Tenpo Ryutsu Net Launches Revenue-Sharing Restaurant Opening and Operations Support Business, First Store “Barutan Hitsuji Bito” to Open in Ebisu Yokocho

Tenpo Ryutsu Net Co., Ltd. announced that it will launch a revenue-sharing business to support the opening and operation of restaurants, aiming to create an environment where food-service operators can expand their businesses without being constrained by excessive financial burdens. The initiative combines restaurant operators’ strengths in on-site operations with Tenpo Ryutsu Net’s expertise in store openings and investment, with both parties working together to improve sales and profitability. While Tenpo Ryutsu Net will handle initial investment and operational support related to new store openings, the revenue-sharing mechanism links returns to sales and costs, creating a model in which both sides pursue store growth from the same perspective. The project is being promoted in collaboration with VIXES Inc., whose representative is a former member of Tenpo Ryutsu Net and which aims to help create the future of food service. Together, the two companies will build a new store-opening model. As the first project, “Barutan Hitsuji Bito” will open in Ebisu Yokocho on Friday, May 15, 2026. In the restaurant industry, opening a store often requires substantial upfront investment, while loans and repayments can weigh heavily on management. As a result, promising business opportunities are sometimes missed due to funding constraints. In particular, the structure in which fixed costs arise before a business is fully on track reduces capital efficiency and makes multi-store expansion or new-format challenges more difficult. Tenpo Ryutsu Net launched this business because it believes the industry needs a new approach to store openings that reviews this structure, improves capital efficiency, disperses risk, and supports the sustainable growth of restaurant operators. Under the model, Tenpo Ryutsu Net bears the initial investment required for store openings and major costs related to store operations, while revenue is linked to business results. Store performance, including sales, costs, and profits, is directly reflected in the outcomes for both parties, creating a relationship that goes beyond simple support and aligns both sides toward business growth. This allows restaurant operators to open stores flexibly while reducing the amount of their own capital invested. At the same time, Tenpo Ryutsu Net aims to maximize store value through investment and operational support. The company says the model is made possible by more than 20 years of experience supporting restaurant openings and by its knowledge of many successful and unsuccessful cases. Tenpo Ryutsu Net aims to be more than a store-opening support provider. It wants to be a partner that works alongside restaurant operators on the front line to achieve sustainable growth. By becoming more deeply involved in restaurant operations, the company also intends to accumulate practical knowledge of store-management realities and challenges, improve the quality of its support, and potentially develop more advanced business-support services in the future. The first store, “Barutan Hitsuji Bito,” will specialize in horse meat and fresh lamb. It will be located in Ebisu Yokocho and is scheduled to open on May 15, 2026. As a model case embodying the concept of the new business, Tenpo Ryutsu Net has been involved from the planning stage and is working on both the opening and operational aspects of the store. Through this initiative, Tenpo Ryutsu Net says it will not pursue only short-term profits, but will instead aim to build a foundation that enables the restaurant industry to continue taking on challenges and growing. The company plans to take responsibility for the future of the food-service industry through sincere investment and hands-on support, while working to create long-term value.