In April 2026, Skylark Holdings acquired all shares of Shinpachi Shokudo, a set-meal chain that bills itself as dried-fish fast food, from an investment fund for 11 billion yen, bringing it under its wing. Shinpachi Shokudo serves grilled fish cooked in about 10 minutes on a charcoal grill, and operates more than 60 stores mainly in and around Tokyo; its top-selling Kawasaki Ginryugai store seats 30 and draws about 700 customers a day. Yoshiaki Kita, executive officer and CFO of Skylark, praised the chain's suitability for urban and station-front locations, its ability to open in a 20-tsubo space, and its high turnover as "unique value," calling the 11 billion yen price tag "a good buy." After the acquisition, customer-drawing power and property development capability have increased; August 2026 sales were about 120 percent of the year-earlier level, locations for the 30 stores planned for 2027 have been decided, and candidate sites have grown to five times the pre-acquisition level. Shinpachi, for its part, will keep its brand identity unchanged and aims for 300 stores by 2030.
Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd.Skylark acquired all shares of Shinpachi Shokudo for 11 billion yen, an M&A deal it calls a good buy.
Shinpachi Shokudo was acquired by Skylark for 11 billion yen, gaining backing to expand toward 300 stores by 2030.
