay Inc. |
| 2016-10 |
Started selling the versatile + twin display 'FOODα6000'. |
| 2016-12 |
Established AFS Marketing through a joint venture with Kōtsū Communications. |
| 2017-01 |
Obtained technology patents for the 'Restaurant Management System®' and 'Automatic Ordering System'. |
| 2017-07 |
Launched sales of the ultra-low-cost POS system 'FOODα4000' for restaurants. |
| 2017-07 |
Started selling the multi-payment system 'α-PAY' for the FOODα series POS system. |
| 2017-08 |
Introduced sales of the 'OneShot Automatic Plate Accounting' system for conveyor-belt sushi. |
| 2017-09 |
Completed the first domestic off-grill type headquarters/new data center. Held the 30th anniversary 'Thanksgiving Banquet' commemorative celebration. |
| 2017-09 |
Acquired the real estate of Natural Green Park Hotel and took over its operations. |
| 2017-09 |
Acquired the CRM business of Unity Marketing Solutions Inc. |
| 2017-10 |
Launched sales of the 'Customer Management System IMS-α (Imus-Alpha)'. |
| 2017-12 |
Entered into a business partnership with Glory Co., Ltd. |
| 2017-12 |
Started selling the versatile Android-based table ordering terminal 'TableShot'. |
| 2018-03 |
Opened the first pilot store, MASTARS CAFE at Natural Green Park Hotel. |
| 2018-04 |
Launched sales of the ultra-compact self-checkout terminal 'SelfShot'. |
| 2018-06 |
Started shipping the next-generation 'OrderShot' equipped with a 920MHz communication bandwidth order entry system module. |
| 2018-11 |
Formed a business partnership with Nissho Intech Co., Ltd. in line with the expansion into energy cost reduction projects. |
| 2019-02 |
Opened a Hiroshima branch office. |
| 2019-03 |
Launched sales of the fourth generation of our PC-POS, 'FOODα5000'. |
| 2019-05 |
Introduced sales of the 'Automatic Ingredient Consumption Calculation Ordering Feature' for the ultra-low-cost restaurant POS system 'FOODα4000'. |
| 2019-07 |
Opened the second pilot store, MASTARS CAFE Nihonbashi Kabutocho. |
| 2019-11 |
'SelfShot' and 'Automatic Ordering System' were adopted at the roadside station (MASTARS CAFE Tsuharu store). |
| 2019-12 |
Opened the Sapporo branch office. |
| 2020-03 |
Commenced rental service for the food industry delivery AI robot 'Service Shot'. |
| 2020-04 |
Commenced sales of the 'Self Shot' automatic ticketing machine version. |
| 2020-06 |
Obtained patents for the self-order system, self-order management method, and the 'Self Shot' program. |
| 2022-03 |
Released the global version of the 'Timely' attendance aggregation management system for the food service industry. |
| 2022-10 |
Commenced sales of the Windows tablet version of the ultra-low-cost restaurant POS system 'FOODα4000' and the display type 'FOODα4100'. |
| 2023-03 |
Established a business partnership with Partner Tech Co., Ltd. and a business partnership with USEN Co., Ltd. |
| 2023-04 |
Signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Sojitz Co., Ltd. for Orion Star's delivery and guide robots to domestic food service businesses. |
| 2023-08 |
Commenced integration with the core business system 'Restaurant Management System®' for food chain operators and the subscription-based system 'NEC Mobile POS'. |
