External recognition of TORIDOLL Group's sustainability activities are as follows:
Environment
Eco Mark Award 2025 Excellence Award
Toridoll Holdings and Marugame Seimen have established their own standards and are working to improve the environmental friendliness of their stores. One of these standards is that obtaining Eco Mark certification is mandatory for all stores.
Our efforts to comprehensively reduce resource use, such as energy and water, and waste generation at this store were recognized, and we received an Excellence Award at the "Eco Mark Award 2025" presented by the Eco Mark Secretariat of the Japan Environment Committee.
Eco Action 21
Toridoll Holdings has incorporated the acquisition of "Eco Action 21" certification, based on guidelines established by the Ministry of the Environment, into its environmental management goals. In fiscal year 2023, all Marugame Seimen restaurants obtained certification, and in fiscal year 2024, all "Tempura Makino" restaurants under Toridoll Japan's brand also obtained certification. In addition, in fiscal year 2025, all "KONA'S" restaurants and all "Butaya Ton-ichi" restaurants under Toridoll Japan's brand also obtained certification.
In obtaining certification and registration, we set targets for each applicable store, such as halving food waste and discharge and improving the food recycling rate, and we report our efforts annually in an environmental management report. We will continue to work on further initiatives to increase the number of certified stores in the future.
Energy Conservation Award
In December 2019, the "Energy-Saving Initiative through Automatic Control of Boiling Pots" received the highest award, the "Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award," in the Energy Conservation Case Study category of the 2019 Energy Conservation Awards (sponsored by the Japan Energy Conservation Center). This marks the first time that a company in the food service industry has received the "Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award."
Letter of appreciation from the Japan Heat Pump and Thermal Storage Center.
In 2023, Marugame Seimen obtained the first "ZEB" certification in the domestic and international food service industry. The water heaters included in this facility were recognized by the Japan Heat Pump & Thermal Storage Center for their contribution to the widespread adoption of heat pump and thermal storage systems, and the company received a letter of appreciation from the Japan Heat Pump & Thermal Storage Center.
Social
"Japan Branding Awards 2025" Grand Prize "GOLD",
"Japan Branding Awards 2022" - Highest Award: "Best of the Best"
"Japan Branding Awards 2022" - Highest Award: "Best of the Best"
In 2022, Marugame Seimen received the "Best of the Best" award, the highest honor, at the "Japan Branding Awards 2022," which is presented by Interbrand Japan Inc. to evaluate domestic branding.
Similarly, in the Customer Experience (CX) ranking conducted by CSpaceTokyo, a group company of Interbrand Japan, Marugame Seimen was selected as the number one ranked company in fiscal year 2022. Furthermore, in 2025, it received the highest award, "GOLD," at the "Japan Branding Awards 2025" from the same company.
A total of 13 awards were given at the "Marketing Excellence Awards 2022".
(Grand Prize: 1, Gold Prize: 3, Silver Prize: 7, Bronze Prize: 2)
(Grand Prize: 1, Gold Prize: 3, Silver Prize: 7, Bronze Prize: 2)
In January 2023, Tam Chai San Ge and Tam Chai Yunnan received a total of 13 awards (1 Grand Prize, 3 Gold Awards, 7 Silver Awards, and 2 Bronze Awards) at the "Marketing Excellence Awards 2022," Hong Kong's most prestigious marketing awards. Among these, Tam Chai Yunnan received the most prestigious Grand Prize.
3rd Japan Service Awards - Excellence Award
Marugame Seimen's handmade, freshly prepared food experience service received an Excellence Award at the 3rd Japan Service Awards, hosted by the Service Industry Productivity Council of the Japan Productivity Center.
Received the "Consumer-Oriented Activity Award" at the 8th ACAP Consumer-Oriented Activity Awards, the first time a restaurant company has received this honor.
In 2023, Toridoll Holdings became the first restaurant company to receive the "Consumer-Oriented Activity Award" at the 8th ACAP Consumer-Oriented Activity Awards, hosted by the Japan Consumer Affairs Council (ACAP)*.
Work with Pride: Received the highest rating of "Gold" in the "PRIDE Index 2025" for five consecutive years.
Furthermore, it received the highest award, "BEST WORKPLACE," at the "D&I AWARD 2025."
Furthermore, it received the highest award, "BEST WORKPLACE," at the "D&I AWARD 2025."
Toridoll Holdings has received the highest rating of "Gold" for the fifth consecutive year in the "PRIDE Index 2025," an evaluation index for workplace initiatives for LGBTQ+ and other sexual minorities formulated by the general incorporated association Work with Pride.
Furthermore, we were awarded the highest honor, "BEST WORKPLACE," in the "D&I AWARD 2025," which recognizes companies that are leading the way in diversity and inclusion in Japan.
Received the Minister's Award in the Corporate Category for the "Regional Revitalization Support Tax System (Corporate Hometown Tax)" in fiscal year 2024.
In 2024, Toridoll Holdings received the Corporate Category award at the FY2024 "Ministerial Commendation for the Regional Revitalization Support Tax System (Corporate Hometown Tax)," which is organized by the Cabinet Office's Regional Revitalization Promotion Office with the aim of promoting the use of the tax system. This award recognized Toridoll's efforts in Sanuki Hiroshima (a common name for Hiroshima), an island in Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture, with which the company concluded a comprehensive regional revitalization partnership agreement in 2022.
Sanuki Hiroshima faces challenges of population decline and an aging society, and one of our employees has relocated to the island to work on island development. We made a donation using the local revitalization support tax system (corporate version of hometown tax) in fiscal year 2022, and Marugame City used the donation as the source of funds to renovate and reopen the Enoura Port waiting area, the gateway to the island, in January 2024. A new rooftop terrace offering views of the beautiful islands of the Seto Inland Sea and a restaurant called "Minato no Pizza-ya-san" serving handmade, freshly made pizzas have been added, creating a key station that offers unique Sanuki Hiroshima experiences and serves as a hub for interaction between local residents and people from outside the island.
Governance
Selected as one of the "DX-Focused Companies 2026".
Toridoll Holdings has been selected as one of the "DX-Focused Companies 2026" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan.
"DX-Focused Companies" are selected from companies that are undertaking particularly noteworthy initiatives in business transformation and the creation of new value through the use of digital technology.
Received the runner-up prize at the "IT Japan Award 2023".
Toridoll Holdings received the runner-up prize at the "IT Japan Award 2023," hosted by Nikkei Computer. The company was highly praised for building a resilient business platform that thoroughly embraces a minimalist approach, based on its "DX Vision 2022."
Received the highest award, "Best IT Award," at the "2022 IT Awards."
Toridoll Holdings has received the highest honor, the "IT Excellence Award (Transformation Category)," at the "2022 IT Awards" hosted by the Japan Association for Information Technology. Toridoll Holdings' business platform, built on SaaS, DaaS, BPO, and zero trust, as well as its corporate stance, including transformations such as the formation of advanced organizational capabilities that integrate people, organization, and technology based on a clear vision for value realization, were highly praised.
Rating under the DBJ BCM Rated Loan Program
On May 31, 2021, Toridoll Holdings received a rating from the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) for its "DBJ BCM Rating" loan program, stating that it has "excellent efforts in disaster prevention and business continuity." The "DBJ BCM Rating" loan program is the world's first loan program to introduce a specialized "BCM rating" methodology, which uses a unique evaluation system developed by DBJ to evaluate and select companies with excellent efforts in disaster prevention and business continuity, and then sets loan conditions according to that evaluation.
Amidst the diversification of risks in the business environment, such as natural disasters, Toridoll Holdings is promoting disaster prevention and business continuity initiatives to minimize damage, ensure the safety of employees and customers, enhance business continuity, and contribute to the formation of a sustainable society.
Others
Awarded the "IR Excellence Award for Companies".
Toridoll Holdings received the "IR Excellence Award 2023" from the Japan Investor Relations Association. The company's IR activities were highly praised, including the active involvement of the CEO and CFO in IR, regular dialogue with investors, and communication through participation in store tours in addition to meetings, as well as efforts to clearly demonstrate the company's competitive advantages from management to the IR department.
Winner of the Grand Prize at the "Shibuya Sustainable Award 2025"
Toridoll Holdings has received the Grand Prize at the "Shibuya Sustainable Award 2025," hosted by Shibuya Ward. The company's activities contributing to sustainability in Shibuya Ward, where its headquarters are located, were highly praised.
[This page was last updated on April 10, 2026] The figures are for fiscal year 2024, but some of the initiatives include information from fiscal year 2025.
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