Maruha Nichiro Corp. engages in the business of marine products, food processing, chemical foods, overseas joint ventures, fish breeding, livestock feedstuffs and others. It operates through the following segments: Fisheries Resources, Processed Foods, Food Distribution, Logistics, and Others. The Fisheries Resources segment involves in fishing, aquaculture, procurement and sales of fishery resources, sales of processed foods, and production and sales of surimi and other products. The Processed Foods segment manufactures and sells frozen and canned food, fish sausage, dried products, seasonings, pouch foods, dessert jellies, fish sausage, and others. The Food Distribution segment handles product proposals from the customer's perspective. The Logistics segment handles transportation and storage of frozen goods. The Others segment includes feeds, shipping and real estate businesses. The company was founded on March 31, 1943 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
