Strong domestic distribution network and expansion to growing overseas markets

In Japan, we have invested in wholesale companies such as Yamaboshiya, the largest specialized confectionery wholesaler, NACX, a frozen food wholesaler jointly operated with Kokubu Group Corp., and Kokubu Shutoken Corp., a processed food and alcoholic beverage wholesaler. We have also built a strong food distribution network through strategic alliances with major distribution companies.
In addition, we are working to further expand our confectionary and food manufacturing business through an investment in Atrion, the manufacturer of the long-selling products “Yoglet” and “Hi-Lemon” candies, and the strengthening of our product development and marketing capacities.
We are also aggressively developing our business overseas to capture the domestic demand in growing overseas markets, such as by participating in the management of Acecook Vietnam, which has the largest share of the instant noodle market in Vietnam, and entering the confectionery manufacturing business through FUJIYA VIETNAM.

Handling and overseas business development of various food ingredients due to food diversification, and commercialization based on food tech

With the increasing diversification of food in both domestic and international markets, we aim to create a value chain of specialty ingredients that meets the needs of processed food manufacturers.
In Japan, we provide solution capabilities for customer issues by establishing a safe, secure, and efficient supply chain and proposing food ingredients through our Group company Marubeni Foods Corporation, which handles various products and has a broad sales network.
Outside of Japan, we supply specialty edible oils and fats procured from around the world to processed food manufacturers and food service providers through U.S. company Gemsa Enterprises, LLC.
We are also promoting the commercialization of new businesses that address social and environmental issues through Marubeni’s investment in KitchenTown, a U.S. food tech incubation service provider.

Comprehensive solution provision business for functional food ingredients and seasonings

Euroma, based in the Netherlands, is a solution provider that processes and blends spices and various functional food ingredients to offer products tailored to customer needs (improvements in taste, texture, color, flavor, etc.). With its wide customer network, ranging from large to medium and small-sized companies, we aim to expand Euroma’s market share as a European platform for the functional food ingredients business, leveraging its strengths as the third largest manufacturer in Europe in the seasonings sector, its automated facility , and its extensive recipe library.

A global feed additive solutions provider aligned with regional characteristics

Netherlands-based Orffa is a leading European distributor in the feed additive sector that is expanding its business both in Europe and other regions around the world. The company provides solutions to solve customer issues based on its expertise and currently has a wide range of customers. Through its consulting function, one of its strengths, Orffa contributes to improving the efficiency of feed formulation and food safety for livestock producers.

With 1/3 of the import and sales share in the industry, Marubeni runs an optimized supply chain for the coffee trade

Marubeni has about a 30% import share of the entire coffee bean industry. For instant coffee, Marubeni has been engaged in the manufacture and sales of instant coffee and coffee extract for over 50 years through CIA Iguaçu de Café Solúvel (a Marubeni wholly owned subsidiary) in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee-producing country.
In May of 2019, we established Iguacu Vietnam Co. (a Marubeni wholly owned subsidiary) in Vietnam, the second largest coffee-producing country after Brazil, and started production and sales in 2022. Marubeni is taking the lead in business management utilizing the production technology, know-how, and sales network of CIA Iguaçu de Café Solúvel. With these two companies slated to produce a combined total of approximately 40,000 tons of instant coffee annually, Marubeni is moving to be one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors in the B-to-B instant coffee market and to further expand its business.

Globally Developing an Exceptional Livestock Production & Sales Business

Overseas, we operate both Rangers Valley (a cattle raising business) in Australia, and Creekstone Farms Premium Beef (a beef processing company) in the United States. By using Australia and the United States as a sort of base of operations, we are strengthening our global strategies in order to respond to the growing demand for premium beef, especially black angus beef, around the world. Also, in China, Marubeni is developing a joint venture for integrated production broilers by employing experience and knowledge cultivated in Japan, and expanding production of poultry and processed poultry products.
In Japan, Marubeni owns companies like Nippon Chunky (broiler breeder) and Wellfam Foods Corporation (broiler & pork production and sales), and sells reliable and safe meat products, founded in strictly regulated management practices, to bulk retailers, restaurants, and meat processing makers.

Grain trading company with grain collection, sales, and export business in the U.S. and Brazil, and an expansion of sales worldwide with a focus on Asia

We are one of the top class sogo shosha (diversified trading conglomerates) in terms of grain volume handled. Through our worldwide grain procurement system centered in North and South America and our worldwide sales activities, we have built a system that not only ensures a stable supply of internationally competitive grains to Japan, but also provides a flexible supply worldwide to meet the increasing demand for grains. In the United States, which is the world's largest grain producer and exporter, we have Columbia Grain, a grain collection and marketing company, and Pacificor, an export terminal on the West Coast of the United States, to meet the demand for grain in Japan and other countries around the world with detail. At the forefront of grain collection, we also sell fertilizers and seeds, and all group companies work closely together to ensure a stable supply of grain to North America. In Brazil, the second largest grain producer and exporter after the U.S., we own Terlogs, which has grain storage and shipping facilities. Terlogs is connecting increased demand from China, Southeast Asia, and other emerging economies with Brazil's production expansion to ensure stable and timely grain exports.

Nationwide placement of grain silos for a stable, large-volume supply

The Marubeni Group has seven grain import silos across Japan including Pacific Grain Terminal Co., Ltd. (“Pacific Grain Terminal”). These import silos enable efficient supply to the neighboring feed and oil mills . Marubeni also invests in the leading oil crushing company, The Nisshin OilliO Group, and Nisshin Marubeni Feed, a leading company in the compound feed industry, and provides them with raw materials.

Business that creates and provides new customer value by capturing the needs of society in the field of fresh food ingredients (fishery and agricultural products)

Consumer values have been rapidly changing, through an increased awareness in sustainability and an increase in frozen food consumption against the backdrop of the growing demand for home meals. In addition, social issues such as food security have arisen due to population growth, climate change, and other factors.
Marubeni is supplying raw materials and processed products in the fresh food ingredients field that meet these changing consumer needs and new social demands through Marubeni Seafoods Corporation, Marubeni Foods Corporation, and Eastern Fish Company, which are top-ranked sales companies in the Japanese or U.S. markets.
In addition, through an investment in Danish Salmon, a company engaged in land-based salmon farming through a recirculating aquaculture system in Denmark, Marubeni is promoting the commercialization of new businesses that consider social issues and the environment.

Global expansion of the agri-input retail business

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is a comprehensive agronomic solutions provider in the U.S. which has “People, Products, Knowledge” as its corporate policy. Helena has established a firm position as a major retailer in the U.S. agriculture industry, with a sales network that connects directly to farmers nationwide, and continues to evolve in response to the ever-changing market environment. Marubeni is also expanding its agri-input retail business in Brazil, the U.K., and the Netherlands.

Global expansion of a fertilizer distribution business with a focus on the U.S.

MacroSource is a fertilizer distributor with approximately 70 inbound and outbound shipping locations across the United States. As a leading fertilizer distributor in the U.S. with one of the largest handling volumes, it boasts a strong industry presence, supplying fertilizers to agricultural material retailers nationwide and thus providing key connections in the agriculture supply chain. With business locations in Peru, Mexico, and South Africa, MacroSource is continuing to expand globally.