please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message royce confect co. ltd. type private k.k. industry foods founded july 1983 headquarters sapporo japan key people yasuhiro yamazaki president products chocolates number of employees 700 as of 2009 website www.e royce.com royce chocolate . royce confect co. ltd. also known as e royce is a japanese chocolate manufacturing company . the company s central offices are located in sapporo . contents 1 company history 2 international stores 3 diversification in other business 4 chocolate products 5 see also 6 external links 7 references company history edit royce was first established in july 1983 with a total capital of 10.0 million . royce s first head office building was located in hokkaid about 500 miles north of tokyo . by november of that year royce began to produce their first chocolates . the company s first two years saw rather slow growth as it integrated into the japanese economy . it was not until the 1990s that royce would become a significant player in the asian candy industry . in september 1985 royce s capital had increased to 30.5 million . in september 1989 royce was finally able to add a chocolate molding line allowing the company to further compete with other market brands . the first royce shop was established in may 1993 . it was named the higashi naebo main shop . this shop like others to come would sell royce chocolates as well as company and area related souvenirs . royce cookie production also began in 1993 . 1994 and 1995 saw major store expansion for royce in japan . outlets were established in hiragishi asabu and kotoni . a delivery center was established in 1996 as well as the nama chocolate brand . the delivery center was served by a fleet of semi trucks that took royce s products to clients . march 1997 was a relatively important year for royce as the company opened a sales shop in downtown sapporo thereby establishing its first contact with the city where they are currently headquartered . the royce sales shop was established inside a mitsukoshi department store . in june of the same year with the sapporo public already familiar with the royce brand the company moved their headquarters to sapporo in the higashi ku district . the truffle chocolate brand was later established and a new distribution center was inaugurated in november . royce began selling its chocolates in hokkaid area airports including chitose airport . by june 1998 royce had established an internet web page using a computer system named lan . the next month the company announced that its capital had risen to slightly more than twice the amount from the previous announcement or to 61 million . another store was opened this time in a shopping center . a new manufacturing facility was inaugurated by royce in july 1999 at futomi . another store opened this one located at the sapporo odori . just one month before royce had inaugurated a store at their sapporo factory naming it the sapporo factory shopping center . in september of that same year the company moved its headquarters for the third time but stayed within sapporo . in december 2000 royce launched an online store . by that year the company had begun an advertisement campaign on all nippon airways inflight magazine . three more sapporo stores were inaugurated in july 2001 each located inside well known japanese department stores . yet another store inside a sapporo department store the robinson department store sapporo branch was opened in april 2002 . by then royce also began to sell bakery products . another shop is opened in busan feb. 2012 international stores edit royce confect international pte ltd. was established in august 2001 with the purpose of serving international albeit mostly asian customers . royce s first international store opened that month in singapore . royce currently operates over 40 international stores in 12 countries outside japan including in chronological order singapore first opened 2001 in takashimaya shopping centre in ngee ann city . currently five outlets . hong kong first opened march 2002 in times square and harbour city after experimental sales at city super times square . currently six outlets including three on the hong kong island and one each in kowloon new kowloon and the new territories . malaysia first opened december 2005 in suria klcc . currently six outlets in the klang valley . thailand first opened march 2007 in centralworld . currently four outlets in bangkok . philippines first opened december 2008 in the power plant mall at the rockwell center makati city currently six outlets in metro manila . china four outlets in shanghai . first shop opened in 2010 in shanghai ifc . brunei first opened august 2011 in mabohai shopping complex . currently three outlets . indonesia first and only outlet opened october 2011 in plaza indonesia jakarta . russia first opened november 2011 in city mall yuzhno sakhalinsk . currently two other outlets in vladivostok . taiwan first opened december 2011 in the mall . currently three outlets in taipei and one each in taichung and hsinchu south korea first opened january 2012 in metro heights jung dong . currently one outlet in busan and two in seoul . united states first opened december 2012 in madison avenue . currently three outlets in new york city . india first outlet opened july 2013 in high street phoenix mumbai in palladium mall . there is another shop in jw marriott mumbai . it also operates a store in jw marriott bangalore a store in ambience mall new delhi and a final store in quest mall kolkata . australia first outlet opened december 2013 in westfield marion adelaide and westfield chatswood sydney in 2015 . united arab emirates first opened february 2014 inside galeries lafayette in dubai mall dubai united arab emirates . after tremendous support from the chocolate lovers in the uae the shop expands and now currently have 2 more outlets in sunset mall jumeirah beach road and world trade centre mall in abu dhabi . 1 all chocolates sold from uae branches are liquor free . canada the first store opened january 2016 now located in richmond british columbia specifically richmond center mall . diversification in other business edit in 2005 royce branched out into other businesses such as selling other types of foods and drinking water food and beverage processing machines liquor sales importing and exporting coffee brands restaurant management arts and craft sales and insurance sales . chocolate products edit royce chocolates dacquoise financier lurumaro chocola madeleines nama chocolate nutty bar chocolate petite truffe royce chocolate bars royce pure chocolate potato chip chocolate see also edit list of bean to bar chocolate manufacturers external links edit japanese royce confect english royce weblog english royce chocolate gcc references edit http 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