Toyo Suisan facts for kids
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The company's headquarters
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Native name
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東洋水産株式会社
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| Traded as | TYO: 2875 |
| ISIN | ISIN: [https://isin.toolforge.org/?language=en&isin=JP3613000003 JP3613000003] |
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | March 25, 1953 |
| Founder | Kazuo Mori |
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Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8501
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Japan
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Tadasu Tsutsumi (Chairman) Noritaka Sumimoto (President) |
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| Brands | Maruchan |
| Revenue |  JPY 489 billion (FY 2023) (US$ 3.2 billion) (FY 2023) |
| JPY 66.7 billion (FY 2023) (US$ 440.7 million) (FY 2023) |
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Number of employees
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4,738 (consolidated as of March 31, 2024) |
Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (which is Tōyō Suisan Kabushiki-gaisha in Japanese), often just called Toyo Suisan, is a big company from Japan. They are super well-known for their instant noodles, especially under their Maruchan brand. They also make lots of seafood products and different kinds of frozen and chilled foods. This company is actually one of the four biggest seafood companies in the world!
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How Toyo Suisan Started
Toyo Suisan was started in 1953 by a person named Kazuo Mori. At first, the company focused on buying, selling, and exporting products from the ocean.
In 1955, they began to store food in cold places. Then, in 1956, they started making and selling processed seafood, like fish sausages.
Over time, Toyo Suisan and its related companies grew a lot. They began to make other types of food, including instant noodles, fresh noodles, and frozen meals.
Besides selling food directly to people, the company also makes many products for restaurants and other food businesses.
Where Toyo Suisan Operates
Toyo Suisan has three companies that they fully own in the United States. These are Maruchan, Inc. in Irvine, California, Maruchan Virginia, Inc. in Richmond, Virginia, and Maruchan Texas, Inc. in Von Ormy, Texas.
They also work together with another company called Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. They have a joint company in Portland, Oregon, called Ajinomoto Toyo Frozen Noodles.
What Toyo Suisan Makes
Toyo Suisan makes a wide variety of food products.
Instant Noodles
Their Japanese instant cup noodles are some of their most popular items. They also make other types of instant noodles, like those that are not fried, and different kinds of cup noodles.
Fresh Noodles
Toyo Suisan is a leader in the fresh noodle market in Japan. Their fresh noodles are very popular.
One of their top-selling fresh noodle products is Sanshoku (“three pack”) Yakisoba, which they first introduced in 1975. They also make Sanshoku Udon noodles, which can stay fresh for 15 days, and Mukashi Nagara No Chuka Soba noodles, among other products.
