Japan's Yoshinoya aims for top spot in global ramen market: president

Restaurant group seeks to diversify amid higher beef and rice costs

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Yoshinoya Holdings acquired Kyoto-based Kiramekino Mirai, the company behind the Kiramekino Tori ramen chain, in January. (Photo by Nikkei)

HIDEKI SHINOHARA

TOKYO -- Yoshinoya Holdings seeks to turn ramen into a key driver of revenue as its mainstay beef bowl chain faces a tough business environment, President Yasutaka Kawamura told Nikkei in an interview.

Yoshinoya wants to reduce its reliance on the beef bowl business as costs continue to climb for U.S. beef and domestically grown rice -- beef bowls' two key ingredients.

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