Kura Sushi

Kura Sushi, Inc.
Native name
くら寿司株式会社
TYO: 2695
IndustryFoodservice
FoundedNovember 1995; 29 years ago (1995-11)
HeadquartersSakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Number of locations
649 (2023)
Area served
Japan
Key people
Kunihiko Tanaka (president)
RevenueIncrease ¥211.4 billion (2023)
Increase ¥0.863 billion (2023)
Websitekurasushi.co.jp
Footnotes / references
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Kura Sushi USA, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: KRUS (Class A)
Russell 2000 Index component
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
HeadquartersIrvine, California, United States
Number of locations
69 (2024)
Area served
United States
Key people
Hajime Uba (chairman and CEO)
RevenueIncrease US$64.89 million (2021)
Increase US$−10.30 million (2021)
OwnerKura Sushi, Inc. (76% voting power)
Websitekurasushi.com
Footnotes / references
[3]
Kura Sushi Asia Co., Ltd.
Native name
亞洲藏壽司股份有限公司
Company typePublic
TPEx: 2754
FoundedJanuary 21, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01-21)
HeadquartersZhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan
Number of locations
45 (2022)
Area served
Taiwan
Key people
Kentaro Nishikawa (chairman and CEO)
RevenueIncrease NT$2.527 billion (2021)
Decrease NT$22.35 million (2021)
OwnerKura Sushi, Inc. (67.99%)
Websitekurasushi.tw
Footnotes / references
[4][5]

Kura Sushi, Inc. (Japanese: くら寿司, Hepburn: Kura zushi) is a Japanese sushi restaurant chain.[6][7] It is the second largest sushi restaurant chain in Japan, behind Sushiro and ahead of Hama Sushi.[8] Its headquarters are in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.[9]

It has 543 locations in Japan, 56 in Taiwan, and 69 in the United States.[10] While it is a conveyor belt sushi chain, it relies on a high level of automation allowing the average location to function with fifteen to twenty staff members.[11] At Kura Sushi's locations, a robot known as "KuraB the Kurabot" delivers foods, beverages, and other objects,[12] however sometimes employees will simply supply the beverages themselves.

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  5. ^ "2021 Annual Report". investor.kurasushi.tw. 30 April 2022.
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  8. ^ "Kura Sushi to raise prices, end 100-yen sushi after 4 decades | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  9. ^ "Company". Kura Sushi. Retrieved 2022-06-11. 1-2-1 Fukasaka, Naka-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 599-8253, Japan - Address in Japanese: "大阪府堺市中区深阪1-2-2"
  10. ^ "20231213kessann" (PDF). kura-corpo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  11. ^ Hiroko, Tabuchi (2010-12-30). "For Sushi Chain, Conveyor Belts Carry Profit". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
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