Business Overview
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Beverages
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Foods
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Wine
Revenue¥37.1 billion*
Business profit¥18.1 billion
*Revenue includes intersegment revenue and transfers
Otsuka Foods, the core of the Consumer Products Business, conducts business in the foods and beverages areas based on the topics of deliciousness, safety, peace of mind and better health by developing products that are ahead of their time, including Bon Curry, the world’s first commercially available food in plastic pouch bags (retort bags) that was introduced in 1968. We will use our unique ideas and development capabilities to continue to create products that are needed by the world, and contribute to the diversifying needs of our customers and solve various issues through the dinner table.
R&D
Biwako Research Institute, Otsuka Foods
Ever since we introduced Bon Curry in 1968, we have continued to develop innovative new products. We released Sinvino JAVA TEA Straight to complement meals in 1989 and the carbonated vitamin drink MATCH in 1996. Then, in 2001, we introduced Mannanhikari, a rice-like processed food that enhances meals as an enjoyable calorie-reduced staple. In 2010, we turned our attention to the evolving consumer lifestyles and portion sizes. This effort yielded the My Size series, which is based on the concept of delivering the right portion sizes in terms of both quantity and calories. As a member of the Otsuka group, we have also participated in research and development for POCARI SWEAT, Calorie Mate, and SOYJOY. Based on our original concepts and development capabilities, as well as a traditional pioneering spirit, we will continue to deliver new foods to people’s tables as only Otsuka Foods can.
Major R&D Sites
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Shanghai Otsuka Foods