Japan's House Foods weighs sale of CoCo Ichibanya curry chain operator

Business dealsCompany reviews business portfolio, leading to dissolution of dual-listing structureHouse Foods Group is considering selling Ichibanya, the operator of curry restaurant chain CoCo Ichibanya. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ryohei Shimizu and Masayuki Kozono)Nikkei staff writersAugust 31, 2026 10:32 JSTTOKYO -- Japan's House Foods Group is considering selling Ichibanya, the operator of curry restaurant chain CoCo Ichibanya, Nikkei learned on Monday, as the company reviews its business portfolio to drive new growth.