Many brands have incorporated the conveyor belt sushi model in their chains, including regional restaurant companies in Seattle, and even a Chinese dim sum conveyor belt chain. Kaiten Sushi is the original franchise to execute this approach.

Kaiten Sushi Franchise Opportunities – History

The Kaiten Sushi concept was created by the late Yoshiaki Shiraishi, a sushi restaurateur in Osaka, Japan, who couldn’t manage adequate staffing for his restaurant and couldn’t keep up with customer service himself, so invented the conveyor belt concept after seeing beer bottles on a conveyor belt at an Asahi brewery. Shiraishi opened his first Kaiten Sushi restaurant in Osaka in 1958 and eventually expanded to 250 restaurants in the country. Kaiten Sushi has since spread worldwide, with many franchises taking up the novel concept and thousands of restaurants in all. Kaiten Sushi Franchising, Inc., owner of Kaiten Sushi restaurants, is based in Washington state.

How Much Does A Kaiten Sushi Franchise Cost?

Income

Startup costs and franchising fees are not available for Kaiten Sushi restaurants.

Kaiten Sushi Franchise Business Opportunities: Other Information

Originally, Kaiten Sushi customers sat around the sushi bar facing the conveyor belt of menu items, but that concept was not agreeable to groups, who wanted to face each other. In response, Kaiten Sushi constructed a shop arrangement with tables for group seating, placed at 90-degree angles to the conveyor belt, so that they could still be accessible and face each other in a group arrangement; an innovative response to an important customer issue.