Mitsubishi Corporation to Acquire Major Share of Food Manufacturer Gourmet Delica
2018年8月7日 - 3:47PM
JCN Newswire (英)
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) hereby announces plans to purchase
an 80% stake of Gourmet Delica Co., Ltd. from its current owner
Kewpie Corporation. Gourmet Delica manufactures pre-cooked rice and
other delicatessen for use in lunch boxes, most of which is sold to
Lawson Inc., the operator of Japan's third largest chain of
convenience stores and an MC Group company. The proportion of
Gourmet Delica's operations being acquired by MC essentially
comprises the segments of the business that cover its transactions
with Lawson, and will be spun off to form a new entity, albeit
carrying the same name, by way of a company split. That new Gourmet
Delica will be incorporated on October 1, thereby becoming an MC
Group company. From October 1, the remaining segments of the old
Gourmet Delica's business, including non-Lawson related frozen
confectionery, will continue operating with the name changed to
Soka Delica Co., Ltd.
The current Gourmet Delica was established by Kewpie in 1990 and
has excellent production technology and R&D capacity,
especially as it relates to steamed rice products used in lunch
boxes. One of the country's premier manufacturers of pre-cooked
foods, Gourmet Delica has been a top Lawson supplier for nearly 30
years.
Although this transaction brings the new company under the umbrella
of the MC Group, Kewpie will retain a 20% share of the new Gourmet
Delica and will continue working closely with MC to further develop
the company. The arrangement, overall, is expected to contribute to
helping Lawson reach its target of 600,000 yen in average daily
sales per store (in Japan) by 2021.
The acquisition will also allow MC to become more directly involved
in different sections of its food businesses supply chain, and
further strengthen the MC Group's integrated supply chain. This
ranges, for instance, from the procurement of raw materials to the
manufacture of lunch boxes through operations at Gourmet Delica and
aspects executed by other Group companies such as logistics handled
by Mitsubishi Shokuhin and retail through Lawson. The move will
ultimately enable the delivery of further value-added products and
help raise customer satisfaction at Lawson.
About Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC; TSE:8058) is a global integrated
business enterprise that develops and operates businesses across
virtually every industry, including industrial finance, energy,
metals, machinery, chemicals, and daily living essentials. MC's
current activities have expanded far beyond its traditional trading
operations to include investments and business management in
diverse fields including natural resources development,
manufacturing of industrial goods, retail, new energy,
infrastructure, finance and new technology-related businesses.
With over 200 offices and subsidiaries in 90 countries and regions
worldwide and a network of approximately 1,300 group companies, MC
employs a multinational workforce of over 70,000 people.
For more information, visit
https://www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/en/
Source: Mitsubishi Corporation
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