{"id":177470,"date":"2026-05-12T12:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=177470&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:30:05","slug":"pietro-revises-forecast-but-expects-loss","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/pietro-revises-forecast-but-expects-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Pietro Revises Forecast but Expects Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka-based dressing maker Pietro said on May 11 that it expects a consolidated net loss of Y32 million for the fiscal year ending March 2026, revising its earlier forecast upward by Y6 million. The company posted a Y57 million profit in the previous fiscal year. Pietro said improved factory efficiency helped reduce the projected loss after increasing production of frozen foods and other products ahead of a planned factory relocation. The company also raised its revenue forecast by Y146 million to Y12.1 billion, up 9% from the previous year. Sales of a dressing product relaunched as a standard item for the first time in nine years performed strongly, while demand at the company\u2019s restaurants exceeded expectations during school entrance ceremony season. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC115YZ0R10C26A5000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pietro.co.jp\/assets\/upload\/news\/20260511_IR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pietro<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fnn_pietro-fukuoka_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=1240%2C932&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"932\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-177471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fnn_pietro-fukuoka_2026_WEB.jpg?w=1240&amp;ssl=1 1240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fnn_pietro-fukuoka_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fnn_pietro-fukuoka_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C770&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fnn_pietro-fukuoka_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Fukuoka Now<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka-based dressing maker Pietro said on May 11 that it expects a consolidated net loss of Y32 million for the fiscal year ending March 2026&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":177471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-177470","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/177470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}