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| Founded | July 1, 1906 |
| Incorporated | May 14, 1951 |
| Capital | ¥ 623,200,000 |
| Representative Directors | Chairman T. Ishimitsu / President Ｓ.Ｍｏｒｉｍｏｔｏ |
| Product Lines (Imports and sales) |
Green coffee beans and coffee products of various regions, instant coffee, black tea, cocoa, imported and domestically produced canned food, canned fruits, dairy products (cheese, margarine etc.), pasta coffee-related equipment and systems, food-related equipment, fresh vegetables and salted foods, home-use paper products, fasteners for building and industrial use, and binoculars |
| Business Lines | [1] Importation, production, processing, and sales of
coffee beans of various regions; cocoa, black tea, spices, liquors, instant coffee,
other foodstuffs; products for coffee shops and restaurants, sundries, and accessories;
imports and sales of food processing machines and equipment [2] Importation, exportation, and sales of liquors, machinery, equipment, sundries, foodstuffs, confectionery and paper products [3] Commission trade of the items listed in [1] and [2] [4] Installation of machinery and other related work |
| Banks | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Co. / Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ The Minato Bank, Ltd. / Resona Bank, Ltd. / Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. |
| Head Office | 4-40, Iwaya Minami-machi, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-0856, Japan Tel: 81-78-861-7791 Fax: 81-78-882-1007 http://www.ishimitsu.co.jp |
| Tokyo Branch | 1-4-6, Sanno, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-0023, Japan Tel: 81-3-3775-1432 Fax: 81-3-3778-1433 |
| Nagoya Branch | 91, Gotanda-cho, Kita-ku, Nagoya 462-0011, Japan Tel: 81-52-901-2161 Fax: 81-52-901-1409 |
| Fukuoka Branch | 3-13-13, Katakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0043, Japan Tel: 81-92-411-2110 Fax: 81-92-411-7535 |
| Sapporo Branch | 6-1-31, Misono-ichijo, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo 062-0001,
Japan Tel: 81-11-812-5446 Fax: 81-11-832-1432 |
| Distribution Center | 1-2-24, Fukumachi, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka 555-0034, Japan Tel: 81-6-6474-1390 Fax: 81-6-6474-1689 |
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| 1906 |
| The late Mr. S. Ishimitsu, founder of S. ISHIMITSU & CO., LTD., went to the United States and opened a grocery store in Los Angeles. |
| 1909 |
| As his business developed into wholesaling, Mr Ishimitsu opened a branch office in Kobe as an import base for Japanese products. |
| 1919 |
| He opened a branch office in San Francisco. |
| 1922 |
| Removed the head office to Kobe with the increase of import from Japan. Then, expanded trade business with north-south America, Australia, the Mediterranean and Asian Countries. |
| 1941 |
| Mr Ishimitsu suspended business activities due to the hardships of World War II.. |
| 1951 |
| Ishimitsu incorporated as S. ISHIMITSU & CO., LTD. with capital of 1 million yen, and resumed importation of coffee beans, tea leaves, and other types of food. |
| 1953 |
| The Company opened its Tokyo sales office to reinforce sales in northern Japan, and established its export department to develop sales channels in Europe, Africa, and Australia. |
| 1963 |
| Tokyo sales office developed into Tokyo branch. Capital was increased, for the seventh time, to 56 million yen. |
| 1964 |
| Fukuoka branch was established to reinforce sales in Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture. |
| 1965 |
| Tokyo branch was relocated to a new building in front of Omori Station. |
| 1968 |
| Nagoya sales office was established to reinforce sales in the Tokai region. |
| 1970 |
| Capital was increased to 100.8 million yen. Fukuoka branch and Nagoya sales office were relocated. |
| 1971 |
| Commenced computerization. |
| 1972 |
| Nagoya sales office developed into Nagoya branch. Capital was increased to 110.88 million yen. |
| 1976 |
| Sapporo sales office was established to reinforce sales in Hokkaido. |
| 1977 |
| Capital was increased to 280 million yen. |
| 1978 |
| Kitakyushu sales office was established to reinforce sales in Kitakyushu. |
| 1990 |
| Sapporo sales office developed into Sapporo branch. |
| 1991 |
| Kitakyushu sales office and Fukuoka branch were combined. Sapporo branch was relocated to a new building. |
| 1997 |
| Capital was increased to 323.8 million yen. Distribution Center was relocated to Nishi-yodogawa Ward, Osaka City. |
| 1999 |
| New head office building was completed. |
| 2000 |
| Capital was increased to 338.8 million yen. Acquired ISO 9001. |
| 2002 |
| Stock was listed on JASDAQ System.Capital was increased to 623.2 million yen. |
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