T-NEXT Signs Agreement With KHL1 to Expand Japanese Food Brands in New York
The deal pairs a Japanese platformer that holds global licenses for major food brands with a U.S. operator of Michelin-starred Japanese restaurants, aiming to scale premium Japanese food content in the Eastern U.S. market.
Reporting from 1 sources: ASCII.jp.
T-NEXT, a Japanese food content platformer, has signed a basic agreement with New York-based restaurant group KHL1 Holding Company to expand top Japanese food brands in the Eastern United States, centered on New York. The partnership combines T-NEXT's licensing and product development with KHL1's high-end restaurant operations and local network.
T-NEXT, the Tokyo-based food content platformer, has signed a basic agreement with KHL1 Holding Company, a New York restaurant group that runs high-end Japanese restaurants in the United States. The partnership targets the expansion of top Japanese food brands in the Eastern U.S., with New York as the center.
T-NEXT holds global licenses for brands including ramen, sweets, yakitori, wagyu, and curry. KHL1 operates multiple high-end Japanese restaurants in Manhattan, employing Michelin-starred chefs. The two companies will combine T-NEXT's licensing and product development capabilities with KHL1's restaurant operations, local marketing, and brand-building know-how.
KHL1 representative KwangHo Lee is scheduled to become co-representative of a U.S. food tech company that has grown rapidly through M&A. T-NEXT has stated it aims for a NASDAQ IPO and a corporate value exceeding 100 billion USD through global expansion.
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