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Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd.
Native name
株式会社虎屋
Company typePrivate
IndustryFood
Founded1635; 389 years ago (1635)
FounderEnchu Kurokawa
Headquarters,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mitsuhiro Kurokawa
(President)
Products
  • [Traditional Japanese confections
RevenueJPY 18.5 billion (FY 2016) (US$ 167 million) (FY 2016)
Number of employees
928 (as of June 1, 2017)
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1]

Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd. (株式会社虎屋, Kabushiki-gaisha Toraya) is a Japanese confectionery company. Its headquarters are in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo.[2]

What would become Toraya was founded in the 16th Century in Kyoto by Kurokawa Enchū (黒川円仲).[2][3] The company joined as a purveyor to the Imperial Court in Kyoto during the reign of Emperor Go-Yōzei.[4]

Due to its longevity and being a family business since its founding, it is a member of the Henokiens association.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Company Overview". Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Les Hénokiens - Member page". The Henokiens. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Toraya: A Sweet, Centuries-old Success Story". nippon.com. Nippon Communications Foundation. September 24, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  4. ^ The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. April 1, 2015. p. 730. ISBN 978-0-19-931362-4.
  5. ^ Christian Stadler (January 5, 2011). Enduring Success: What We Can Learn from the History of Outstanding Corporations. Stanford University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8047-7721-6.