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January 30, 2008 |
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SENBA KITCHO: Reopens Main Outlet After Suspension Senba Kitcho K.K. reopened its main restaurant in Chuo Ward, Osaka, for the first time since the food chain suspended operations in November due to a product-mislabeling scandal, The Yomiuri Shimbun reports. According to the Yomiuri, Senba Kitcho has terminated the sale of deli items and sweets, which had been mislabeled with false expiration dates, and has closed its restaurants in Shinsaibashi in the ward and in the Tenjin area of Fukuoka. The report notes that some of Senba Kitcho's regular customers warmly welcomed the reopening, saying that they had been waiting to taste the restaurant's cuisine again and were ready to dine there again often. However, the Yomiuri relates, some Senba Kitcho employees claimed that true rehabilitation would not be possible as long as a member of the founding family served as an executive. Senba Kitcho's proprietress, Sachiko Yuki, who is a daughter of the restaurant chain's founder and is the firm's new president, personally welcomed the guests during the reopening, the Yomiuri says. The report further notes that the restaurant's beef kaiseki course was not served during the course, as the restaurant had been found to have mislabeled the meat used in the meal as Sanda Beef, a brand of Hyogo Prefecture, although it was of a different origin. Osaka-based Sencho Kitcho K.K., is a restaurant chain operator with 12 branches all over Japan. The Troubled Company Reporter-Asia Pacific reported on Jan. 18, 2008, that Senba Kitcho filed for court protection on Jan. 16 from creditors amid suspension of its business in the wake of a food mislabeling scandal. Senba Kitcho said it sought to alleviate around JPY800 million in liabilities and rebuild operations under the Civil Rehabilitation Law. |
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