- CEO
- Makoto Inoue
- Full Time Employees
- 2,542
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Food: meat/fish/dairy
- Address
- Sumitomo Seimei Sanno Building Tokyo TY Japan 107-0052
- IPO Date
- May 16, 1949
- Business
- Kyokuyo Co., Ltd. engages primarily in the procurement, processing, and sale of marine products worldwide; it manufactures and markets frozen foods including fish fillets, crabs, peeled shrimps, sushi toppings, simmered and grilled fish, fried seafood products, imitation crab meat, and boneless slices; offers normal temperature products such as canned processed foodstuffs and seafood delicacies; provides logistics services through refrigerated warehouses and marine transportation; and operates tuna fishery activities encompassing catching, farm-raising, processing, and sales of sliced bonito and tuna. The company also handles fresh foods, purchasing and sales of fisheries, agricultural, and meat products; aquaculture; sashimi; fish flakes; livestock and grilled fish products; computer system services; and insurance agency operations. Kyokuyo, founded in 1937 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, conducts business in Japan and internationally with production bases and affiliates in Southeast Asia, the United States, China, Vietnam, and Thailand, targeting seafood processors, wholesale markets, food service industries, supermarkets, and overseas markets. In 2024, the company launched a joint venture with Clear Ocean Seafood to process and export Hokkaido scallops using its subsidiary Jokki's Hakodate facility, aiming to expand North American sales and reduce reliance on overseas processing; earlier that year, it acquired Turkish seafood processor Kocaman Su Ürünleri İhracat ve İthalat Ticaret to strengthen European production and sales; and it initiated its Medium-Term Business Plan in April 2024, focusing on overseas production for local consumption, new product development, and additional international facilities.