Famous Restaurant Cafeteria Service 'Minna no Shashoku' Appoints Kaoru Hosoda, Expert in Human Capital Management and Organization Building, as Outside Director
Minna no Shashoku Inc. has appointed Kaoru Hosoda, a specialist in human capital management, as an outside director effective April 7, 2026. The company aims to strengthen its corporate meal service as an HR solution that revitalizes organizations.
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Minna no Shashoku Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Takehito Saito), which develops a famous restaurant corporate cafeteria service, announces that Kaoru Hosoda, who specializes in human capital management and organization building, has assumed the position of outside director as of April 7, 2026.
'Minna no Shashoku' is particular about the deliciousness of the food it provides, offering menus from famous and popular restaurants with Tabelog Top 100 selections or ratings of 3.7 and above to offices on a daily or weekly basis. Through delicious lunches, we contribute to solving problems faced by companies, such as improving organizational unity, revitalizing internal communication, and enhancing the office attendance experience, while also working to build a new revenue base for restaurants.
Since the service launch in June 2025, we have operated with the primary focus of sincerely facing the customer experience. With the appointment of Mr. Hosoda, who has a wealth of experience in both human capital management and organization building, we will pursue the experiential value of 'people gathering, connecting, and revitalizing the organization through delicious food' for our client companies.
Furthermore, by incorporating the perspective of Mr. Hosoda, who has experience as an executive officer at a Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime listed company, we will promote the establishment of governance, such as building a management control system and strengthening risk management, in line with our company's growth phase. We aim to build a stronger business foundation that achieves a 'three-way win' for restaurants, companies, and employees.
### ■ Management Structure
Representative Director and CEO: Takehito Saito
Director: Satoshi Ishikawa
Director: Hideo Fujii
Director: Junta Suzuki
Outside Director: Kaoru Hosoda (Newly appointed)
### ■ Mr. Hosoda's Profile
After joining Sumitomo Corporation, he led two major M&As in Ukraine and Brazil. He then moved to CellSource Co., Ltd. (TSE Prime listed). In a position overseeing HR, IR, overseas business, and M&A, he drove business expansion, and as COO, he supervised overall management for about a year before stepping down in October 2025. In December 2025, he became Executive Officer and CHRO of Farmnote Inc., working on the practice of human capital management and organizational design in the agritech sector (current position). He continuously publishes deep insights on human capital management on note (https://note.com/hikarinosuke) and is widely recognized among executives and HR practitioners.
### ■ Background of Appointment and Comments from Mr. Kaoru Hosoda
I am Kaoru Hosoda, and I have recently been appointed as an outside director.
The value provided by 'Minna no Shashoku' goes beyond simply 'delicious meals.' It is the 'creation of a place' where people gather, converse, and enrich the quality and quantity of the 'diagonals' within an organization.
So far, I have faced organization building starting from 'people' through overseas M&A, corporate management at listed companies, and as a CHRO. Rooted in love and trust for 'people,' I would like to strongly support the pursuit of the experiential value of 'organizational revitalization through delicious food' from the perspective of human capital management.
### ■ Comments from Representative Director and CEO Takehito Saito
I am truly honored to have Mr. Hosoda, who has built a track record specializing in human capital management and organization building, join us as an outside director. I have learned a lot from Mr. Hosoda as a mentor for some time, and I am very happy to be able to work together in this way. With the movements in tax reform regarding meal allowances, I believe the need for company cafeterias will increase even more in the future. In this context, we will expand 'Minna no Shashoku' beyond a simple food welfare benefit to become an entity that contributes to solving corporate HR issues as a communication infrastructure when coming to the office.
'Minna no Shashoku' is particular about the deliciousness of the food it provides, offering menus from famous and popular restaurants with Tabelog Top 100 selections or ratings of 3.7 and above to offices on a daily or weekly basis. Through delicious lunches, we contribute to solving problems faced by companies, such as improving organizational unity, revitalizing internal communication, and enhancing the office attendance experience, while also working to build a new revenue base for restaurants.
Since the service launch in June 2025, we have operated with the primary focus of sincerely facing the customer experience. With the appointment of Mr. Hosoda, who has a wealth of experience in both human capital management and organization building, we will pursue the experiential value of 'people gathering, connecting, and revitalizing the organization through delicious food' for our client companies.
Furthermore, by incorporating the perspective of Mr. Hosoda, who has experience as an executive officer at a Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime listed company, we will promote the establishment of governance, such as building a management control system and strengthening risk management, in line with our company's growth phase. We aim to build a stronger business foundation that achieves a 'three-way win' for restaurants, companies, and employees.
### ■ Management Structure
Representative Director and CEO: Takehito Saito
Director: Satoshi Ishikawa
Director: Hideo Fujii
Director: Junta Suzuki
Outside Director: Kaoru Hosoda (Newly appointed)
### ■ Mr. Hosoda's Profile
After joining Sumitomo Corporation, he led two major M&As in Ukraine and Brazil. He then moved to CellSource Co., Ltd. (TSE Prime listed). In a position overseeing HR, IR, overseas business, and M&A, he drove business expansion, and as COO, he supervised overall management for about a year before stepping down in October 2025. In December 2025, he became Executive Officer and CHRO of Farmnote Inc., working on the practice of human capital management and organizational design in the agritech sector (current position). He continuously publishes deep insights on human capital management on note (https://note.com/hikarinosuke) and is widely recognized among executives and HR practitioners.
### ■ Background of Appointment and Comments from Mr. Kaoru Hosoda
I am Kaoru Hosoda, and I have recently been appointed as an outside director.
The value provided by 'Minna no Shashoku' goes beyond simply 'delicious meals.' It is the 'creation of a place' where people gather, converse, and enrich the quality and quantity of the 'diagonals' within an organization.
So far, I have faced organization building starting from 'people' through overseas M&A, corporate management at listed companies, and as a CHRO. Rooted in love and trust for 'people,' I would like to strongly support the pursuit of the experiential value of 'organizational revitalization through delicious food' from the perspective of human capital management.
### ■ Comments from Representative Director and CEO Takehito Saito
I am truly honored to have Mr. Hosoda, who has built a track record specializing in human capital management and organization building, join us as an outside director. I have learned a lot from Mr. Hosoda as a mentor for some time, and I am very happy to be able to work together in this way. With the movements in tax reform regarding meal allowances, I believe the need for company cafeterias will increase even more in the future. In this context, we will expand 'Minna no Shashoku' beyond a simple food welfare benefit to become an entity that contributes to solving corporate HR issues as a communication infrastructure when coming to the office.