In 1991, the founder Teiichi gave his son and his daughters' husbands, who were cooks of Kitcho, the shops respectively, allowing them to form independent shops under the Kitcho name, and established the group businesses as Kitcho Group.
1991年、創業者の貞一の息子や料理人である娘婿たちを暖簾分けの形で独立させて、吉兆グループとしてグループ会社制に移行。