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- Bourbon Corporation Bourbon Corporation (2208.T) manufactures and sells a wide range of confectionery, snacks, beverages, and food products primarily in Japan, China, and overseas markets; its core offerings include cookies, wheat flour crackers, bean snacks, candy, desserts, rice biscuits, snacks, delicacies, chocolates, chewing gums, mineral water, coffee, cocoa beverages, other soft drinks, powdered cocoa, liquor, rice (via mail order), bread, and instant ramen (via vending machines). The company operates through an organizational structure comprising four headquarters—Managing Project Planning, Manufacturing Quality, Development & Exploration, and Human Knowledge Financial Affairs—to support product development, quality assurance, and health-focused innovations such as functional foods aimed at preventing lifestyle-related diseases. Founded in 1924 and headquartered in Kashiwazaki, Japan, Bourbon Corporation maintains approximately 5,000 employees across its group, including temporary staff, and lists its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market; it conducts operations via 10 factories in Japan, one in China, 60 sales offices nationwide, and subsidiaries in the U.S. and Vietnam. In recent developments, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with Ca Cao Trong Duc Company Limited in November 2025 to jointly develop cocoa raw material zones in Vietnam's Gia Lai province, expanding its supply chain for confectionery production. Bourbon Corporation continues to emphasize sustainable growth through health promotion products and operational efficiencies, with fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 revenue reaching 115.1 billion yen.