Corporate History (2000-2009)
2000
| March | The Sendai Office is opened |
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| September | A new all-day set menu is introduced |
| September | "MOS mineral vegetables" receive JF certification from the Japan Foodservice Association |
2001
| July | New wheat germ hamburger buns are introduced, and the "Mos Burger" and "Teriyaki Burger" products are completely renewed |
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2002
| July | Stores base for "HOT SPOT" wireless LAN services is expanded in partnership with NTT Communications Co. |
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| December | MOS FOOD SERVICES, INC. sells its controlling interest in NAKAU, Inc. to Nichimen Corporation |
2003
| January | "Dinner Menus" are introduced to around 1,000 stores nationwide |
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| February | A feasibility study is launched for the establishment of a new system to deliver food materials and simultaneously collect food waste with the same vehicle |
| March | The executive officer system is introduced |
| April | MOS Farm Internet Shopping site is launched on the Company website to market agricultural produce |
| June | Trial "Pick Up & Delivery Service" is launched in the Tokyo metropolitan area in collaboration with STRAWBERRY CONES CO. (concluded on May 31, 2005) |
| August | Nippon Burger "Takumi" is introduced |
| October | The first STEFAN GRILL stores (steak and hamburg restaurant), STEFAN GRILL Sangenjaya and STEFAN GRILL Shimokitazawa open |
2004
| January | Nippon Burger "Takumi Lettuce" is introduced |
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| February | The first "Green MOS" (fast casual restaurant) store opens at Shinbashi-Nichome in Tokyo |
| March | ISO 14001 certification (an international standard for environment management systems) is obtained |
| April | "MOS Rice Burger MisoKatsu" is introduced exclusively in the Chukyo area |
| June | The new hamburger "Mos's Natsumi" series is introduced |
| August | The MOS FOOD SERVICES, INC. Environmental Report is published |
| October | Nippon Burger "Takumi Avocado Wasabi" is introduced |
2005
| March | Nippon Burger "Takumi Judan" is introduced |
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| April | MOS FOODS SINGAPORE PTE LTD obtains ISO 14001 certification (an international standard for environment management systems) |
| April | "AEN TABLE" (a buffet style restaurant featuring seasonal vegetables) opens at Universal Citywalk Osaka™ |
| April | The next generation fast casual "Dick Bruna" model store, MOS BURGER Kunitachi, opens in Tokyo |
| April | The first caffè leggero (a new MOTHER LEAF format) store, caffè leggero Sapporo Pivot, opens in Hokkaido |
| June | The 2005 MOS FOOD SERVICES, INC. Social-Environmental Report is issued |
| July | MOS FOOD SERVICES, INC. begins providing allergy and other product information via the new POS register (P5) |
| November | Labels with information on the place of each product origin are introduced |
2006
| January | "MOS BURGER Emergency Whistles" are distributed to children at MOS stores across the country (1,217 stores as of November 2005) and registered with regional police stations as a part of the "Safety Store for Children" program |
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| February | Old-style MOS BURGER store (reproduction of the first MOS BURGER store) opens in Shiodome NIHON TV Tower |
| April | Number of stores providing delivery services is increased |
| April | Healthy cooking oil is introduced at all stores |
| April | MOTHER LEAF franchise is launched |
| May | The first MOS BURGER FACTORY opens in the Itabashi SATY food court in Tokyo |
| June | The 2006 MOS FOOD SERVICES, INC. CSR Report is published |
| July | Plastic bags for take-out food are eliminated at all MOS BURGER stores |
| July | Cold drink take-out cups are replaced with plastic cups made from biomass |
| July | The second Dick Bruna model store, MOS BURGER OCEAN CAFE ENOSHIMA, opens |
| August | Four new products in the "MOS Rice" series are introduced |
| October | The "Nippon Burger Takumi" product is renewed and introduced at all Green MOS stores |
| October | The first MOS BURGER store in Hong Kong is opened in the food court of the APM shopping complex in Kwun Tong |
2007
| January | Agricultural production company Sun Grace is established |
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| February | "Eco-Leaf Environmental Label" certification is obtained for the fresh vegetable delivery system |
| March | chef's V, INC. is established, and MOS FOOD SERVICES, INC. is commissioned by Huliv Corporation to operate the chef's V vegetable-themed restaurant business |
| March | The first MOS BURGER store in Thailand is opened in CentralWorld, a large-scale shopping center in Bangkok |
| April | The "MOS Burger" and "Teriyaki Burger" products are completely renewed, starting with the use of patties made from a mixture of ground beef and pork |
| April | The first discount coupons are introduced |
| June | The 2007 MOS Communication Report is published |
| August | The "Fresh Burger" product is renewed, and mobile phone coupons are introduced |
| September | The MOS FOOD SERVICES headquarters is moved to Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo |
| October | MOS BURGER celebrates the 20th anniversary of the "MOS Rice Burger" |
| November | The first FINE store, a new MOTHER LEAF format which is a hybrid cafe and retail store, opens in Hyogo |
2008
| February | A capital and business alliance is formed with DUSKIN CO., LTD. |
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| March | ISO 14001 certification efforts are undertaken at all domestic consolidated subsidiaries |
| March | The mobile site is renewed, and members-only coupons are introduced |
| June | The 2008 MOS Communication Report is published |
| July | The first "MOSDO" collaborative promotional campaign is launched with MISTER DONUT |
| December | The "Tobikiri Hamburg sand" made completely from domestic meat, is introduced |
2009
| May | The second "MOSDO" collaborative promotional campaign is launched with MISTER DONUT |
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| September | MOS FOOD SERVICES, INC. sells STEFAN GRILL (steak and hamburg restaurant) to PEPPER FOOD SERVICE CO., LTD. |