First Kitchen

{{Short description|Japanese fast food restaurant chain}}

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{{nihongo|First Kitchen|ファーストキッチン|Fāsuto Kitchin}} is a Japanese fast food restaurant chain operated by First Kitchen Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Wendy's International. Prior to June 2016, it was a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings.

Its first shop opened in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in September 1977. Currently, its stores operate in 14 prefectures, in the Kantō, Chūbu, and Kinki regions. Of the 136 stores, about 100 exist in Kantō as of June 1, 2016. The chain was acquired by Wendy's Japan from Suntory Holdings on June 1, 2016, and now operates under the name Wendy's First Kitchen as a result of its acquisition.{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/franchisee-wendys-japan-to-acquire-first-kitchen-with-136-restaurants-300277624.html |title=Franchisee Wendy's Japan To Acquire First Kitchen With 136 Restaurants |publisher=The Wendy's Company|website=Cision PR Newswire |date=June 1, 2016 |access-date=February 25, 2018}}

Its current President and Chief Executive Officer is Hiroshi Kato.{{Cite web |title=「ファーストキッチン株式会社」の株式譲渡について |url=https://www.suntory.co.jp/news/article/12671.html |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=サントリー |language=ja}}