Kikkoman

Kikkoman Corporation
	Headquarters in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Native name	キッコーマン株式会社
Company type	Public (K.K)
Traded as	TYO: 2801
Industry	Food
Founded	1603 (oldest establishment); December 7, 1917 (incorporated)
Headquarters	Noda, Japan
Key people	Yuzaburo Mogi (Chairman); Noriaki Horikiri (President and CEO);
Products	Food products, beverages, biochemical products, management services
Revenue	US$3.369 billion (2014)
Net income	US$123.3 million (2014)
Owner	The Master Trust Bank of Japan (10.04%); Japan Trustee Services Bank (5.50%); Oriental Land Company (0.08%);
Number of employees	5,622
Website	kikkoman.com
	Footnotes / references;

Kikkoman Corporation (キッコーマン株式会社, Kikkōman Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese food manufacturer. Its main products and services include soy sauce, food seasoning and flavoring, mirin, shōchū, and sake, juice and other beverages, pharmaceuticals, and restaurant management services.

Kikkoman has production plants and offices in Japan, the U.S., the Netherlands, Singapore, China, Taiwan, and Canada.^[4] Kikkoman is the most popular brand of soy sauce in Japan^[5] and the United States.^[6]^[5] The city of Düsseldorf, Germany, is the European headquarters of the company.^[7] A plant in Sappemeer began operations in 1997 and now produces over 400 million litres of soy sauce per year.^[8]

^ Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko (2012-05-31). "History of Soy Sauce (160 CE to 2012)" (PDF). Soyinfo Center.
^ "Corporate Profile". Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^ "Kikkoman Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^ "Message from the Management". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Factbook Business Information Fiscal 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
^ "Story of Soy Sauce". Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ GmbH, Kikkoman Trading Europe. "Contact". Kikkoman Trading Europe GmbH. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
^ "Groningen in Beeld" (in Dutch). RTV Noord. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[1] Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko (2012-05-31). "History of Soy Sauce (160 CE to 2012)" (PDF). Soyinfo Center.

[2] "Corporate Profile". Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[3] "Kikkoman Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[4] "Message from the Management". Retrieved 25 July 2014.

[kikkoman.com-5] "Factbook Business Information Fiscal 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-03-29.

[6] "Story of Soy Sauce". Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[7] GmbH, Kikkoman Trading Europe. "Contact". Kikkoman Trading Europe GmbH. Retrieved 2023-09-01.

[8] "Groningen in Beeld" (in Dutch). RTV Noord. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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