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WDI Corporation was established. |
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| 1972 |
WDI entered the restaurant industry through the opening of Kentucky Fried Chicken Roppongi store. |
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| 1976 |
"Playboy Club Tokyo" opened. |
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| 1979 |
License Agreement of Barbecue Rib Restaurant — "Tony Roma's" was concluded with Roma International, USA.
Tony Roma's Sanbancho store opened.
WDI International, Inc. (Capital stock US$1,000,000. 100% equity investment) was established in State of Hawaii, USA to develop business in overseas. |
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| 1980 |
Tony Roma's Hawaii (presently Waikiki) store opened as the first overseas restaurant. |
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| 1983 |
Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo store opened. |
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| 1985 |
Development Agreement of casual Italian restaurant "Capricciosa" was obtained.
Capricciosa Shimokitazawa opened. |
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| 1986 |
Development Agreement of "Hard Rock Cafe" was obtained through Hard Rock International, USA. |
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| 1987 |
"Century Court" opened, after renaming the Playboy Club Tokyo. |
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| 1991 |
Capricciosa Guam was opened as the first overseas Capricciosa. |
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| 1995 |
Development Agreement of Yakiniku restaurant "Kyogyu-so" was obtained.
Kyogyu-so Roppongi store opened. |
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| 1997 |
Tuscan cuisine restaurant "Primi Baci" opened in Kichijoji. |
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| 2000 |
Franchise Agreement of seafood restaurant "Bubba Gump Shrimp" was obtained through
U.S. based Bubba Gump Shrimp Company International. |
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| 2001 |
Bubba Gump Shrimp Osaka store opened.
Creative Sushi restaurant "Rainbow Roll Sushi" opened in Azabu-juban. |
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| 2002 |
Bar and dining "Breeze of Tokyo" store opened. |
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| 2003 |
Operating Rights of "Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant" was obtained through U.S. based Gallagher's Steakhouse-Grand Central Oyster Bar Franchising, Inc.
Operating Rights of "Il Mulino New York" was obtained through U.S. based IM LLC-1.
Italian restaurant Il Mulino New York opened.
PT. WDI International (Capital stock US$1,000,000. 95 equity investment) was established in Bali, Indonesia to operate "Bubba Gump Shrimp Bali" store. |
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| 2004 |
Seafood restaurant "Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant" opened. |
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| 2005 |
Stone grilled Hamburger & Steak restaurant "Stone Burg" opened in Ario Soga. |
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| 2006 |
Development Agreement of creative pizza restaurant "California Pizza Kitchen" was obtained through U.S. based California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
California Pizza Kitchen Kawasaki store opened.
WDI Europe H Ltd. (Capital stock £100,000. 100% equity investment) was established in London, U.K. to develop business in Europe.
WDI stocks listed on JASDAQ Securities Exchange, Inc. |
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| 2007 |
"Wolfgang's Steak Beverly Hills, LLC." (Capital stock US$2,000,000. 50% equity investment) was established to operate "Wolfgang's Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener" in State of California, USA
"Wolfgang's Steak Waikiki, LLC." (Capital stock US$2,000,000. 50% equity investment) was established to operate "Wolfgang's Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener" in State of Hawaii, USA
Sicilian cuisine "Taormina," WDI's first original concept to advance overseas, was opened in the site of "Waikiki Beach Walk" in State of Hawaii, USA. |
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| 2008 |
"Wolfgang's Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener Beverly Hills" was opened.
Century Court was relocated to Marunouchi, Meiji Seimei Kan from Roppongi to reopen as "Century Court Marunouchi."
Franchise right to operate "AQUAVIT" was obtained through U.S. based Aquavit Inc.
Modern Scandinavian Cuisine "AQUAVIT" was opened. |
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| 2009 |
"Wolfgang's Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener Waikiki" was opened.
"INAKAYA NEW YORK" was opened.
Transition to a holding company system |
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