B-R 31 ICE CREAM CO.,LTD.
2268・Standard Market・Foods
Governance
A company with a Board of Corporate Auditors structure. The Board of Directors consists of 9 members (3 internal, 6 outside directors), with outside directors accounting for approximately 66.7%. There are two independent officers: Mr. Theodore Guild and Ms. Emima Abe. No nomination committee has been established, and compensation decisions are handled by the Executive Compensation Review Meeting. The company is listed on the TSE Standard Market and implements all five basic principles of the Corporate Governance Code.
Risk Management
Based on the Company-wide Risk Management Regulations, each division head serves as the manager responsible for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating risks related to compliance, products, information, complaints, disasters, and other matters. In the event of a serious incident, a Crisis Management Committee headed by the President as the overall responsible officer is convened to ensure a rapid response system is in place. In raw material procurement, the Company employs multi-supplier purchasing and foreign exchange forward hedging, while in logistics it continues to promote the review of frozen warehouse locations and the streamlining of delivery routes.
Shareholder Returns
Basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year (interim and year-end). Annual dividend for FY2025 (ending December 2025) was ¥80 (interim ¥25 + year-end ¥55). For FY2026 (ending December 2026), an annual dividend of ¥60 (interim ¥30, year-end ¥30) is planned. No share buyback is mentioned.
Dividend Policy
Basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year, interim and year-end. Actual results for FY2025 (ending December 2025) were an annual dividend of ¥80 (interim ¥25, year-end ¥55). The forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is an annual dividend of ¥60 (interim ¥30, year-end ¥30). There has been no revision to the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
On the environmental front, the company has set a target of reducing plastic cutlery use (a 14% reduction, or 47 tons, versus 2019 levels). In terms of human capital, it has set targets including a female manager ratio of 20% or higher (actual: 16.1%), achievement of childcare leave uptake targets for both men and women (100% for men), and an annual paid leave utilization rate target of 80% (actual: 53.5%). It is also promoting workstyle reforms such as telework, flextime, and DX initiatives. The company discloses maintenance of a tradable share ratio of 25% or higher as a listing maintenance criterion.
Last updated: March 16, 2026