- Full Time Employees
- 1,227
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Food: meat/fish/dairy
- Address
- Nagano Japan
- IPO Date
- Dec 1, 1988
- Business
- Maruichi Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based comprehensive food wholesale and logistics company engaged in the procurement, processing, distribution, and sale of marine, livestock, and general food products. The company primarily serves supermarkets, mass retailers, department stores, restaurant chains, catering operators, institutional food service providers, and local retailers across the Chubu, Kanto, and surrounding regions in Japan. Its product and service portfolio comprises: fresh, frozen, cured, and processed marine products, including whole and filleted fish, tuna, salmon, crustaceans, shellfish, and farmed fish; fresh, frozen, and processed livestock products, encompassing beef, pork, poultry, and delicatessen meat items; daily and chilled foods, consisting of dairy products, tofu, chilled noodles, paste goods, ham, sausage, and prepared retail delicatessen meals; frozen foods, including commercial-grade and consumer packaged frozen vegetables, pre-cooked meal solutions, and frozen ingredients; general processed foods and dry goods, featuring seasonings, edible oils, canned provisions, grain products, beverages, alcoholic drinks, and confectionery; cold-chain logistics and storage services, offering temperature-controlled refrigerated and frozen warehousing, third-party logistics management, and freight transportation; and business support services, including supermarket development consulting, office automation and telecommunications equipment sales, and corporate insurance agency solutions. Founded in 1951 as Nagano Chuo Uoichiba Co., Ltd. and headquartered in Nagano, Japan, the company operates multiple regional branch offices, logistics hubs, and processing centers across Japan. In recent developments, Maruichi formulated its Medium-Term Management Plan 2030, targeting long-term profit expansion through digital supply chain optimization, advanced logistics infrastructure investments, and regional partnership models. As part of its upstream expansion in marine cultivation, the company acquired aquaculture and seafood processing firm Dainichi Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary to strengthen its production and raw material procurement capabilities. Furthermore, Maruichi executed a groupwide operational consolidation through the absorption and merger of consolidated distribution entities, including Chousui Nagano Kensui Co., Ltd., while expanding its fleet freight capabilities through the strategic acquisition of transport operator Chuo Unyu by its subsidiary, Maruichi Logistics Service Co., Ltd.