Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (東洋水産株式会社, Tōyō Suisan Kabushiki-gaisha), best known as Toyo Suisan (東洋水産, Tōyō Suisan), is a Japanese company specializing in ramen noodles, through its Maruchan brand, seafood and frozen and refrigerated foods.[3] It is the fourth-largest transnational seafood corporation.[4]
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 The company's headquarters | |
Native name | 東洋水産株式会社 |
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| Company type | Public KK |
| TYO: 2875 | |
| ISIN | JP3613000003 |
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | March 25, 1953 |
| Founder | Kazuo Mori |
| Headquarters | Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8501 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Tadasu Tsutsumi (Chairman) Noritaka Sumimoto (President) |
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| Brands | Maruchan |
| Revenue |  JPY 383.2 billion (FY 2015)
(US$ 3.4 billion) (FY 2015) |
| JPY 18.3 billion (FY 2015)
(US$ 163 million) (FY 2015) | |
Number of employees | 4,696 (consolidated as of March 31, 2016) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
History
editThe company was established in 1953 by Kazuo Mori as a marine products exporter, domestic buyer and distributor. Entering the cold-storage business in 1955, it began producing and selling such processed marine food products as fish sausage in 1956.
Toyo Suisan and its consolidated subsidiaries subsequently expanded operations into other business fields, including instant noodles, fresh noodles and frozen foods.
In addition to consumer-direct foods, the company also markets a diverse range of food products for the commercial food service industry, including restaurants, speciality stores and industrial food services.[4]
Operations
editThe company operates three solely owned companies in the United States: Maruchan, Inc. in Irvine, California, Maruchan Virginia, Inc. in Richmond, Virginia, and Maruchan Texas, Inc. in Von Ormy, Texas. They also have a joint venture with Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. in Portland, Oregon called Ajinomoto Toyo Frozen Noodles.[5]
Products
editInstant Noodles: the series of Japanese instant cup noodles, represents one of the best-selling products, other products include: non-fried noodles, and vertical-type cup series of instant noodles
Fresh Noodles: Toyo Suisan’s fresh noodles command the top share of the fresh noodle market in Japan. Introduced in 1975, Sanshoku (“three pack”) Yakisoba are the top-selling fresh noodles in Japan. Sanshoku Udon noodles (shelf life 15 days), and Mukashi Nagara No Chuka Soba noodles, are among the other products.
References
edit- ^ "Company Data" (in Japanese). Toyo Suisan Kaisha. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "会社概要 Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine." Toyo Suisan/Maruchan. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.
- ^ a b OECD (April 14, 2010). Globalisation in Fisheries and Aquaculture: Opportunities and Challenges. OECD Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-92-64-07492-7.
- ^ "Ajinomoto Co., Inc. To Strengthen Its Frozen Foods Business in North America. Frozen Japanese-Style Ramen Noodles to Launch in October 2016". Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
External links
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- Maruchan.co.jp - Official Website (in Japanese)