Kanazawa curry is experiencing a resurgence in Indonesia!
Two special events will be held to celebrate the reopening of the largest mall in the area. The "World Champion Class Challenge" and "Junior Chef" will spread energy to the world!
GoGo Curry Group Co., Ltd. (Head office: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture; CEO and President: Nishihata Makoto; hereinafter "GoGo Curry") reopened a new GoGo Curry store at the popular shopping mall "Trans Studio Mall Bandung" in Bandung, Indonesia on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Many Kanazawa curry fans flocked to the new, larger store, and two experiential events were held on the opening weekend. Many visitors participated, and the event attracted attention on social media.
◆Applications are flooding in for the "World Champion Class (WCC) Challenge"!
The WCC Challenge, held on Saturday, July 12th, is a GoGo Curry specialty challenge event in which participants must eat a 2.5kg Major Curry WCC within 15 minutes.
More than 120 people applied in just under a week, and five carefully selected finalists took on the challenge on the day. Many of the participants finished 400-500g of curry, making this an event that became a hot topic within the mall.
The winners were awarded food and beverage coupons worth a total of 1.5 million rupiah, creating a buzz in the venue.
◆“Junior Chef” is very popular with families!
"Junior Chef," which was held on the same day, was a joint project between GoGo Curry and Chatime.
The event was held at 10 large malls across Indonesia, where children had the opportunity to try cooking and decorating GoGo Curry's kids' menu, "Goriemon Kids."
At Trans Studio Mall Bandung, many children, mainly families on summer vacation, participated and enjoyed the "chef experience."
◆About the reopening store
・Store name: Go! Go! CURRY Trans Studio Mall Bandung store
・Location: Trans Studio Mall Bandung 2nd floor
・Opening date: July 8, 2025
・Features: The new store is larger and more comfortable than ever, designed to welcome curry fans. It is a perfect match for the surrounding hotels and theme parks, and has become a "hub of energy" for GoGo Curry in Indonesia.
Future developments
The next WCC Challenge will be a special edition held on Sunday, August 17th, Indonesia's Independence Day. GoGo Curry is grateful for the warm welcome it receives from the people of Indonesia every day, and we hope to respond to that gratitude by thoroughly conveying the appeal of "Kanazawa Curry," a curry originating from Japan, in a fun and thorough manner.
As a beloved GoGo Curry, we will continue to cherish our interactions with local people and foster bonds through curry.
[GoGoCurry Group Co., Ltd.]
Founded in 2003, the first store opened in Shinjuku, Tokyo in 2004, sparking the "Kanazawa curry boom." The Kanazawa flagship store opened in 2005, and the first overseas store opened in Times Square, New York, in 2007. Since 2017, the company has focused on business succession-style M&A, taking over the operations of Kanazawa's long-established Indian curry restaurant "Hot House," and in 2019, the original Kanazawa curry restaurant "Turban Curry." In January 2023, the company relocated its headquarters from Tokyo to Kanazawa, and in March, Nishihata Makoto, who previously worked for a major IT company, was appointed CEO and President and Representative Director. The GoGo Curry Group aims to be "the world's number one curry specialty trading company," and operates approximately 120 stores both domestically and internationally.