Hikari Food Service Implements “exaBase IR Assistant”
〜Leveraging AI-Generated Content to Enhance Communications with Capital Markets after their IPO〜
Exa Enterprise AI Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takuma Oue; hereinafter “Exa Enterprise AI“), a group company of ExaWizards Inc., is pleased to announce that Hikari Food Service Co., Ltd. (Nagoya, Aichi President & Representative Director: Mitsunori Otani, hereinafter “Hikari Food Service“) is implementing “exaBase IR Assistant.” Light Food Service (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market and Nagoya Stock Exchange NEXT Market in February 2024) will utilize the AI-powered assistant in their investor relations (IR) activities, including their inaugural shareholder meeting and for other information disclosure functions, to drive the digital transformation of its IR team and provide value-added disclosures.
Exa Enterprise AI aims to realize a society where human potential is unleashed and new challenges are embraced by providing AI services and products for improving productivity in Japanese companies.
☑ Background
Hikari Food Service operates over 50 “Tachigui Yakiton” and “Tachigui Tempura Uotsubaki” restaurants in the Nagoya and Tokyo areas. They have expanded their business and more than doubled their sales revenue over the past four years.
The company holds regular briefing sessions for investors and analysts, where the President explains the company’s performance and their medium-to-long-term management strategies. As Hikari Food Service continues its aggressive store openings and business growth under the slogan of “Triggering Innovation in a 10-square-meter space,” they are exploring the use of task-specific generative AI to maximize their limited resources and enhance communications with capital markets.
As part of the company’s broader DX (digital transformation) initiatives, Hikari Food Service has adopted the “exaBase IR Assistant,” a generative AI service specialized for IR tasks, to streamline the processes of meeting minute documentation and FAQ responses. This allows their IR team to focus on providing even more valuable information disclosures.
☑ Implementing exaBase IR Assistant
Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed companies such as East Japan Railway Company, Murata Manufacturing, Toyoda Gosei, Nagoya Railroad, GENDA, major general trading companies, telecommunications operators, semiconductor companies, and financial institutions have implemented exaBase IR Assistant since its October 2023 release. The service is primarily used for institutional investor relations, earnings preparations, and shareholders’ meetings. IT is also being utilized by other departments that oversee shareholders’ meetings, such as General Affairs, Legal, Corporate Planning, and Accounting.
【Exa Enterprise AI Profile】
Company Name: Exa Enterprise AI Inc.
Location: F, Sumitomo Realty & Development Mita Twin Building East, 4-2-8 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established: October 2023
Representative Director: Takuma Oue
Business: Planning, development, and sales of products and services utilizing technologies such as generative AI to improve business operations and productivity
URL: https://exawizards.com/eai/
【ExaWizards Corporate Profile】
Company Name: ExaWizards Inc.
Location: F, Sumitomo Realty & Development Mita Twin Building East, 4-2-8 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established: February 2016
Representative: Makoto Haruta, Representative Director & President
Business: Industrial Innovation and the Resolution of Social Issues via AI Service Development
URL: https://exawizards.com/en/
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