Central Forest Group, Inc. (7675) Stock Price

Central Forest Group is a corporate group with food and alcoholic beverage wholesale as its core business. It consists of 6 subsidiaries and 1 affiliated company, providing stable supply of various food and alcoholic beverages to retail stores, restaurants, and commercial customers.

The company's primary customers are corporate entities such as supermarkets, retail stores, and restaurants, with sales to these customers forming the core of its revenue. The business is structured as a single segment of food and alcoholic beverage wholesale and related operations, with limited diversification across business categories.

The company operates a wholesale-centered business that includes ancillary services such as logistics, light processing, and sales support. The group structure is centered on subsidiaries, with simplified disclosure for non-consolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies of lesser importance.

The company has adopted "Distribution Forest" as its vision and aims to become the top player in both quality and quantity in the Tokai and Hokuriku regions, as well as the most trusted by customers, through its five-year strategic plan "Accelerate 2025." For the next fiscal year (December 2025), the company projects consolidated group results of 360 billion yen in revenue, approximately 2.91 billion yen in operating profit, approximately 3.23 billion yen in ordinary profit, and approximately 2.32 billion yen in net profit attributable to parent company shareholders. By setting these numerical targets, the company seeks to balance growth investment with profitability.

The company's priority investment areas are logistics and sales support, with the strengthening of ancillary services beyond wholesale serving as a key differentiator. Leveraging its group structure of six subsidiaries and one affiliated company, the company is investing in value-added services such as light processing, cold chain management, and point-of-sale sales support. In response to cost increases and labor shortages resulting from logistics-related regulatory changes, the company is differentiating itself through concrete measures including facility reorganization and promotion of shared distribution to stabilize and improve delivery efficiency.

For new market development and business expansion, the company is strengthening its focus on small-scale retailers and business-use demand in addition to its existing customers such as supermarkets and restaurants. The company plans to expand its distribution network by focusing on market share growth in the Tokai and Hokuriku regions through logistics facility development and enhanced sales capabilities. Additionally, the company is prioritizing the establishment of a stable supply system to prepare for extreme weather and disasters, and is advancing partnerships with new business partners by strengthening its ability to respond with regional focus.

In technological innovation, the company is advancing demand forecasting and inventory management precision through digitalization, as well as temperature control visualization, simultaneously improving logistics efficiency and quality. By phasing in order management systems, information platforms for business partners, and warehouse automation and labor-saving measures, the company is addressing labor shortages and cost increases while strengthening traceability and product proposal capabilities that meet consumer needs for health consciousness and environmental responsibility.