{"id":17177,"date":"2024-11-25T11:03:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T02:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/?p=17177"},"modified":"2024-11-25T11:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T02:03:17","slug":"interview-of-franchise-owner-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2024\/11\/25\/interview-of-franchise-owner-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview of Franchise owner in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>TAKESAN Ramen, which opened in April, temporarily lost sales due to the Paris Olympics, but has since achieved sales growth for 13 consecutive weeks. It is on a roll.<\/h2>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"17178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2024\/11\/25\/interview-of-franchise-owner-in-paris\/379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n.png?fit=1094%2C710&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1094,710\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n.png?fit=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n.png?fit=700%2C455&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17178\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n.png?resize=700%2C455&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n.png?resize=1024%2C665&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n.png?resize=768%2C498&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n.png?resize=616%2C400&amp;ssl=1 616w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/379414901_177734485357068_3563405109385416211_n.png?w=1094&amp;ssl=1 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img data-attachment-id=\"17179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2024\/11\/25\/interview-of-franchise-owner-in-paris\/takesanparis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"takesanparis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17179\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?resize=533%2C400&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2024\/11\/takesanparis.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My name is Kristin and I am developing the franchise TAKESAN in France.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_15701\"  width=\"700\" height=\"394\"  data-origwidth=\"700\" data-origheight=\"394\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yDV92Xmb1Tk?enablejsapi=1&#038;rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yDV92Xmb1Tk\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=700&#038;ssl=1\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>So I have background in import export FMB wholesale and Retail so we wanted to bring an authentic Japanese concept into France U which led us to this exciting journey of launching TAKESAN in Paris and has been more than half a year since I started um the franchise TAKESAN in Paris um and I think it&#8217;s a very fulfilling experience because uh it&#8217;s been wonderful to see how um all these authentic ingredients that we use in TAKESAN and the traditional techniques have resonated very well with the French customers in general we have very good feedback from the French customers and I find TAKESAN is very different from other Raman business uh due to its very unique concept of having a long history with the Miso um but also serving it in the \u201cDonabe\u201d which you cannot find anywhere in France.<\/p>\n<p>So that has been very interesting for our customers to explore but I think what is really interesting for us as a franchise owner is that first of all I think TAKESAN compared to the other food businesses that we own it&#8217;s easier to manage because for example we don&#8217;t have to import too many products and all all the products that we need to import are usually fermented products and these products have very long expiry date which makes um very easy to control the inventory compared to our other food businesses because usually food you have very short exploration date um and also because it doesn&#8217;t have a large menu it&#8217;s not like a restaurant where you have so many food products you just have six kind of ramen it&#8217;s easier for the kitchen to manage as well so I think overall we&#8217;ve been quite happy because as Food business owners we always find a lot of challenges with the food industry and takistan has been relatively and surprisingly easier to manage than our other businesses so our future plans for TAKESAN is definitely our immediate focus is to um to emphasize on refining and perfecting the TAKESAN experience in Paris but we are already looking forward to expansion so we are exploring a possibility of opening more locations across France and perhaps even Europe especially in cities that we find has a growing appreciation for Japanese Cuisine so we are starting already to look at locations in Paris so our second store will definitely still be in Paris but we&#8217;re starting also to look at other cities.<\/p>\n<p>More information&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/fc.assentia-hd.com\/en-us\/take-san-0\">https:\/\/fc.assentia-hd.com\/en-us\/take-san-0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAKESAN Ramen, which opened in April, temporarily lost sales due to the Paris Olympics, but has since achieved sales growth for 13 consecutive weeks. It is on a roll. My name is Kristin and I am developing the franchise TAKESAN in France. So I have background in import export FMB wholesale and Retail so we wanted to bring an authentic Japanese concept into France U which led us to this exciting journey of launching TAKESAN in Paris and has been more than half a year since I started um the franchise TAKESAN in Paris um and I think it&#8217;s a very fulfilling experience because uh it&#8217;s been wonderful to see &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2024\/11\/25\/interview-of-franchise-owner-in-paris\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Yf3D-4t3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17188,"url":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2024\/12\/20\/takesan\/","url_meta":{"origin":17177,"position":0},"title":"TAKESAN Ramen has opened in the ski area!","author":"nobu","date":"2024\u5e7412\u670820\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Following on from Mongolia and Paris, the Nagano earthen pot miso ramen restaurant 'Takesan' has opened a new branch in Nozawa Onsen. \u00a0 In 2008, the president, Tetsuaki Takeda, who is from Nagano, opened the first branch in Higashiwada, Nagano City, with the aim of creating a local ramen dish\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Food &amp; Beverage&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Food &amp; Beverage","link":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/category\/fb\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2025\/01\/462575525_510822401972859_2262828850092675908_n.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11416,"url":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2022\/10\/18\/20221017\/","url_meta":{"origin":17177,"position":1},"title":"Mongolian Franchise Owner Opens \u201dTakesan\u201d Ramen Second Store","author":"nobu","date":"2022\u5e7410\u670818\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"A wonderful restaurant has opened in Mongolia as a franchise. In October 2022, three years after the first restaurant opened in August 2019, a new popular eatery opened in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.Takesan is a MISO RAMEN store owned by KOKUHEI-MISO, a 240-year-old miso manufacturer in Obuse, Nagano Prefecture.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Food &amp; Beverage&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Food &amp; Beverage","link":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/category\/fb\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2022\/10\/296155101_1456967518077431_5872718921546249127_n.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17237,"url":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2025\/08\/02\/takesanmng\/","url_meta":{"origin":17177,"position":2},"title":"Congratulations on sixth anniversary. Takesan Mongolia","author":"nobu","date":"2025\u5e748\u67082\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Takesan Ramen's first restaurant in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, celebrated its sixth anniversary today. When we opened six years ago, there were only one or two authentic Japanese ramen restaurants in Mongolia, including Aji-Sen. Actually, our franchisee in Mongolia did not initially intend to open a Takesan Ramen restaurant. They expressed their\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Food &amp; Beverage&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Food &amp; Beverage","link":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/category\/fb\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2025\/08\/526207275_1097299029173691_8982381290373040508_n.jpg?fit=526%2C526&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1533,"url":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2020\/05\/01\/ramen-take-san-offer-eat-in-car-service-to-combat-covid\/","url_meta":{"origin":17177,"position":3},"title":"Ramen &#8220;TAKE-SAN&#8221; Offer &#8220;Eat in Car&#8221; service to combat COVID.","author":"nobu","date":"2020\u5e745\u67081\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Eat in Car! In Japan, the use of restaurants is restricted in order to prevent infection with COVID19. RAMEN \"TAKE-SAN\" in NAGANO offers ramen in a unique way. In traditional Japanese architecture, there is a terrace called \"ENGAWA\". In this restaurant, you can eat at ENGAWA.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Food &amp; Beverage&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Food &amp; Beverage","link":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/category\/fb\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2020\/05\/7a4e73006b470708fde11518e6f3809a-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17231,"url":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2025\/06\/29\/takesan1staniv\/","url_meta":{"origin":17177,"position":4},"title":"Takesan Ramen, 1st anniversary in Paris","author":"nobu","date":"2025\u5e746\u670829\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"The rapid rise of Donabe Miso Ramen TAKESAN, 1st anniversary in Paris We visited Takesan Ramen on the first anniversary of its opening in Paris. President Takeda was very pleased. Takesan had only one restaurant in Nagano. Even though it was an overseas franchise, with only two restaurants in Mongolia\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Food &amp; Beverage&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Food &amp; Beverage","link":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/category\/fb\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"takesan","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2019\/02\/good_img009-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1649,"url":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2020\/06\/11\/vegan-ramen-no-meat-no-fish-no-eggs-and-no-msg\/","url_meta":{"origin":17177,"position":5},"title":"VEGAN Ramen\/ no meat, no fish, no eggs and no MSG","author":"nobu","date":"2020\u5e746\u670811\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Clay pot Nagano Miso Ramen TAKESAN VEGAN Ramen\/ no meat, no fish, no eggs and no MSG Characteristics from the customer\u2019s point of view \u201cThey serve very rich miso ramen, but there is also the healthy vegetarian option in the menu.\u201d \u201cIn the vegetarian ramen, it contains no animal products,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Food &amp; Beverage&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Food &amp; Beverage","link":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/category\/fb\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/files\/2019\/02\/good_img009.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17177"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17180,"href":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17177\/revisions\/17180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}