Nichirei Foods Inc. (Foods Business)

Nichirei Foods Inc. (Processed Foods Business)

Mission

Spreading Happiness through Food into the Future

Vision

To create value by connecting Food, People, and Planet

Bringing the Taste of Happiness and Excitement to Life, powered by Freezing Technology

Our unique technologies and commitment to quality ingredients open up new ways to enjoy great taste. By nurturing and safeguarding the Earth’s resources, we aim to become the most trusted presence in society.

Values

<The Nichire Way>

Act with integrity

Pursue quality

Exceed expectations

Unite to co-create

Value people

“Hamidas” (Take the Next Step)
More Boldly
More Compassionately
More Positively

Business Overview

Nichirei Foods offers frozen foods (for household-use and commercial use), retort pouch foods, and wellness foods, leveraging its unique product development and quality assurance capabilities.
It also utilizes its global procurement and development functions to provide marine, meat and poultry products, and agricultural products that meet customer needs.
In the domestic frozen food business, chicken and rice products account for a large share of the market for both household-use and commercial use, while commercial use is characterized by a high proportion of the home meal replacement (HMR) and Delicatessen items.
In its overseas business, the company is focusing on the development and sale of Asian food products in North America. As a pioneering frozen food company, we will continue to serve as a bridge between food, people, and the earth, and as a value-creating company, we will use the power of freezing to bring smiles and excitement to people's lives, and will undertake various initiatives to realize a healthy and prosperous society.

Strengths

We are a pioneer in the frozen foods industry and have a major share of the domestic market, due to our overarching strengths. These strengths are:

  • Product development capabilities and product lineup
  • the capability for reproducing the deliciousness through R&D and production know-how
  • Cost competitiveness leveraging industry-leading production capacity
  • A unique production system for "premium Ingredients" through in-house production and processing facilities
  • An organizational structure capable of responding to diverse customer needs

Mainstay Products

Company Profile

Business
Outline
Manufacturing, processing, and sales of frozen, retort packaged, and canned foods, as well as packaged ice and other products
Head Office
Location
Nichirei Higashi-Ginza Building
6-19-20 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8402 Japan
TEL (+81-3)3248-2298
Representative
Director, President
Masahiko Takenaga
Established January 5, 2005
Net sales (consolidated) 311.6billion yen (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025)
Group Companies Subsidiaries 21 companies , Affiliates 4 companies
Employees
(consolidated)
10,125 persons (1,942 in Japan, 8,183 overseas) ( as of March 31, 2025)
Main Production Facilities Mori Plant, Shiroishi Factory, Yamagata Factory, Funabashi Factory, Kansai Factory, Kyurei Inc., CHUREI, Co. Ltd., GFPT Nichirei (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Surapon Nichirei Foods Co., Ltd.