Calbee Group Announces New Growth Strategy 'Accelerate the Future'

Calbee, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Nobu Ehara) has formulated the Calbee Group growth strategy, 'Accelerate the Future,' to accelerate transformation toward the vision it aims to realize by 2035. By creating new value centered on the power of natural ingredients and realizing well-being for people's minds and bodies, we will continue to support smiles around the world.

Recently, the business environment surrounding our group has reached a major turning point due to climate change, demographic shifts, and the diversification of dietary habits. Under our previous growth strategy, 'Change2025' (fiscal year ending March 2024 to fiscal year ending March 2026), we have focused on improving profitability and strengthening the business foundation, primarily in our domestic core business. However, to evolve into a company that delivers value globally, we must further accelerate the transformation of our portfolio. Based on these environmental changes and our efforts to date, we have formulated this growth strategy using a backcasting approach looking toward 2035. As a company that delivers value globally by expanding our range of products and services and creating new value, we aim to enhance corporate value from both economic and social perspectives, while achieving sustainable growth and strengthening resilience for the entire group. In this growth strategy, with the fiscal year ending March 2036 as the target year, we will work on 'improving earning power,' 'improving capital efficiency,' and 'increasing growth expectations' as pillars for enhancing corporate value. Additionally, we have designated the period from the fiscal year ending March 2027 to March 2031 as the 'Growth Investment Phase' and the period from the fiscal year ending March 2032 to March 2036 as the 'Value Creation Phase.' During the 'Growth Investment Phase,' we will promote portfolio transformation through further value-added improvements in our domestic core business and active investment in growth areas, primarily in North America. Furthermore, as a foundation for steadily executing this growth strategy, we have positioned the strengthening of corporate governance as a key management issue to enhance the quality of decision-making and the effectiveness of supervisory functions. The Calbee Group will continue to confront the various challenges surrounding our management and take steps toward transformation for the next stage of growth, based on our founding spirit and corporate philosophy. ※ For further details, please refer to the URL below. https://www.calbee.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/growthstrategy_20260327.pdf

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