Father’s Day falls on Sunday, June 21 this year. Sukesan Udon will begin selling its Father’s Day gift sets on Friday, May 15, offering customers a way to express appreciation to fathers through the brand’s popular dishes. The gift sets include customer favorites such as niku gobo-ten udon and mini botamochi. Sukesan Udon has also added otsumami maruten, a snack-style version of the round fish cake used in its classic maruten udon. The item can be enjoyed as is, with mayonnaise or ichimi chili pepper, or added to udon, and pairs well with alcoholic drinks. All Father’s Day gift items are delivered frozen, allowing recipients to enjoy them whenever they like. Three gift sets are available, each including a message card reading “Dad, thank you as always,” an Imabari towel handkerchief, and Father’s Day limited noshi wrapping. The “Danran” Father’s Day Gift is priced at 3,980 yen including tax and free shipping. It includes one serving of niku gobo-ten udon, one serving of gobo-ten udon, one serving of yaki udon, two otsumami maruten, six mini botamochi, and one Imabari towel handkerchief. The “Magokoro” Father’s Day Gift is priced at 5,480 yen including tax and free shipping. It includes two servings each of niku gobo-ten udon, gobo-ten udon, and yaki udon, plus two otsumami maruten, six mini botamochi, and one Imabari towel handkerchief. The “Premium Kansha” Father’s Day Gift is priced at 6,980 yen including tax and free shipping. It includes two servings each of niku gobo-ten udon, niku udon, and yaki udon, plus two otsumami maruten, six mini botamochi, and one Imabari towel handkerchief. The gift sets are available through the Sukesan Udon official online store from May 15 to June 23. Store URL: https://sukesanstore.com/. Founded in 1976, Sukesan Udon is a Kitakyushu-born udon chain operating more than 100 stores across 16 prefectures plus Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, including all seven Kyushu prefectures. Known as one of Kitakyushu’s soul foods, the chain serves a wide range of udon, rice bowls, and other menu items. Since its founding, Sukesan Udon has maintained its commitment to handmade preparation, including making dashi multiple times daily in each store. Its signature offerings include the No. 1 popular niku gobo-ten udon, Kitakyushu specialty kashiwa udon, shrimp tempura udon, motsunabe udon, yaki udon, and seasonal udon dishes. The chain also offers more than 150 menu items, including soba, rice bowls, curry, oden, and kashiwa onigiri. Its botamochi, with annual sales of 6.8 million pieces, is another well-known specialty. Sukesan Udon is also active in SDGs initiatives. Since announcing its Sukesan SDGs declaration in March 2021 under the goal of creating a happy world, the company has worked on diversity and inclusion, circular economy projects, renewable energy use with effectively zero CO2 emissions, and child-focused activities such as the Sukesan Children’s Fund, food education classes, and meal support through kitchen car visits to children’s homes and children’s cafeterias.
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