Corporate Profile

Company Name KATO SANGYO CO., LTD.
Date of Foundation August 22, 1947
Head Office 9-20 Matsubara-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 662-8543
TEL: +81-798-33-7650
Representative Kazuya Kato, Representative Director and President Executive Officer
Main Business General food wholesaling, seller of Kanpy products
Capital 5,934,050,000 yen
Number of Employees 1,127
Operating Revenue <Non-Consolidated>709.9 billion yen
<Consolidated>1,169.8 billion yen (FY ended Sep 30, 2024)
Stock Exchange Listings Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market

History

Transition of Growth from Foundation

October 1945 Founded as a drinking water wholesaler.
August 1947 Established as KATO SANGYO CO., LTD.
June 1990 Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange.
July 1997 Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
April 2004 Kamigori Factory receives ISO 9001 and HACCP certification.
September 2004 Moved to First Sections of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.
September 2006 All locations receive ISO 14001 certification.
July 2007 Enters China's food wholesale market (with investment in Guangzhou Huaxin Commercial Trading Co., Ltd.).
December 2009 Invests in Shenzhen Huaxin Chuangzhan Commercial Trading Co., Ltd. (in Shenzhen, China).
April 2011 Establishes Overseas Business Division.
October 2013 Establishes Kato Sangyo Vietnam Co., Ltd. (in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
February 2015 Enters Singapore's food wholesale market (with investment in Naspac Marketing Pte. Ltd.)
July 2016 Invests Toan Gia Hiep Phuoc Trading Co., Ltd. (former Toan Gia Hiep Phuoc Trading and Food Processing, JSC.)(in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
January 2018 Invests Lein Hing Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
October 2020 Invests Merison (M) Sdn. Bhd. (in Melaka, Malaysia)
July 2021 Invests Song Ma Retail Co., Ltd.(former Song Ma Retail Joint Stock Company)(in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
April 2022 Moved to Prime Market in Tokyo Stock Exchanges, in accordance with the restructuring of market segments.
April 2022 Establishes regional headquarters (Kato Sangyo Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.) in Malaysia
April 2023 Invests Nam Khai Phu Service Trading Production Co., Ltd.(former Nam Khai Phu Service Trading Production Joint Stock Company) (in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
October 2023 The jam manufacturing business of Kamigori Factory was succeeded to Green Wood Factory Co., Ltd. (trade name changed from Hyogo Kono Co., Ltd.)
Established Kato Kashi Holdings Co., Ltd. as an intermediate holding company for confectionery wholesale business.
October 2023 Invests Teo Soon Seng Pte. Ltd.

Directors and Executives

As of December 20, 2024

Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Representative Director Kazuya Kato  
Director Toshinao Nakamura Chief of Sales Headquarters and Responsible for Group Sales
Director Keisuke Hibi Chief of Logistics Headquarters and Responsible for Logistics Business
Director Shigenori Tsuguie Chief of Administration Headquarters, Responsible for Group Administration, General Manager of General Affairs Department
Director Takashi Onishi Division Manager of Chushikoku Division
Outside Director Yusuke Yasokawa  
Outside Director Ayako Kaiho  
Outside Director Hidehiko Aoki  
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Masahito Ikemura  
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Koji Yamamura  
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Asuka Nakamura  

Executive Officer

President Executive Officer Kazuya Kato  
Senior Managing Executive Officer Toshinao Nakamura Chief of Sales Headquarters and Responsible for Group Sales
Senior Managing Executive Officer Kimihiro Suga Vice Chief of Sales Headquarters, Responsible for operations in West Japan
Managing Executive Officer Keisuke Hibi Chief of Logistics Headquarters and Responsible for Logistics Business
Managing Executive Officer Masatoshi Uchita Vice Chief of Sales Headquarters, Responsible for operations in East Japan
Senior Executive Officer Shigenori Tsuguie Chief of Administration Headquarters, Responsible for Group Administration, General Manager of General Affairs Department
Senior Executive Officer Takashi Onishi Division Manager of Chushikoku Division
Senior Executive Officer Tsutomu Matsumura Assistant Chief of Sales Headquarters, Responsible for Private Label Business
Senior Executive Officer Kenji Takase Division Manager of Chubu Division
Executive Officer Makoto Akashi Division Manager of Minami Kinki Division
Executive Officer Yoichi Wada Division Manager of Kita Kinki Division
Executive Officer Junichi Kaneko Division Manager of Kyushu Division
Executive Officer Taro Ihara Responsible for International Business, General Manager of International Business Department
Executive Officer Tsutomu Nakatani General Manager of Product Department
Executive Officer Yasunori Gouda Division Manager of Nishi Kinki Division, Branch Manager of Hanshin Branch
Executive Officer Eiji Tanaka Responsible for Wide-Area Distribution, General Manager of Wide-Area distribution Department2
Executive Officer Yoshiaki Nakagawa Division Manager of Minami Kanto Division
Executive Officer Shoichi Yabe General Manager of DX Promotion Department
Executive Officer Sotaro Shiraishi Division Manager of Kita Kanto Division

Locations

Head Office 9-20 Matsubara-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 662-8543 +81-798-33-7650
Tokyo Division 1-2-28 Omorinaka, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 143-0014 +81-3-6404-3080
Hokkaido Division 52-8 Kitanosato, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, 061-1111 +81-11-372-5921
Tohoku Division 3-4-37 Ogimachi, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 983-0034 +81-22-284-7135
Higashi-Kanto(East Kanto)Division 3-32-6 Umejima, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, 121-0816 +81-3-5845-6850
Kita-Kanto(North Kanto)Division 3-8-5 Imai, Ome, Tokyo, 198-0023 +81-428-32-5110
Minami-Kanto(South Kanto)Division 1-2-28 Omorinaka, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 143-0014 +81-3-6404-3050
Chubu Division 25-2 Aza Minami Guminoki, Meichi, Ichinomiya, Aichi, 494-8686 +81-586-69-1000
Kita-Kinki(North Kinki)Division 4-24-6 Tsuruno, Settsu, Osaka, 566-0035 +81-72-636-1128
Minami-Kinki(South-Kinki)Division 2-1-49 Shibatani, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 559-0021 +81-6-6684-0016
Nishi-Kinki(West Kinki)Division 2-29-1 Naruohama, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8588 +81-798-43-1274
Chushikoku(Chugoku and Shikoku)Division 5-5-10 Shoko Center, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, 733-0833 +81-82-277-7078
Kyushu Division 4-4-20 Katakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, 812-0043 +81-92-441-0520
Dried Foods Department 1-3-1 Nishinomiyahama, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 662-0934 +81-798-33-3581

Affiliated Companies

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◎:Consolidated subsidiary
○:Equity method application non-consolidated subsidiary 
△:Equity method affiliated company  

Main Business Company Name
Wholesaling Japan Frozen and Chilled Food K-Teion Foods Co., Ltd.
Alcoholic Beverages & Food Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd.
Alcoholic Beverages & Food YATANI WINES & SPIRITS Co., Ltd.
Confection Kato Kashi Holdings Co., Ltd
Confection Kato Kashi Co., Ltd.
Confection Ueshima Co., Ltd.
Malaysia Regional Headquarters Kato Sangyo Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
FMCG ※1 Lein Hing Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
FMCG ※1 Merison (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Singapore FMCG ※1 Teo Soon Seng Pte. Ltd.
Naspac Marketing Pte. Ltd.
Vietnam FMCG ※1 Nam Khai Phu Service Trading Production Co., Ltd.
Song Ma Retail Co., Ltd.
Toan Gia Hiep Phuoc Trading Co., Ltd.
Kato Sangyo Vietnam Co., Ltd.
China FMCG ※1 Shanghai Katosangyo Trading Co., Ltd.
Shenzen Huaxin Chuangzhan Commercial Trading Co., Ltd
Transportation Manna Unyu Co., Ltd.
Kato Logistics Co., Ltd.
Okinawa Logistics Co., Ltd.
Food Manufacture GREEN WOOD FACTORY CO., LTD.
Wakayama Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Restaurant Business Advance Kitchen Co., Ltd.
Non-life Insurance Agent Kato Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Investment Business of Overseas Business Kato SC Asia Investment Co., Ltd.
Think Tank Green Wood Research Institute Co., Ltd.

※1 Fast Moving Consumer Goods