- CEO
- Masahiro Kojima
- Full Time Employees
- 178
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Food distributors
- Address
- 1 Yamanouchi-cho Yokohama KN Japan 221-0054
- IPO Date
- Jun 12, 1963
- Business
- Yokohama Maruuo Co., Ltd. Yokohama Maruuo Co., Ltd. engages primarily in the wholesale and distribution of marine products through operations at central wholesale markets in Yokohama and Kawasaki, Japan. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ku, the company operates four main business segments including marine product wholesale, marine product sales to mass retailers and the foodservice industry, real estate rental of distribution centers, and fishery forwarding services; its subsidiaries comprise Hansui Co., Ltd., Tateyama Maruuo Co., Ltd., and Yokohama Maruuo Ichiba Unsou Co., Ltd. Core products encompass fresh tuna sourced internationally from ports like Boston, Italy, Greece, and New Zealand; seasonal fresh fish such as saury, squid, crabs, flounder, scallops, and salmon from Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kansai, and adjacent seas including Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay; farmed species like young yellowtail, greater amberjack, and red snapper; delicacies including sea urchins, red clams, scallops, negitoro, oysters, octopus, and sushi-grade fish; distinctive local Yokohama catches like turban shells, abalone, and razor clams; frozen items such as king crabs, snow crabs, prawns, scallops, shrimp, squid, and mackerel; dried-salted products like salmon roe, cod roe, and broiled eel; semi-dried fish including dried mackerel, whitebait, and sardines; over 700 processed products such as marinated fish, seasoned roe, and delicacies; and fish-paste items like kamaboko, hanpen, and chikuwa. The company serves wholesale traders, producers, major clients including Maruha Nichiro Corp., Kyokuyo Co., Ltd., and Nichirei Corp., with a focus on safe, high-quality perishable goods distributed domestically and supported by rigorous quality management. Recent developments include the launch of the Fifth MM Plan under the "Challenge 2023: Re-challenge for the new Reiwa era" theme to drive sustainable growth toward becoming a centennial enterprise; a 2018 establishment of Kawasaki Maruuo Co., Ltd. following the 2015 merger with its predecessor and closure of the Nambu Branch amid Yokohama Central Wholesale Market changes; and ongoing medium-term planning via the Corporate Planning Office to enhance market reach in mass retail, foodservice, and logistics.