Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
- Sukiya Co. Announced the temporary closure of nearly 2,000 outlets nationwide after sanitary issues with rat and cockroach contamination were reported in served food.
- The chain plans to shut stores from 9 a.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Friday to implement pest control measures, excluding some mall locations.
- Sukiya apologized after a cockroach portion was found in take-out food, and previously acknowledged a rat was discovered in miso soup served at a Tottori outlet.
- Sukiya previously reported a rat found in miso soup served at an outlet in Tottori, leading to a review of its hygiene practices.
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Japan's Sukiya food chain shuts almost all outlets after rat and cockroach contamination
Sukiya, a leading beef bowl food chain in Japan, said it is shutting down almost all of its about 2,000 outlets across the country for four days to address a major hygiene issue.
Sukiya to Temporarily Close Most Stores over Sanitary Issues
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese “gyudon” beef-on-rice restaurant chain Sukiya Co. said Saturday it will temporarily close almost all stores from Monday, after a cockroach was found in a product following a similar sanitary issue.
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