- Business
- KOIKE-YA Inc. manufactures and sells snack foods and health foods, including potato chips, tortilla chips, corn snacks, popcorn snacks, soft candies, and fruit mint tablets; it offers these products under brands such as KARAMUCHO, SCORN, PRIDE POTATO, Columno, Sumo Mocho, Sghon, Dontakos, and Pinky. The company operates through domestic and overseas segments, with geographic presence in Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, the United States, Canada, Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and China. Founded in 1953 and headquartered at 5-9-7 Narimasu, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan, KOIKE-YA Inc. lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market and reported sales of 54,829 million yen for the fiscal year ending March 2024. The company pursues premiumization through innovations like the PRIDE POTATO brand launched in 2017, featuring advanced multi-stage frying techniques to enhance flavor and texture; it continues to develop high-value products such as KAMI-NORISHIO with enhanced seaweed and chili blends, SUPPAMUCHO Sweet & Sour Pickled Plum, and YAMITSUKI BBQ under SUCORN. Formerly known as Frente Co., Ltd., it changed its name to KOIKE-YA Inc. in October 2016 to emphasize its heritage as Japan's pioneer in mass-producing potato chips since introducing the salt and seaweed flavor in 1962.