Feastogether

Feastogether Corporation is a Taiwanese restaurant operator headquartered in Taoyuan's Qingpu Special District. It grew from Fuli Sichuan Banquet, a family restaurant founded by Chen Chaoquan in 1971, into a multi-brand food-service group serving buffet, Sichuan, Thai, Taiwanese, Japanese, vegetarian, hot-pot, Western, teppanyaki, and hamburger concepts. The company was formally established in 2002, when Chen Qichang developed the Xiang Japanese Buffet concept and created the corporate structure that later supported the Eat Together brand. The group's development was shaped by a change in Taiwan's demographic and social environment. Fuli Sichuan Banquet had concentrated on wedding banquets, but declining birthrates weakened that market. Chen Qichang responded by moving toward all-you-can-eat restaurants, a model capable of generating recurring demand from families and general diners rather than relying primarily on marriage ceremonies. Eat Together became the group's central mass-market buffet brand and helped establish Feastogether as a significant Taiwanese restaurant operator. Feastogether subsequently pursued a portfolio strategy. Kaifun Together brought Sichuan cuisine into a casual restaurant format; Fruitful Food focused on vegetarian and vegan buffet dining; Siam More specialized in Thai food; Dacoz offered American-style hamburgers; Inparadise and A Joy targeted premium buffet customers; Sunrise presented Japanese cuisine in a buffet setting; Jin-Zhu emphasized Taiwanese food; Little Fuli developed a hot-pot buffet concept; Doricious combined Western dishes with a semi-buffet format; and Zhiyun offered teppanyaki set menus. Meow Chan Sushi, introduced in 2025, extended the portfolio into à la carte Japanese dining. The company has also invested in infrastructure intended to support scale and consistency. Its hub kitchens preprocess ingredients and produce dishes, dim sum, pastries, desserts, and other components for its restaurants. Feastogether operates its own temperature-controlled logistics fleet and has pursued direct relationships with farmers and food suppliers. A food-safety management system was certified to ISO 22000 requirements in 2018. The company also operates digital and take-home channels, including the iEat loyalty and service app, Eatogo ordering and delivery, and Eat@home e-commerce for frozen meal products. During the COVID-19 crisis, Feastogether kept employee wages intact and avoided unpaid leave despite restrictions on indoor dining. It expanded delivery and take-home products while its restaurant business was disrupted. After restrictions eased, the group accelerated openings and broadened its network. By 2024 it operated 83 restaurants in Taiwan across 11 brands, in addition to its digital and e-commerce services. Its positioning combines broad choice, high-volume restaurant operations, internally managed food production, and a ladder of concepts ranging from accessible casual dining to premium buffet experiences. The company has discussed entering the United States and Japan and pursuing an initial public offering, but those plans are not confirmed as completed.

Feastogether's roots reach back to 1971, when Chen Chaoquan established Fuli Sichuan Banquet. His son, Chen Qichang, took over the restaurant business in 1979. A major banquet venue opened in Taipei's Zhongzheng District in 1993 and could accommodate approximately 200 wedding-banquet tables. As Taiwan's birthrate declined, the wedding market became less dependable, prompting the family to develop all-you-can-eat dining and other repeat-visit formats. The transition accelerated in the early 2000s. The family operated Zhongli Welfare Sichuan Cuisine and Fuli Japanese Buffet in 2001, then developed Xiang Japanese Buffet in 2002 after studying Japanese restaurant formats. Feastogether Corporation was incorporated on 8 May 2002. The Xiang concept became the foundation for Eat Together, which was developed by the next generation and became the group's signature buffet brand. Chen Yihang joined the business in 2006 after graduating from National Taiwan University and became general manager in 2009. He established centralized administrative functions and introduced enterprise resource planning after winning support through a Ministry of Economic Affairs digitization competition. The system enabled chefs and restaurant teams to use computers for ordering and ingredient replenishment. The family also consolidated previously dispersed ownership in 2008. From 2011 onward, Feastogether added concepts covering Sichuan, vegetarian, Thai, hamburger, Japanese, Taiwanese, hot-pot, Western, premium buffet, and teppanyaki dining. It created iEat in 2019 and expanded into delivery and frozen meal commerce during the pandemic through Eatogo and Eat@home. Central kitchens, an internal logistics fleet, direct agricultural sourcing, and food-safety controls became important elements of its operating model. The pandemic temporarily closed or restricted indoor dining, but the company maintained wages and avoided unpaid leave. It used take-away, delivery, and retail products to preserve activity, then expanded its restaurant network after restrictions were lifted. In 2023 it launched A Joy, and in 2024 it opened Zhiyun. Meow Chan Sushi followed in 2025. The company has stated ambitions for overseas expansion and a possible 2026 IPO, although these remain plans rather than confirmed events.

• 2025

  Meow Chan Sushi established

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  The group expanded into à la carte Japanese dining, particularly sushi.

• 2024

  Zhiyun launched

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  Feastogether entered teppanyaki dining with a set-menu restaurant concept.

• 2023

  A Joy launched

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  The group introduced a high-end buffet concept in Taiwan.

• 2022

  Chiayi Ingredients Center construction began

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  Construction began on 13 July for a large-scale ingredients and preprocessing facility.

• 2019

  iEat app launched

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  Feastogether introduced a digital application for customer services and engagement.

• 2018

  ISO 22000 food-safety certification

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  The company obtained certification under the 2018 edition of ISO 22000.

• 2009

  Chen Yihang became general manager

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  The third generation assumed operational leadership and began formalizing centralized management and digital systems.

• 2002

  Feastogether Corporation established

  [1]Feastogetheren.wikipedia.org

  The corporation was established on 8 May, and its Japanese buffet work led toward Eat Together.

• 1993

  Large Zhongzheng branch opened

  [1]Feastogetheren.wikipedia.org

  The branch was designed for large wedding banquets and could seat about 200 tables.

• 1979

  Second-generation management began

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  Chen Qichang assumed control of the family restaurant business.

• 1971

  Fuli Sichuan Banquet founded

  [1]Feastogetheren.wikipedia.org

  Chen Chaoquan founded the Sichuan banquet restaurant that became the predecessor of Feastogether.

A Taiwanese multi-brand restaurant group built around buffet dining, diversified cuisine concepts, centralized food production, and vertically coordinated restaurant operations.

• Buffet restaurant · 2006

  Eat Together

  Feastogether's principal broad-market buffet brand. It developed from the company's earlier Japanese buffet experiments and offers a wide range of prepared dishes intended for high-volume, family-oriented dining.

• Sichuan restaurant · 2011

  Kaifun Together

  A casual Sichuan cuisine chain created to extend the group's original culinary heritage into a scalable restaurant format.

• Vegetarian and vegan buffet · 2013

  Fruitful Food

  A buffet concept centered on vegetarian and vegan dishes, providing plant-focused dining within Feastogether's multi-brand portfolio.

• Thai restaurant · 2013

  Siam More

  A Thai-themed restaurant brand offering Thai cuisine in a full-service chain setting.

• Hamburger restaurant · 2016

  Dacoz

  An American-style hamburger concept added as Feastogether diversified beyond buffets and Asian cuisine.

• Premium buffet · 2017

  Inparadise

  A higher-end buffet brand positioned above the group's mainstream buffet offer and operated with reservation deposits.

• Japanese buffet · 2017

  Sunrise

  A Japanese-themed buffet concept emphasizing Japanese-style dishes and presentation.

• Taiwanese restaurant · 2020

  Jin-Zhu

  A Taiwanese-themed restaurant brand designed around local culinary identity and regional flavors.

• Hot-pot buffet · 2021

  Little Fuli Spicy Hot Pot

  A hot-pot buffet concept that connects the newer portfolio with the Fuli name associated with the company's origins.

• Western semi-buffet · 2022

  Doricious

  A Western-themed restaurant combining core dishes with a semi-buffet format.

• Luxury buffet · 2023

  A Joy

  A premium buffet concept introduced in 2023 and aimed at customers seeking an upscale, high-priced buffet experience.

• Teppanyaki restaurant · 2024

  Zhiyun

  A teppanyaki restaurant offering set-menu dining rather than the group's better-known buffet format.

• Japanese à la carte restaurant · 2025

  Meow Chan Sushi

  An à la carte Japanese concept, with sushi as a principal offering, launched as the group continued to broaden its restaurant formats.

• 2024

  Fraudsters impersonating Feastogether employees

  Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau said 59 fraud cases in the first three months of 2024 involved people posing as Feastogether employees. The reported scheme allegedly used customer information and fake payment-related calls to obtain banking details. The reports concerned impersonation and cyber-enabled fraud affecting customers; they did not establish wrongdoing by Feastogether itself.

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• 2023

  Launch of A JoyProduct launch

  Background

  Feastogether sought to extend its buffet portfolio into a more premium segment.

  Action taken

  The company opened A Joy as an upscale buffet concept.

  Aftermath

  A Joy became the group's highest-end buffet offering at launch.

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• 2020

  Pandemic channel diversificationStrategy

  Background

  COVID-19 restrictions limited indoor restaurant dining in Taiwan.

  Action taken

  Feastogether expanded Eatogo delivery and Eat@home frozen meal-kit commerce while retaining employee wages and avoiding unpaid leave.

  Aftermath

  The company maintained alternative revenue channels until restaurant restrictions were eased.

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• 2009

  Enterprise resource planning implementationStrategy

  Background

  The expanding restaurant network required more consistent purchasing, replenishment, and administrative control.

  Action taken

  Chen Yihang introduced an ERP system and trained chefs to use computers for ordering and ingredient restocking.

  Aftermath

  The company strengthened centralized management and operational standardization.

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• 2002

  Shift from wedding banquets toward buffet diningStrategy

  Background

  The company's traditional wedding-banquet market was weakened by Taiwan's declining birthrate and changing demographics.

  Action taken

  Feastogether developed recurring all-you-can-eat formats, beginning with Japanese buffet concepts and later scaling Eat Together.

  Aftermath

  The change became the foundation of the group's multi-brand expansion and reduced its reliance on wedding events.

  Source

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