The Tim Hortons Franchise
(a coffee chain franchise)
Focusing on the increase in demand for coffee in Southeast Asia and the rising use of cafes, especially among young people, we are the exclusive franchisee of Tim Hortons, a major coffee chain from Canada, in three Southeast Asian countries (Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia).
Tim Hortons (link)
CDIONext Generation Corporate Development Division
Our Mission
Building new pillars for Marubeni’s future growth by 2030
We will lead Marubeni Group’s expansion into new business areas (white space opportunities) with a focus on investments in the high growth potential consumer sector. By expanding our business domains, we will promote the growth of Marubeni as a whole and enhance its corporate value.
Business Overview and Strengths
Corporate Development
Through Marubeni Growth Capital, established as an investment platform in Singapore and the United States, we capture local trends and help Marubeni Group enter high-growth potential consumer-related businesses. As a long-term partner for our investee companies, we will continue to support their growth and help them enhance their value.
1Marubeni’s Global Network
We promote the business expansion and value enhancement of the investee companies by leveraging Marubeni’s worldwide network of diversified businesses.
2Strategic investment from a long-term perspective
We support the growth of the investee companies as their long-term partners.
3Investments in consumer-related businesses
In Southeast Asia and the United States, we build our business portfolio by investing in consumer-related businesses with particularly high growth potential.
Project Example
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AIG Asia Ingredients Corporation
(a supplier of food ingredients and packaged food products)
Through AIG, we are providing food and expanding our own branded food products for consumers in Vietnam to support the growing need for diverse food ingredients due to changes in lifestyles and food preferences in the fast-growing Vietnamese food market.
AIG Asia Ingredients Corporation (link)
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PT One-ject Indonesia
(a manufacturer of medical consumables)
As the demand for medical care has been growing in Southeast Asia, the importance of improving medical standards, hygiene awareness, and operational efficiency has been increasing. Together with One-ject, which manufactures a variety of medical consumables with a focus on syringes with a safety mechanism (disposable syringes with a mechanism to prevent re-use), we will contribute to the expansion of the supply of safe and high-quality medical consumables in Indonesia.
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R.G. Barry Corporation
(a platform that operates lifestyle brands)
In the United States, D2C brands have been gaining momentum with the diversification of consumer needs. RGB has a solid business foundation in product planning, distribution, and sales, and handles various lifestyle brands, including a leading slipper brand that boasts the top market share in the U.S. Using RGB as a starting point, Marubeni aims to establish a large-scale multi-brand operation business in the U.S. lifestyle sector in the future.
R.G. Barry Corporation (link)
Startup Investments
Through investments in startups and venture funds both in Japan and overseas at Marubeni Ventures, our corporate venture capital arm, we are accumulating expertise and know-how about the world's most advanced and innovative technologies and innovations, contributing to the creation of new business models.
Corporate Venture Capital
At Marubeni Ventures, we gain insight into the world’s most innovative technologies and business models through investments in startup and venture funds globally. We support the growth of our startup companies, where appropriate forming business alliances, and apply the insight we gain to help Marubeni create new business models.
Marubeni Ventures’ Investees
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Floadia
Manufacturing a low cost and low energy consumption Flash Memory IP Core
Floadia (link) -
Orbit Fab
Refueling satellites in outer space.
Orbit Fab (link) -
Linkwiz
Development of a system that achieves artisan-level inspection and manufacturing with industrial robots
Linkwiz (link) -
River
Development of practical electric scooters for the Indian market
River (link)
Next Generation Media Business
We are working to build a new media business centered on social media, video games, video distribution sites, and other Internet media targeting the next generation consumers.