Japan’s biggest curry chain CoCo Ichibanya headed for sale

Shares of operator Ichibanya jumped 16% after parent company House Foods Group confirmed it was weighing a sale.

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 JSTTO