Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd. primarily engages in the operation, management, and franchising of retail stores in Japan. The company offers a range of food products through its Gyomu super stores. It also operates a chain of buffet restaurants under the Kobe Cook World Buffet brand; a chain of served a-la-carte buffet style BBQ restaurants under the Premium Karubi brand; and a chain of delicatessen shops under the CHISOUNA brand. In addition, the company operates renewable energy power plants, including solar and woody biomass power plants. Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Kakogawa, Japan.