Kobe Bussan Co. to open hotel in New York to offer relatively cheap pricing and Japanese 'omotenashi' traditional hospitality. The company plans to spend some JPY 7 billion to build the seven-floor hotel with about 90 rooms in Manhattan, slated to open in summer 2017.
It will have a Japanese garden and a restaurant offering 'washoku' Japanese cuisine. Kobe Bussan expects the hotel to be a place where people can interact with each other and become familiar with Japanese culture including washoku.
KOBE BUSSAN CO., LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture, wholesale and retail of food ingredients for business use, as well as the franchise (FC) business, the restaurant business and the renewable energy business. The Company operates in four business segments. The Gyomu Super segment is engaged in the planning, development and procurement of products as the FC headquarters of Gyomu Super, as well as the production of food ingredients for business use. The Kobe Cook segment is engaged in the operation of directly managed stores and FC stores. The Cook Innoventure segment is engaged in the brand-powered business in sushi, izakaya, yakiniku, fast food and restaurant business categories, as well as the development of new stores and FC stores. The Eco-renewable Energy segment is engaged in the power generation business that uses renewable energy. The Company is also engaged in the facilities rental business, tourism business and galleon business.
KOBE BUSSAN CO., LTD. 
