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- DyDo Group Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company primarily engaged in the beverage industry through vending machines, alongside pharmaceutical-related, food, and orphan drug businesses. The company manufactures and sells beverages including coffee under the DyDo Blend and DyDo DRINCO brands; green tea; carbonated drinks; mineral water; juice-based beverages such as the Waka-Gokochi series; soups; sweet bean porridges; and chilled soft drinks, primarily via vending machines in Japan and to retailers, with supplements offered through home shopping channels; in international markets, it produces soft drinks in Turkey, Poland, China, and Asia; through subsidiary DAIDO Pharmaceutical Corporation, it provides OEM production of energy drinks and pouch products for pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers, along with drinkable preparations including medicines and quasi-medicines; Tarami Corporation handles fruit dessert jellies, holding the leading market share in dried jelly; and DyDo Pharma introduces orphan drugs such as Firdapse Tablet 10 mg for rare diseases. DyDo Group Holdings serves general consumers, vending machine operators, retailers, pharmaceutical firms, and patients with rare diseases across Japan; Turkey; Poland via Wosana S.A.; China; and other Asian regions. Founded in 1975 and headquartered at 2-2-7 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, the company shifted to a holding company structure in 2017, formerly known as DyDo DRINCO, Inc.; recent developments include the establishment of Dynamic Vending Network, Inc. in joint venture with Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd. in fiscal 2023 to strengthen vending operations; the acquisition of Polish beverage producer Wosana S.A. in February 2024 for PLN 197.58 million to expand in Europe; and revisions to its Medium-Term Management Plan 2026 in March 2025 amid rising raw material costs and hyperinflation in Turkey, targeting sales growth of 9% CAGR, 3% operating profit ratio, and 4% ROIC.