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Home > Company Index > Food, Beverage & Tobacco > Food Wholesale - to Grocers > Kokubu & Co., Ltd.

Kokubu & Co., Ltd.
 PROFILE
Kokubu & Co. is the shogun of the Japanese wholesale food industry. As the largest distributor in the country, it supplies customers with more than 260,000 foods, beverages, and other products, including wine, processed food, and frozen foods. Kokubu's own private label, K&K, offers a feast of items, including boxed lunches, canned food and beverages, and snacks. Both an importer and exporter of foods and alcoholic beverages, Kokubu serves some 30,000 retailers in more than 35 nations; it has 160 warehouses in Japan alone. The company also owns Kokubu Grocer's chain, which franchises about 700 Community Store convenience stores. Founded in 1712, the Kokubu family owns the company.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 9,430.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 36.1%
Employees: 1,800
Revenue per employee: $5,239,111.11

 KEY PEOPLE
• Kanbei Kokubu
    CEO
• Ryou Masui
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
1-1-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8241, Japan
Phone: 81-3-3276-4141
Fax: 81-3-3275-1199
Online: Web Site

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