Kura Sushi
| File:Kura Sushi logo.svg | |
| File:くら天然魚市場外観.jpg Headquarters in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture | |
Native name | くら寿司株式会社 |
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| TYO: 2695 | |
| Industry | Foodservice |
| Founded | November 1995 |
| Headquarters | Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
Number of locations | 567 (2021) |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Kunihiko Tanaka (president) |
| Revenue |  ¥147.5 billion (2021) |
| ¥1.419 billion (2021) | |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
| File:Kura Sushi USA logo.png | |
| Nasdaq: KRUS (Class A) Russell 2000 Index component | |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California, United States |
Number of locations | 33 (2021) |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Hajime Uba (chairman and CEO) |
| Revenue | US$64.89 million (2021) |
| US$−10.30 million (2021) | |
| Owner | Kura Sushi, Inc. (76% voting power) |
| Website | kurasushi |
| Footnotes / references [3] | |
Native name | 亞洲藏壽司股份有限公司 |
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| TPEx: 2754 | |
| Founded | January 21, 2014 |
| Headquarters | Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan |
Number of locations | 45 (2022) |
Area served | Taiwan |
Key people | Kentaro Nishikawa (chairman and CEO) |
| Revenue | NT$2.527 billion (2021) |
 NT$22.35 million (2021) | |
| Owner | Kura Sushi, Inc. (67.99%) |
| Website | kurasushi |
| Footnotes / references [4][5] | |
Kura Sushi (Japanese: くら寿司, Hepburn: Kura zushi) is a Japanese sushi restaurant chain.[6][7] Its headquarters are in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.[8]
It has 451 locations in Japan, 22 in Taiwan, and 30 in the United States.[9] 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.[10] At Kura Sushi's locations, each of them own a robot known as "KuraB the Kurabot", who delivers things such as food and beverages,[11] however sometimes employees will simply supply the beverages themselves.
History
Kura Sushi launched its first location in Taiwan in December 2014 near Songjiang Nanjing metro station in Taipei.[12]
Kura Sushi has featured decorations and menu items based on characters such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Hello Kitty. By inserting a certain number of plates into a receptacle, customers can trigger custom animations or win prizes during their dining experience. [13]
Kura Sushi USA has repeatedly been sued for discrimination by former female corporate employee and many more lawsuits. The most recent class action that is still going on in California in 2022 was filed by a group of servers for unpaid overtime, regular wage, uniform and business travel expenses and many other unpaid items. Kura Sushi is widely known as “toxic company” and also has many severe scandals that include suicide of a store manager due to chronic and severe power-harassment within the organization and discrimination against female employees. Those scandals and toxic workplace of Kura Japan and USA are repeatedly reported by media and former and current employees.
Response to COVID-19
During the coronavirus pandemic, the company received $6 million in forgivable loans intended for small businesses from the Paycheck Protection Program.[14] The funds were distributed as part of the government's $2.2 trillion CARES Act and intended to benefit workers at employers with fewer than 500 employees that are unable to obtain credit elsewhere.[14] The loan was returned immediately after criticized.
See also
References
- ^ "Kura Sushi, Inc". Food Revolution Kura Sushi, Inc. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "Statements of Income". Food Revolution Kura Sushi, Inc. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Kura Sushi Usa, Inc. 2021 Annual Report 10-K". SEC.report. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Company Profile". Kura Sushi Asia Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "2021 Annual Report". investor.kurasushi.tw. 30 April 2022.
- ^ Gahōsha, Jiji (2001). Pacific Friend. Jiji Gaho Sha, Incorporated. pp. 12–13. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Kura plans more sushi restaurants in Taiwan". Nikkei Asian Review. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "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" - ^ "ir_20_02_18month" (PDF). kura-corpo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ Hiroko, Tabuchi (2010-12-30). "For Sushi Chain, Conveyor Belts Carry Profit". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Kura Sushi on TikTok".
- ^ "日本迴轉壽司KURA台灣1號店開始試營運 每盤40元". ETtoday 旅遊雲 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "Kura Sushi U.S. and Sanrio to Launch 2nd Collaboration on Feb. 1". License Global. January 28, 2022.
- ^ a b O'Connell, Jonathan (20 April 2020). "White House, GOP face heat after hotel and restaurant chains helped run small business program dry". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
External links
- Kura USA
- Kura Japan (in Japanese)
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