Yamazaki Baking

Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.

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Native name	山崎製パン株式会社
Type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 2212 OSE: 2212
Industry	Food
Founded	Ichikawa, Chiba (June 21, 1948 (1948-06-21))
Founder	Tojuro Iijima
Headquarters	Iwamotochō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8585, Japan
Number of locations	107,950 stores
Area served	Asia, Europe, North America
Key people	Nobuhiro Iijima (President)
Products	Bread Sweet buns Confectionery Processed bread Prepared rice
Services	Convenience stores
Revenue	JPY 995.01 billion (FY 2013) (US$ 9.66 billion) (FY 2013)
Net income	JPY 12.04 billion (FY 2013) (US$ 116.8 million million) (FY 2013)
Number of employees	17,654 (consolidated, as of December 31, 2014)
Website	Official website
Footnotes / references

Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. (山崎製パン株式会社, Yamazaki Seipan Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese food company and the world’s and Japan's largest bread-baking corporation, that makes bread, bakery products and confectionery. It was established by Tojuro Iijima in Japan on 9 March 1948 and started mass production of bread in 1955.

Yamazaki products can be found in various Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and China. They also operate within the United States and France under the Vie de France brand after purchasing the company in 1991.

In October 1970, the company established a joint venture, Yamazaki Nabisco Co., Ltd., with Nabisco of the United States and Nichimen Jitsugyo Corporation (currently Sojitz Corporation). By 1988 Yamazaki raised its stake in the joint venture to 80% by acquiring the shares held by Nabisco.

Yamazaki is the only Japanese baked goods company still using potassium bromate in their bread; all Japanese baking companies voluntarily stopped using it in 1980 due to suspicions of carcinogenicity, but Yamazaki resumed its use in 2005.

Gallery

Yamazaki Baking store in Keelung, Taiwan Yamazaki Baking store in Keelung, Taiwan  Yamazaki Baking factory in Eniwa, Hokkaido Yamazaki Baking factory in Eniwa, Hokkaido  A Yamazaki delivery truck A Yamazaki delivery truck  A streetside Yamazaki vending machine A streetside Yamazaki vending machine

See also

• Daily Yamazaki

External links

• Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. (English)
• Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. (Japanese)