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- Founder
- Tomoyoshi Nishiyama, President
- # of Restaurants
- 1,271 As of Dec. 31, 2008
- # of employee
- 539 As of Dec. 31, 2008
| History | |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Established as Kokudo Shinpan Co., Ltd., real estate business |
| 1996 January | Entered restaurant businesses and opened Yakiniku Ichiba “Shichirin” |
| 1997 November | Opened the first franchised restaurant |
| 2008 April | Changed corporate name to REINS INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. |
| 2000 March | Opened a shabu-shabu restaurant, ONYASAI |
| 2000 July | Opened TORIDEN Kamameshi and Skewered Dishes |
| 2000 December | Listed to OTC market |
| 2001 July | Opened Gyu-Kaku in United States, the first one outside of Japan |
| 2002 February | Obtained 100% share of Red Lobster Japan Co., Ltd. |
| 2003 July | Opened REINS' 1000th restaurant |
| 2004 August | Acquired controlling interest in am/pm Japan Co., Ltd., a CVS chain. |
| 2004 October | Acquired controlling interest in Seijo Ishii Co., Ltd., a upper class supermarket |
| 2006 December | Went private via MBO |