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JFC Japan's History

  • 1928

    Founded in San Francisco, U.S.

    Pacific Trading Co., Ltd. was established in Tokyo with a branch office in Osaka, under the Tokyo and Osaka representative offices of Pacific Trading Company (currently JFC International Inc.), which was founded in 1912 in the U.S. state of California

  • 1941

    Temporarily closed due to suspended trading with the U.S. following hostilities between the two countries during World War II

  • 1947

    Reopened for business with the revival of private trade after the war

  • 1970

    Kikkoman Corporation joins management of the company

    Today, wholesaling is a core business for Kikkoman Corporation

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  • 1972
    Japan Food (Hawaii) Inc. (currently JFC International Inc., Hawaii Branch) is established in Honolulu, Hawaii as a joint venture with Kikkoman Corporation and local capital
  • 1973
    Japan Food Canada Inc. (currently JFC International (Canada) Inc.) is established in Toronto, Canada as a joint venture with Kikkoman Corporation and local capital
  • 1979
    Kikkoman Trading Europe GmbH (currently JFC International (Europe) GmbH) is established in Düsseldorf, Germany as a joint venture with Kikkoman Corporation and JFC International Inc.
  • 1984

    JFC Hong Kong Ltd. is established in Hong Kong as a joint venture with Kikkoman Corporation

  • 1986

    Japan Food Corp. (Aust) Pty. Ltd. (currently JFC Australia Co. Pty. Ltd.) is established in Sydney, Australia as a joint venture with Kikkoman Corporation

  • 1996

    Head office relocated to Minato-ku, Tokyo due to reconstruction of the Marunouchi Building
    Transferred operations from the Osaka Branch to the Tokyo Head Office

  • 2000

    U.S. branch office established in Seattle

  • 2004

    JFC New Zealand Ltd. is established in Auckland, New Zealand as a joint venture with JFC Australia Co. Pty. Ltd.

  • 2007

    JFC-Sheng Yuan Hong (Beijing) Trading. Co.,Ltd. is established in Beijing, China

  • 2008

    Head office relocated to Chuo-ku, Tokyo

  • 2013

    Company name changed to JFC JAPAN INC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kikkoman Corporation

    JFC (S) Pte Ltd. established in Singapore and JFC Malaysia Sdn Bhd. established in Malaysia.
    Sino & JFCJ Co., Ltd. and JFC (Thailand) Co., Ltd. are established in Bangkok, Thailand.

  • 2015

    Representative office established in Bangkok, Thailand

  • 2016

    JFC Taipei CO.,Ltd. is established in Taiwan

  • 2018

    ・JFC Fresh Inc. is established within the head office of JFC JAPAN INC.

    ・Capital participation in An Dinh Technology in Vietnam
    JFC Fresh Inc. is established

  • 2019

    Capital participation in PT. MASUYA GROUP in Indonesia