- CEO
- Kunihara Okuno
- Full Time Employees
- 2,540
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Other transportation
- Address
- 5-9 Koyochonishi Kobe HY Japan 658-0033
- IPO Date
- Sep 1, 1983
- Business
- Toho Co., Ltd. engages primarily in food wholesale, cash and carry, supermarket operations, and related food solutions primarily in Japan. The company develops, procures, and wholesales commercial foods including Japanese ingredients, fresh fruit, meat, fruits and vegetables to the restaurant industry; operates community-based food supermarkets; produces and sells agricultural products and coffee; and provides cash and carry services to small and medium-scale restaurants. It further offers interior design and construction of restaurants, software development and maintenance, general contracting, real estate management, outsourcing of cleaning and general affairs, insurance agency activities, import, manufacture, sale and maintenance of commercial cooking equipment such as coffee machines and gelato/soft serve ice cream machines, and quality control services. Founded in 1929 and headquartered in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, Toho operates through segments including distributor, cash and carry, food supermarket, and food solutions, targeting the food service industry, retailers, and consumers. Recent developments include the acquisition of a minority stake in Orange Co., Ltd. announced in December 2024 for completion by January 2025, the November 2025 acquisition of shares in Vietnam-based KOME88 Joint Stock Company establishing it as an equity-method affiliate to expand overseas food wholesale operations, the launch of new product "Drip Cafe Fair Trade Organic Coffee" in November 2025, and the opening of A-Price Pio City Sakuragicho store scheduled for January 2026; the company also received the Commitment Category Excellence Award at the 2nd Fair Trade Japan Awards in November 2025.