Endemol Shine Group Picks Up Japanese Cookery Format

Endemol Shine Group has acquired the format rights for the hit Japanese cookery show The Rolling Kitchen from Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation.

Endemol Shine Group will serve as the exclusive distributor of the format across all platforms outside of Japan. The Rolling Kitchen is a studio-based cooking series from the director of Iron Chef. Created by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation in Japan, the format sees couples competing to create the best dish to win a cash prize. In a unique twist, every ten minutes the kitchen rotates 180 degrees so each contestant takes over their partner’s recipe where they left it.

Lisa Perrin, CEO of creative networks for Endemol Shine Group, said: “We are always open to working with new partners which enables us to bring third-party formats to new global audiences. Seeing couples in a pressure cooker competition environment where they must deliver a winning dish makes riveting television and with the show’s unique rolling set, I’m sure this has all the right ingredients to be the next traveling cookery format.”

Kazuo Tani, director of the content business department of Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, added: “Endemol Shine Group has an excellent reputation in delivering popular formats that travel, and this partnership will allow us to leverage their scale and bring our show to broadcasters internationally. We’re incredibly proud to create a distinctive cookery series that has been a huge hit here in Japan, and we’re confident that the show will be equally successful in other markets.”