WDI GROUPCORPORATE PROFILE

Tables Where Happiness Meets

There are no people with the name of “customer”.
And there are no people with the name of “staﬀ”.

We strive to connect with everyone we meet,guaranteeing an impressive dining experienceat all of our restaurants.

We are professionals that aspireto gratify people across the world.

We are WDI GROUP
WORLD DINING INSPIRATIONSGREETINGS"Bringing the World Together through Dining Culture."
WDI Group has its corporate philosophy and mission to take on the role of evangelist to spread the joy of "Dining
Culture" created from the culinary ingredients, environment, community, history, and culture of various countries
and regions, by importing and exporting restaurant brands.
Starting from its ﬁrst restaurant in 1972, we have steadily grown into over 28 restaurant brands in 6 countries, forapproximately 160 individual restaurants.
The dining culture we discover and introduce is unique, providing new dining experiences to guests all over the
globe, but at the same time we strive to ensure that the teammates who work at our restaurants take pride in theirwork. The motivation for this is that their pride will directly inﬂuence the quality of our food and service. We mustﬁrst love the restaurant in which we work. Then, we must care for the teammates with whom we work. This
continued tradition is the cornerstone of our long-standing multi-brand strategy, and the reason for the trust we
have gained from our guests.
On our 50th anniversary of the restaurant business, WDI GROUP has formulated an objective principle towardsustainable business.Undeterred by the fact that the values and lifestyle choices concerning "food," global
environment, and social issues are changing at a breakneck pace, our determination and pride will continue tospread beyond our borders and connect to sustainable activities.
We pursue to be someone who can promise the best dining experience to those who truly cherish to savor their meal.
WDI Group will carry on to create "Tables where happiness meets."

WDI Corporation
President Ken Shimizu

WDI International, Inc.
WDI CANADA RESTAURANT, INC.
WDI UK Limited
P.T. WDI Indonesia
President

Jun Horiuchi

HISTORYOF
WDI GROUP

1972

1972

Mr. Colonel Sanders, the founder of“Kentucky Fried Chicken”
with Mr. Yoji Shimizu, the Chairman of WDI.

WDI entered the restaurant businessthrough the opening of“Kentucky Fried Chicken Roppongi store”.

1985

1987

1988

1995

“Capricciosa Shimokitazawa store” opened.

“Century Court” opened, after renaming
the Playboy Club Tokyo.

WDI GROUPʼs annual sales reached 10 billion JPY.

“Kyogyu-so Roppongi store” opened.

2004

2004

2005

2006

“Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant
Shinagawa store” opened.

“Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Bali store” opened.

“Stone Burg Ario Soga sotre” opened.

WDI stocks listed on JASDAQ
Securities Exchange, Inc.

2009

2011

2012

2012

“Wolfgangʼs Steakhouse Waikiki store” opened“Romespa Ballboa
Nihonbashi Muromachi store” opened.

“Eggs ʻn Things Yokohama
Yamashita Koen store” opened.

Several concepts were openedin the service area of Shin Tomei Expressway.

2018

2018

2018

2019

“Appetito Waikiki store” opened.

“Buvette Tokyo store” opened.

“Tim Ho Wan Hibiya store” opened.

“Fujin Tree COREDO
Muromachi Terrace store” opened.

1976

1979

1980

1983

“Playboy Club Tokyo store” opened.

“Tony Romaʼs Sanbancho store” opened.

“Tony Romaʼs Hawaii store” opened
as the ﬁrst overseas restaurant.

“Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo store” opened.

1997

1998

2001

2002

“Primi Baci” opened.

WDI led the ﬁrst managementbuyout transaction in Japan.

“Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Osaka store” opened.

“Breeze of Tokyo” opened.

2006

2006

2008

2008

“Taormina Waikiki store”, opened as
WDIʼs ﬁrst original concept to advance overseas.

“California Pizza Kitchen
Lazona Kawasaki store” opened.

First Leadership Conference was held.

Internal training program,“WDI College” was commenced.

2012

2014

2015

2016

“Sarabethʼs Lumine Shinjuku store” opened.

“Wolfgangʼs Steakhouse Roppongi store” opened.

“Utsuke Yotsuya 4 cho-me store” opened.

“Tim Ho Wan New York store” opened.

2022

2022

2022

2023

“Chinya Asakusa” opened.

50Years Anniversary“Wolfgangʼs Steakhouse Teppan Ginza store” opened

Flora Plant Kitchen Miami store” opened

BRANDS

Steak House

American Seafood Restaurant

New York Restaurant

Wolfgangʼs Steakhouse

Grand Central Oyster Bar
and Restaurant

Sarabethʼs

Wolfgang Zwiener who served as a head waiter for
41 years in the worldʼs famous and ﬁnest steakhousein New York opened his ﬁrst namesake restaurant in
Manhattan, New York in 2004. The meat including
T-bone, sirloins, and rib-eyes are dry-aged forextended period to perfection in its own aging
room, and is broiled in an oven at 1600℉ to oﬀer themost indulging prime grade steak. As a collaborative
joint-venture with W-Steak International Corp., WDI
Group opened in Waikiki Hawaii in 2009 followed by
Roppongi, Marunouchi, Osaka, Fukuoka, andAoyama since 2014.

Grand Central Oyster Bar and Restaurant originally
opened on the lower level of Grand Central Terminal,
New York City in 1913 and has been oﬀering fresh
oysters as well as variety of seafood and an ample
selection of wines. With a history of more than 100
years, Grand Central Oyster Bar and Restaurant is
consistently crowded with guests from all over theworld. In 2004, WDI Group successfully opened thesecond location in the world, which directly adjoins withthe concourse of Shinagawa station, and the third one
in Meiji Seimei Building (National Heritage property) in
the Marunouchi area near Tokyo station in 2008.

Sarabethʼs was created by Sarabeth Levine and opened
her ﬁrst restaurant on the Upper West of New York Cityin 198l. Due to her legacy of recipes of fruits spread andbreakfast dishes, Sarabeth is called as the “Queen of
Breakfast.” The dishes are healthy with a rich taste thatis perfect for a breakfast table. Sarabethʼs was featured
on the movie, “Itʼs complicated” (2009) and some of thescenes were ﬁlmed at one of the locations in New York
City. Sarabeth also worked behind the scenes of the
ﬁlm and gave cooking instructions. In 2012, WDI Group
opened the ﬁrst Sarabethʼs in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

GastrothequeTaiwanese Cuisine

Sicilian Cuisine

BuvetteFujin Tree

Taormina

Buvette was established in West Village, New Yorkin 2011 by chef-owner Jody Williams. It is part
restaurant, part bar and part café where you canenjoy authentic French bistro cuisine on small
plates with friends and family throughout the day
and night. With having fans all over the world, therenowned neighborhood eatery, Buvette, opened
its second store at Paris on 2013. WDI GROUP
opened the Tokyo store in Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
in 2018.

Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne,
produced by Jay Wu, the founder of Fujin Tree Group,
opened in 2014 on Minsheng Community, asophisticated, lush green area near Taipei Songshan
Airport. Made with lots of fresh ingredients from
Taiwan, our dishes are seasoned perfectly balanced
and go very harmonious with champagne. Since its
open in 2014, Fujin Tree has become so popular that
it was awarded in 2018 as one of the “Top 10
Canʼt-Miss Creative Taiwanese Restaurants in Taipei”
by Taipei City Government. WDI GROUP opened theTokyo store in COREDO Muromachi Terrace in 2019.

WDI Groupʼs original ﬁne Italian restaurant,
Taormina opened in Hawaii in 2007. “Taormina”
was named after a resort area in Sicily Island ofSouthern Italy and its Mediterranean-style dining
provides a wide range of Sicilian cuisine with fresh
ingredients and attentive service. In 2011,
Taormina was rated in “Zagat Hawaii Restaurants,”
as one of the top-food rated Italian cuisine. In
2013, as a reverse importation from its origin,
Taorminaʼs casual trattoria style concept has
opened its doors in Osaka.

Casual Hawaiian Restaurant

American Seafood Restaurant

American Restaurant

Eggs ʼn Things

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

Hard Rock Cafe

Since 1974, Eggs ʼn Things have been extremely
popular to not only the local patrons but also
among tourists visiting Hawaii. This casualrestaurant oﬀers a breakfast menu including
pancakes and omelets from morning till night,
which represents the “All Day Breakfast”
concept. WDI Group opened two locations inJapan, Yokohama Koen-dori and Shonan
Enoshima, in 2012, and continue to look forfurther expansion opportunities.

Bubba Gump Shrimp was designed based on the Academy-Award
winning movie, “Forrest Gump,” and the ﬁrst restaurant wasestablished in California in 1996. The concept derives from themain character of the movie who has successfully built his shrimp
ﬁshery enterprise, and the menu features variety of Southern
American style shrimp dishes. Interior is decorated with artifacts
and memorabilia of the movie and its decorations help our guests
be reminded of memorable scenes of the ﬁlm. There are over 30
stores of Bubba Gump Shrimp, mainly in the United States. WDIGroup opened its ﬁrst Bubba Gump Shrimp in Osaka in 2001 andsince then, it has been continuously increasing the number ofrestaurants domestically and internationally.

Hard Rock Cafe was ﬁrst established in London in 1971.
The unique ambiance of this restaurant is created bymemorabilia of outﬁts and instruments of renowned
musicians decorated throughout the restaurant. People
are entertained by music that is endlessly played frommonitors and speakers while enjoying American sizeddishes and drinks. Do not fail to visit the Rock shopwhere guests can ﬁnd original HRC merchandise with
its logo and city speciﬁc souvenirs. WDI Group opened
the ﬁrst HRC in Roppongi, Tokyo in 1983, and sincethen, we have been continuously opening more
locations in Japan.

Californian Restaurant

BBQ Ribs Restaurant

Plant Based Restaurant

California Pizza Kitchen

Tony Romaʼs

FLORA Plant Kitchen

California Pizza Kitchen was established in Los
Angeles in 1985 and has been creating innovative
pizzas with unique ﬂavors and tastes from diﬀerent
parts of the world. It oﬀers a wide range of casualand fun California-style cuisines including
appetizers, soups, salads, pastas and desserts. At
the moment, there are over 250 locations in theworld, and in 2006, WDI Group became theirpartners, continuing to indulge core fans ofCaliforniaʼs popular pizza cuisine.

Barbeque is one of the most popular cuisines in the
United States and Tony Romaʼs ﬁrst opened its doors in
Florida in 1972 as “BBQ Ribs” specialty establishment. At
present, there are more than 200 locations around theworld. WDI Group established its ﬁrst Tony Romaʼs inTokyo in 1978 and the second one, which was WDIGroupʼs ﬁrst overseas expansion, in Waikiki, Hawaii in
1980. Tony Romaʼs was also introduced to Bali,
Indonesia in 2013. Besides unforgettable, ﬁnger-licking
ribs cooked in a special recipe, this American stylerestaurant boasts salads, steaks, seafood, and a variety
of desserts for a memorable dining experience.

Flora Plant Kitchen is a vibrant oasis where we serve
up healthy, plant-powered food with a Latin twist.
We believe in a holistic approach to dining̶where
healthy eating and environmental consciousness
become a lifestyle, not just passing trends.

Club Restaurant

Ristorante

Sukiyaki & ShabuShabu

Century Court

Primi Baci

ChinyaAfter establishing a solid foundation in Roppongi and leaving behind 31
years of history, in 2008, Century Court Marunouchi has completed its
successful transformation into Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building which has
been registered as Japanʼs National Heritage property. Built in 1934,
original bronze doorways, iconic marble columns, murals and remnantsfrom GHQ occupation period are fastidiously maintained today in Meiji
Yasuda Seimei Building. Recognized as one of the few “Club Restaurants”
in Japan, the establishment is comprised of exclusive membership area,
French restaurant, Japanese cuisine, upmarket bar and lounge andbanquet rooms in unobstructed public monument. While cherishing thehistory and tradition, Century Court Marunouchi oﬀers the very best of
exclusive dining and aﬄuent experience in transcended time and space.

Primi Baci made its grand opening in 1997 with abeautiful view of Inokashira Park in Kichijo-ji, acomforting location away from the din and bustle ofinner Tokyo. Primi Baci oﬀers a ﬁne Italian cuisine andthe guests can enjoy artistic dishes cooked withfresh and specially selected ingredients of theseason. Guests can enjoy our authentic Italian cuisine
oﬀered by our chef who established his skills in
Piemonte and Emilia-Romagna, Italy, regions known
for the tastes of an epicure.

Chinya was established in Asakusa, Tokyo in 1880 as themost historic sukiyaki restaurant. Our meat is sourced
exclusively from Japanese female black cattle"Kuroge-Wagyu", which are bred to a suﬃcient fattening
period of 30 months and also aged for one month tocondense the ﬂavor and enhance the tender texture. Our
Sukiyaki uses "Teki-Sashi Meat" (moderately marbled)which are cooked in a slightly sweetened soy “Warishita”
sauce that creates sukiyaki with rich aroma and ﬂavor.
You can enjoy the authentic Sukiyaki in our rooms
designed with a blend of classic Western and Japanese
inﬂuences in a traditional Meiji era style.

Craft Pizza ＆ Wine Bar

French Grill & Bar

Yaki-Spaghetti Bar

Appetito

Breeze of Tokyo

Romespa Balboa

To pay tribute to Appetitoʼs beautiful setting in
Waikiki, select dishes including hand craft pizza
baked in Kiawe wood pizza oven will feature
modern twists that subtly nod to Hawaiian culture
through local ingredients or unique ﬂavor
combinations. Patrons will ﬁnd a select list of 100
ﬁnes wines-available by the bottle and by the
glass, along with craft beers, house madelimoncello liquor, and handcrafted cocktails
inspired by the islandʼs culture.

An original concept where you can enjoy theluxurious scenery of Tokyo in a panoramic view
from the 36th penthouse ﬂoor of Marunochi
Building was established in 2002. This stylish
French was renovated in 2017 so that guests canenjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Tokyo
from dining, private room, and bar area. Indulge
yourself with the ﬂavorful French cuisine fromcarefully-selected ingredients by our chef, pairedwith premium wine, and craft cocktails and beers.

In 2011, WDI Group opened its original
concept, “Romespa Balboa,” that oﬀers extra
thick spaghetti noodles that are stir-fried withmeat, vegetables and special sauces.
Neapolitan, one of the most popular items
featuring strong ﬂavor has an addictive taste.
Our style of spaghetti is completely diverse
from the styles of Italy; however, a blend ofJapanese noodle culture and Western cuisine
harmoniously creates a convivial and new
delightful taste.

BRANDS

Dim Sum Restaurant

Japanese BBQ Restaurant

Casual Italian

Tim Ho Wan

Kyogyu-so

Capricciosa

Tim Ho Wan, the famous and popular dim sum restaurantin Hong Kong, is owned and created by Mr. Mak Kwai Pui,
who was once a chef at a Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
restaurant with three Michelin stars, and his partner
Leung Fai Keung. The chefs opened the ﬁrst Tim Ho Wan
in 2009 in Hong Kong. The delicious dim sum andaﬀordable price caught many localsʼ hearts and the stores
were ﬁlled with people with endless queues. In 2010, it
won a Michelin star and became worldly popular as the“worldʼs most inexpensive Michelin starred restaurant.” As
the 45th Tim Ho Wan store, in 2016, WDI Group opened
the ﬁrst USA store in New York.

In 1977, Yozo Sakurai established a restaurant,
Kyogyu-So, that oﬀers a unique style of Koreanbarbeque in Tokyo. The restaurant is favored bycelebrities, popular TV and movie stars, and ﬁlm
producers. Some of the signiﬁcant menus include
homemade kimchee pickles and thick sliced beef
tongue with balanced ﬂavor of saltiness. In addition,“Bulgogi” (Korean dish of grilled beef) and stir-fried
noodles that is cooked with the “Bulgogi” broth arealso highly recommended. WDI Group opened its
ﬁrst Kyogyu-So in 1995 and still continues to attract
new guests while keeping its original fans.

Masaaki Honda, chef at the Italian Pavilion Cafe of the1970 Osaka Expo, opened the ﬁrst Capricciosa in
Shibuya, Tokyo in 1978. With boldly portioned dishes atreasonable prices in the delightful ambience of Southern
Italian trattoria, the restaurant attracted crowds ofpatrons. WDI Group became a business partner ofCapricciosa in 1985 and from this collaboration began
the multi-restaurant expansion to spark the casual Italiandining trend in Japan and also as a front-runner in theindustry. In 1991, the ﬁrst overseas restaurant opened in
Guam; more restaurants continue to open in overseas
and primarily in Asian counties in recent years.

Stone Plate Hamburger Steak Restaurant

Udon Noodle Shop

American Bistro

Stone Burg

UtsukeTR Fire Grill

Stone Burg is WDI Groupʼs original restaurant in whicha barrel shaped hamburger steak is oﬀered on a hotstone plate. The ﬁrst store opened in 2005. Hamburger
steak on a sizzling stone plate is sliced into half by aserver right in front of the guestsʼ eyes. The menu
includes steak, seafood, rice wrapped with omelet,
salad, and kidsʼ plate. A variety of dishes attracts a wide
range of guests representing all ages.

An original udon concept specializing in meat
Tsuke Udon (noodle and soup served in a separate
bowl for dipping) was established in Tokyo 2015.
Handmade ﬂat and thick noodles made from 100%
Hokkaido wheat ﬂour are chewy and have a rich
ﬂavor of wheat; served with sliced sweet and spicy
beef or pork, scallion, and shredded seaweed.
Enjoy with specially made Dashi soup.

TR Fire Grill was ﬁrst established in Florida in 2015 and in
2016, WDI GROUP opened a location in Waikiki as acollaborative joint-venture with Atré Co., Ltd. It oﬀers awide range of wood-ﬁre grilled, smoked, or oven-baked
American food such as meatloaf, hamburger, roast
chicken, and prime rib steak, which are curated fromﬁnest local seasonal ingredients. Various types of craft
beers and handcrafted cocktails are featured as well.

Business in Rest Areas on Expressway

Neopasa Hamamatsu Food Court

Hamakita Shokudo：Homemade udon style noodles
with soup and rice bowl are served.

Unagidokoro Kagura：A traditional Japanese grilledeel (Unagi) at an aﬀordable price.

Chinese Iron Chef：
Authentic Szechuan style bean curd
and dandan noodles are served.

WDI NETWORKRestaurant locations currently operated

Restaurant locations under development

LondonCanada
JAPAN

Hanoi

New York
HoustonMiami

HawaiiTaipeiHo Chi Minh

Las Vegas

Los Angeles

Guam

Bali

STORE EXPANSION
units ［overseas unit］

units ［overseas unit］
Capricciosa

94

5Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant

1

Tony Romaʼs82California Pizza Kitchen

1

Sarabethʼs73Primi Baci

1

Eggs ʼn Things

5

Taormina

1

Hard Rock Cafe

4

Breeze of Tokyo

1

Wolfgangʼs Steakhouse

6

Appetito22

Romespa Balboa

3

TR Fire Grill

1

1

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

4

Buvette1

Stone Burg

1

Flora Plant Kitchen

1

Kyogyu-so

2

Utsuke1

Tim Ho Wan

9Chinya1

Fujin Tree

1

Service Areas on Expressway

1

Century Court Marunouchi

1

1
1

6

Total

158

1

1

23

RESTAURANT SUPPORT CENTER
Tokyo Oﬃce

Roi Bldg. 8F & 9F, 5-5-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8522 Japan

Tel: 03-3404-3704

Osaka Oﬃce

BizMix Yodoyabashi 806, 3-1-6 Hiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0054 Japan

Tel: 050-7101-4994

Fax: 03-3479-0249

Los Angeles Oﬃce

221221 S Western Ave #240, Torrance CA 90501

Tel: 310-533-3201

Fax: 310-533-3202

Hawaii Oﬃce

150 Kaiulani Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815

Tel: 808-947-5578

Fax: 808-943-8002

New York Oﬃce

610 Ninth Avenue, Lower Level, New York, NY 10036

Tel: 646-864-0460

Guam Oﬃce1275 Pale San Vitores Road, Suite 300B, Tumon, Guam 96913 USA

Tel: 671-646-7531

Fax: 671-646-9755

Bali Oﬃce

Kuta Centre Blok F No. 1&2, Jl. Kartika Plaza 8X, Kuta 80361 Bali, Indonesia

Tel: 361-753-475

Fax: 361-754-033

CORPORATE DATA

Established

April, 1954
Roi Bldg. 8F & 9F, 5-5-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku,

Location

Tokyo 106-8522 Japan
TEL. 03（3404）3704 ／ FAX.03（3479）0249

Capital Stock￥50,000,000

Chairman

Yoji Shimizu

President

Ken Shimizu

Director

Tomoharu Sasaki

Director

Jun Horiuchi

Director

Iwao Nakatani

AuditorKoichi Fujimoto

AuditorYoshiaki Yuinawa

AuditorYumiko Tajima

Lines of Business1 Wholly owned Restaurants and management contracts.
2 Bridal planning and operation.

ORGANIZATION CHART

Wolfgangʼs Steakhouse JAPAN, Inc. ＊1

WDI JAPAN, Inc.

WDI Entertainment, Inc.
FUJIN TREE JAPAN, Inc.
WDI Dim Sum Japan *8

W STEAK WAIKIKI, LLC ＊2
WDI International, Inc.

FG Restaurant, LLC ＊3
WDI New York, LLC ＊4

WDI Corporation

FLORA PLANT KITCHEN HOLDING, LLC ＊6
WDI-NQ, LLC *9

WDI CANADA RESTAURANT, INC.

THW RESTAURANT CANADA (JV) INC. ＊7

WDI UK Limited

TIM HO WAN UK Limited ＊5

P.T. WDI Indonesia

＊1
＊2
＊3
＊4
＊5

Established to manage and operate "Wolfgang's Steakhouse" in Japan
Established to manage and operate "Wolfgang's Steakhouse" in the USA
Established to manage and operate "TR Fire Grill" in the USA
Established to manage and operate "Tim Ho Wan" in the USA
Established to manage and operate "Tim Ho Wan" in the UK＊6 Established to manage and operate "FLORA" in the USA＊7 Established to manage and operate "Tim Ho Wan" in the Canada＊8 Established to manage and operate "Tim Ho Wan" in Japan＊9 Established to manage and operate "Tim Ho Wan" in the USA TEXAS

as of FEBRUARY 2024

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