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The Japanese Curry Market by the Numbers

Hello friends, When I chat about Japanese curry with Americans, I often hear comments and questions like, “Why do Japanese people love curry rice so much?”; “I don’t believe the curry market in Japan is really that big”; or “How the heck did curry become Japan’s most beloved comfort food?” I understand their doubts, because …

Go! Go! Curry!’s Established Franchise System

Hello friends, In the last couple of issues, I talked about curry culture and trends in Japan and explained how deeply Japanese curry rice is embedded in Japanese people’s everyday life. Now I’d like to switch gears to Go! Go! Curry!’s franchise business and give you an overview of how the system works. If you …

Coming to America

Hello friends, Last time, I wrote about Go! Go! Curry!’s birth story and the spirit behind it. This time I’d like talk about our story once we stepped foot in America. Since the establishment of our curry restaurant business in Japan in 2003, we grew steadfastly in the domestic market, and within four years we …

How Go! Go! Curry! Overcame the Price Pressures of NYC

Hello friends, In the midst of the social and economic conditions of a pandemic, you may struggle with adjusting your business to the “new normal”. It’s the same here at Go! Go! Curry! America. But as I wrote in the past few issues, I believe we will find a way, if we don’t forget our …

Go! Go! Curry!’s 5 Spirits & 5 Core Values

Hello friends, Last time, I talked about my principles of managing a business that I learned while managing Go! Go! Curry! America. In my humble opinion, “Be positive and caring” is the most basic idea you can return to when you get stuck when running a restaurant franchise. Today, I’d like to introduce Go! Go! …