India, March 24 -- Shares of Zensho Holdings Co, which operates the Japanese restaurant chain Sukiya fell after a customer claimed to have found a dead rodent in its Miso soup.

The stock was down by 7.1 per cent, which is the most since February 13, according to a Bloomberg report.

Sukiya stated that its staff "failed to notice" the animal making its way into the soup as the meals were being prepared at a branch in Tottori, western Japan, on January 21, 2025.

It then said that it would double down on hygiene measures in a March 22 announcement.

Sukiya also apologised for not disclosing the incident sooner, stating that "many customers ended up feeling anxious and worried" as a result.

As of March 24, the company's stock was down 4.72...