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Japanese restaurant chain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marugame Seimen (丸亀製麺), also known as Marugame Udon outside of Japan, is a Japanese fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in udon. The chain is operated by Toridoll Holdings Corporation based in Kobe.[2]
Industry | Foodservice |
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Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 1,006 |
Area served | Australia East Asia Southeast Asia United Kingdom United States Canada |
Revenue | ¥89.9 billion (2019)[1] |
¥12.4 billion (2019)[1] | |
Parent | Toridoll Holdings Corporation |
Website | jp |
TYO: 3397 | |
Website | toridoll |
In April 2023 Toridoll agreed to buy Franco Manca and The Real Greek from Fulham Shore for £93.4m.[3]
Marugame Seimen is one of the larges business formats owned by Toridoll Holdings Corporation since the 2000s.[4] The udon chain has become the first to have a location across all 47 prefectures across Japan in 2011.[5]
The name of the udon chain is changed to "MARUKAME" in foreign locations, to prevent foreigners from pronouncing "GAME" in the chain's original name "MARUGAME" as game.[6] The name of "Bukkake udon" was forced to change its name to "BK udon", as the term "Bukkake" in English describes a sexual act.
Despite its name, the chain does not have a location in Marugame, Kagawa with the chain only having a single location in Kagawa Prefecture, where udon is famous for. The chain's name has been criticized by locals in Kagawa.[7] The chain's first store is located in Kakogawa, Hyōgo, which opened in 2000.[8]
The menu mostly consists of Sanuki udon, which are made in each location,[9] rice balls, Doughnut, and other toppings, such as Tempura.
As of June 2024, the chain has 786 chains across Japan.[10] The chain also has 271 operations outside Japan, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Cambodia, Canada, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, China, and Hong Kong.[11]
Marugame Seimen closed all stores in South Korea in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
On 31 March 2022, Marugame Seimen closed all three stores in Thailand.[13] They also closed all stores located in Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, the Russian locations continues illegal operations as "Maru".[14]
Marugame Seimen opened its first Canadian store in Vancouver on 24 February 2024.[15]
Country/territory | Number of locations | Date of first store opened | Notes |
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JapanJapan |
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