Strategic Headquarters Relocation Utilizing "Kyoto Brand," Establishment and Business Commencement of "Kyoto Headquarters"
Saint-Marc Holdings Co., Ltd. has relocated its headquarters to Kyoto and established its "Kyoto Headquarters" to leverage the "Kyoto brand" for global expansion and accelerated domestic store openings. This move aims to contribute to the inheritance of Kyoto's food culture and expand employment for local talent.
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Saint-Marc Holdings Co., Ltd. (Kyoto Headquarters: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City; Representative Director and President: Yuki Fujikawa; hereinafter "Saint-Marc HD") has relocated its headquarters to Kyoto City and commenced operations today, aiming for full-scale global expansion utilizing the "Kyoto brand," accelerating domestic store openings, and deepening and inheriting food culture, including Kyoto's cafe culture.
Saint-Marc HD welcomed "Kissa Madrag," a leader in Kyoto's cafe culture, into its group in December 2022, and as Saint-Marc Group, has been focusing on inheriting the "Kyoto Cafe Culture Heritage" that Kissa Madrag has been promoting. Furthermore, last November, the company acquired "Kyoto Katsugyu," which originated in Kyoto and captures robust inbound demand, and is actively pursuing overseas expansion to globalize beef cutlet culture, rapidly expanding its business development centered in Kyoto. Kyoto City is also known worldwide as the city with the most Michelin stars per capita. In addition, a challenge faced by Kyoto Prefecture is that despite having the highest university enrollment rate in Japan (2023), the employment rate of university students within the prefecture in local companies is a significantly low 17.8% (2023) compared to Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi.
The aim of relocating the headquarters from Okayama to Kyoto and establishing the "Kyoto Headquarters" is not only to inherit and develop Japanese cafe and food culture but also to expand employment for talent flowing out of the prefecture and to powerfully promote the Saint-Marc Group's global expansion and domestic store openings by leveraging the "Kyoto brand" through this human resource strength. To accelerate the achievement of this objective, the company plans to install a product development and photography kitchen near the "Kyoto Headquarters" and to co-locate an "experimental store," a first for the group, where developed menus will be offered to domestic and international customers for evaluation. By being evaluated and refined by residents of Kyoto and people from all over the world visiting Kyoto, the company aims to deepen the "Kyoto brand" and improve the level of food.
The Saint-Marc Group upholds the corporate philosophy of "We create the best moments for our customers." With this relocation of the headquarters to Kyoto as an opportunity, the group will exert its collective strength to elevate the level of food and promote its global strategy, thereby creating "the best moments" that captivate people worldwide.
【Overview of "Kyoto Headquarters"】
■Location: Kyoto Mitsui Building 4F, Shijo-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru Naginataboko-cho 8, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
■Overview:
・Area: 1,224.36㎡ (approx. 370 tsubo)
・Personnel Scale: approx. 200 people
■Entrance: Designed by "Hiyoshiya Craft Lab," a research institute established by "Hiyoshiya," a long-established Kyoto traditional umbrella workshop, with the motif of St. Mark's Square in Venice, the origin of Saint-Marc's name.
The atmosphere incorporates pillar designs that echo the exterior of the Kyoto Mitsui Building, a landmark in central Kyoto.
At the front, Manami Kyuda, a temple painter from Kyoto, has depicted the facade of St. Mark's Square on a decorative plate, conceptualizing a plate strongly connected to cuisine. The ottoman fabric uses Nishijin-ori by "Kaji Orimono," a Nishijin textile company with over 150 years of history in Nishijin, Kyoto. The countertop features a lacquer finish by "Makino Urushi Kogei," a 4th-generation lacquer workshop in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, whose founder was involved in the internal restoration of Kinkakuji. The entrance thus expresses the origin of Saint-Marc with Kyoto's unique charm.
Company Profile
Company Name: Saint-Marc Holdings Co., Ltd.
Location: Kyoto Mitsui Building 4F, Shijo-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru Naginataboko-cho 8, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Representative: Yuki Fujikawa
Established: July 1991
URL: https://www.saint-marc-hd.com/hd/
Business Description: Management of subsidiaries operating restaurants and cafes, including franchise chain systems.
【Inquiries regarding this matter】
Saint-Marc Holdings Co., Ltd. Corporate Communications Department ℡075‐330‐0309
Saint-Marc HD welcomed "Kissa Madrag," a leader in Kyoto's cafe culture, into its group in December 2022, and as Saint-Marc Group, has been focusing on inheriting the "Kyoto Cafe Culture Heritage" that Kissa Madrag has been promoting. Furthermore, last November, the company acquired "Kyoto Katsugyu," which originated in Kyoto and captures robust inbound demand, and is actively pursuing overseas expansion to globalize beef cutlet culture, rapidly expanding its business development centered in Kyoto. Kyoto City is also known worldwide as the city with the most Michelin stars per capita. In addition, a challenge faced by Kyoto Prefecture is that despite having the highest university enrollment rate in Japan (2023), the employment rate of university students within the prefecture in local companies is a significantly low 17.8% (2023) compared to Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi.
The aim of relocating the headquarters from Okayama to Kyoto and establishing the "Kyoto Headquarters" is not only to inherit and develop Japanese cafe and food culture but also to expand employment for talent flowing out of the prefecture and to powerfully promote the Saint-Marc Group's global expansion and domestic store openings by leveraging the "Kyoto brand" through this human resource strength. To accelerate the achievement of this objective, the company plans to install a product development and photography kitchen near the "Kyoto Headquarters" and to co-locate an "experimental store," a first for the group, where developed menus will be offered to domestic and international customers for evaluation. By being evaluated and refined by residents of Kyoto and people from all over the world visiting Kyoto, the company aims to deepen the "Kyoto brand" and improve the level of food.
The Saint-Marc Group upholds the corporate philosophy of "We create the best moments for our customers." With this relocation of the headquarters to Kyoto as an opportunity, the group will exert its collective strength to elevate the level of food and promote its global strategy, thereby creating "the best moments" that captivate people worldwide.
【Overview of "Kyoto Headquarters"】
■Location: Kyoto Mitsui Building 4F, Shijo-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru Naginataboko-cho 8, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
■Overview:
・Area: 1,224.36㎡ (approx. 370 tsubo)
・Personnel Scale: approx. 200 people
■Entrance: Designed by "Hiyoshiya Craft Lab," a research institute established by "Hiyoshiya," a long-established Kyoto traditional umbrella workshop, with the motif of St. Mark's Square in Venice, the origin of Saint-Marc's name.
The atmosphere incorporates pillar designs that echo the exterior of the Kyoto Mitsui Building, a landmark in central Kyoto.
At the front, Manami Kyuda, a temple painter from Kyoto, has depicted the facade of St. Mark's Square on a decorative plate, conceptualizing a plate strongly connected to cuisine. The ottoman fabric uses Nishijin-ori by "Kaji Orimono," a Nishijin textile company with over 150 years of history in Nishijin, Kyoto. The countertop features a lacquer finish by "Makino Urushi Kogei," a 4th-generation lacquer workshop in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, whose founder was involved in the internal restoration of Kinkakuji. The entrance thus expresses the origin of Saint-Marc with Kyoto's unique charm.
Company Profile
Company Name: Saint-Marc Holdings Co., Ltd.
Location: Kyoto Mitsui Building 4F, Shijo-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru Naginataboko-cho 8, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Representative: Yuki Fujikawa
Established: July 1991
URL: https://www.saint-marc-hd.com/hd/
Business Description: Management of subsidiaries operating restaurants and cafes, including franchise chain systems.
【Inquiries regarding this matter】
Saint-Marc Holdings Co., Ltd. Corporate Communications Department ℡075‐330‐0309