COMPANY
- Trade name
Marugoto Foods Co., Ltd.
- Establishment
May 12, 2016
- Representative
Representative Director: Kenji Sasaki
- Location
3-3-27 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Capital
15 million yen (Capital increase on March 5, 2026)
- Business area
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Food planning and development, regional trading company business, retail business, OEM, real estate business
- Invoice number
T6240001049362
- Major banks
Resona Bank / Shoko Chukin Bank
- Affiliated organizations
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China New Business Council, Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Business characteristics
1. A tripartite model involving regional trading companies, food manufacturers, and retailers.
Marugoto Foods has built a unique business model that handles everything from "planning and development → manufacturing → wholesale → retail → overseas expansion" in one integrated manner.
By controlling the entire supply chain from upstream to downstream, they have achieved a highly profitable business structure.
- ・Development of high value-added products utilizing local specialties
- ・Strong sales network with department stores, mass retailers, and Aeon
- ・Direct sales channel through their own retail stores (12 stores)
- ・Stable revenue through OEM and private label development
- ・Development of new markets through overseas exports
2. Ability to develop high value-added products utilizing local resources
This company has strong ties with government agencies, producers, and department stores, enabling it to brand regional resources and expand nationwide and internationally.
- ・Organic JAS certified foods
- ・Perilla seeds, sea salt, and other regional resource-related products from the Chugoku region
- ・Specialty products from Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa (supplied from over 1000 companies)
- ・Development track record in sixth-sector industrialization projects
- ・Business certification from the Chugoku Bureau of Economy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
3. Retail support business for retail operations (demonstration of a regional trading company model)
Our strength lies in rapid store openings utilizing M&A and business transfers. We will continue to scale up our regional trading company model.
- ・2020: Acquired 7 stores through business transfers, including "Hiroshima Furusato Station" within Aeon
- ・2020-2025: Expanded to 12 stores
- ・2022: First expansion outside of Okayama Prefecture
- ・2025: Created and utilized a management design sheet with the Chugoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, and began considering overseas expansion.
4. Strong sales channels to department stores and mass retailers
The company already has a nationwide sales network, which makes it highly attractive for new product launches.
- ・Vendor business with department stores nationwide
- ・Expansion of sales channels through inheritance of specialty confectionery and sweets wholesale business
- ・Development of jointly planned sales areas with mass retailers
5. A corporate structure strong in M&A and business succession.
Since 2018, we have acquired multiple businesses, giving us a clear strength in "taking over, revitalizing, and growing local businesses."
- ・We have absorbed businesses such as a specialty confectionery wholesale business, a local trading company retail business, and a perilla seed manufacturer/sales business, expanding our business scale.
6. Potential for overseas expansion
Starting in 2025, we will begin exploring the export of regional trading company models in collaboration with the China Economic Bureau.
- ・Overseas demand for Japanese regional food products is on the rise.
- ・The combination of our own brand and a regional trading company offers high competitiveness overseas.
- ・We can export high-quality products by leveraging our existing department store and mass retailer network.
History
- 2016
Established, selected for the Shimaroku 6th Industrialization Project,
Started department store vending business- 2018
Inherited the specialty confectionery and sweets wholesale business,
Certified for the utilization of regional industrial resources- 2019
Relocated headquarters, increased capital, consolidated wholesale operations in Hiroshima
- 2020
Acquired retail business within Aeon through business transfer (7 stores)
- 2021
Certified under the Shimane Prefecture Management Innovation Plan
- 2022
Opened first store outside Shimane Prefecture in Okayama Prefecture, increased capital to 10 million yen
- 2024
Relocated headquarters to Hiroshima City, integrated Shimane headquarters
- 2025
Expanded to 12 self-planned stores, began considering overseas expansion
- 2026
In March, increased capital to 15 million yen. Started overseas business
LOCATION
- Main office
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730-0051 3-3-27 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
TEL: 082-259-3303
FAX: 082-259-3968
Major Business Partners
アイ・エム・シー
イオンリテール
紀ノ国屋
そごう西武
阪急阪神百貨店他
