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    The power of people

    Akira Tsuchiya(en)
    Akira Tsuchiya(en)

    The power of people

    Corona Disaster, the restaurant business is tough.

    Except for the uncontrollable part due to location and business type,

    There are some common elements among the restaurants that are still popular and those that are not, even during this period.

    Restaurant = Taste (food), Atmosphere (interior), Service (people), Price

    We have previously mentioned that the balance of these five evaluation items is important.

    It is not necessary to give every item a rating of 5 on a 5-point scale. In addition, it would not be possible to run a business in such a way. A full Michelin course for 200 yen per customer, for example.

    Who are the target customers? What about the location? What is the business type?

    The optimal business evaluation matrix should be created according to these questions. Decide on two items that are the sharpest points of your store (your store's selling points) according to your target customers. Make them as close to a rating of 5 as possible. The ultimate pointiness. The other three items should be kept at a standard rating of 3 or higher.

    This is enough to become a prosperous restaurant.

    It is futile to try to make all items close to 5 in general. However, restaurant managers evaluate stores from such a perspective.

    It is impossible.

    Corona Disaster, although difficult, differentiation by people is a major point that other stores cannot imitate. Interior design -> can be imitated immediately. Dimensions and materials can be imitated Taste -> Can be imitated. The price can be imitated. Be prepared to make a loss. Service→Not easy to imitate.

    The most recent prosperous stores are the ones that have been trying to differentiate themselves by human service before Corona. For example, a small restaurant with a proprietress. They come to see people, so if they open, they will come to see them. Service by people, imposed by a mistaken management side, is not good.

    Whether your own restaurant is evaluated by people or not? Even if you bring in a consulting company or a research company, you will never know what the customers really think of your restaurant.

    Here is an easy way to find out. (From here on, there is a fee. →(Lies)

    Watch your own store on Instagram or Google Map. If you only see pictures of the interior and exterior of the store, pictures of the products, the store environment, etc., your store is not being evaluated by customers based on service.

    Is it difficult to evaluate people's services because they are invisible? People's service is invisible, so it doesn't show up on social networking sites?

    That is an excuse. Make them visible and they will be evaluated. Make it visible and have it posted on social networking sites.

    It can be done. It can be done.

    The true birth of a store is when it is filled with the breath of people. The real existence value of a store is when it is filled with the breath of people. The real demise of a store is when its human breath disappears.

    Service and hospitality.

    It is important.

    Humanity. Do you see it in the picture?

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    Akira Tsuchiya(en)

    Akira Tsuchiya(en)

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    Our background In 1991, we started the business that was not yet found in Japan, or even in the world. That business was to become an agency who provides franchise store-development service. We came up with the idea to persuade companies to join a franchise as their new business; our target was not individuals, but the small and medium-sized enterprises who already established with their businesses. With that as a start, we managed to expand over 30 franchise brands including various restaurant brands i.e. Bakery Restaurant St.Marc(650 uint in Japan, BBQ “Gyu-kaku”(850 unit in Japan), Katsudon “Katsuya”(350 unit in Japan), Sushi delivery “Gin-no Sara”(730 unit in Japan), and from other hospitality business categories i.e. Second-hand automobile dealer “Gulliver”(450 unit in Japan), Second-hand golf club dealer “Golf Partner”(350 unit in Japan), Women’s fitness club “Curves” (2,000 unit in Japan as a master franchisor of the American brand), by selling new businesses to small to medium-sized enterprises in Japan. Number of the stores we successfully opened are over 8000 ! During this time, in 1996, Akira has established a company, Prime Link Co.Ltd., to start a business that we become franchisee ourselves to grow the business. In 2001, Prime Link Co, Ltd., became the very first franchise business company that is listed on the stock market(Nasdaq Japan). In 2006, Akira left Prime Link and started our company, Assentia Holdings, Inc. In 2010, Akira has established Assentia Holdings PTE. Ltd. in Singapore, and started the business to connect Japan and the world. During the last 5 years, our client’s franchise stores have spread in 19 countries（180 unit) in the world. Japanese food business and Japanese-style service are catching a great deal of attention from the world. Our work is spreading out from Asia to Oceania, Middle Eastern, Europe and North, Central and South America. Published a business book "Gain F&B franchise business opportunities in Asia"