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The company was founded in 1899 by Taichiro Morinaga, who opened a Western confectionery shop in Tokyo after returning from the United States. It was incorporated as Morinaga & Co., Ltd. in 1912. [8] In 1944, during World War II, Morinaga created Japan's first domestically produced penicillin. [9]
Kit Kats were introduced to Japan in 1973 when British confectioner Rowntree's made an agreement with Japanese confectioner and restaurant owner Fujiya. [2] In 2014, they were the top-selling confection in the country. [5] The Kit Kat brand took the number one sales position from Meiji chocolate in 2012, though Meiji remains the leading ...
www .royce .com. Royce' chocolate. Royce' Confect Co., Ltd. (株式会社ロイズコンフェクト, Kabushiki-gaisha Roizu Konfekuto), stylized as ROYCE', is a Japanese chocolate manufacturing company. The company is best known for its "nama chocolate", a form of ganache made with melted cacao and fresh cream, and dusted with fine cocoa powder.
Godiva Chocolatier ( / ɡəˈdaɪvə /; French pronunciation: [gɔdiva]) is a Belgian-based international chocolate maker [2] [3] [4] which is owned by Turkish conglomerate Yıldız Holding. [5] Founded in 1926, it was purchased by Yıldız in November 2007. In 2019, South Korean private equity firm MBK Partners purchased Tokyo-based Godiva ...
Morozoff Ltd. Morozoff Limited (モロゾフ株式会社, Morozofu Kabushiki Gaisha) is a confectionery and cake company headquartered in Kobe, Japan. Since its founding in 1931 by Fedor Dmitrievich Morozoff, a white emigre from Russia, Morozoff has grown and now has 952 restaurants and cafes across Japan. Morozoff is also well known in Japan ...
Meiji Seika. Meiji Dairies. Website. www.meiji.com. Meiji Holdings Company, Ltd. (明治ホールディングス株式会社) is a Japanese holding company established on April 1, 2009, after the stock transfer from Meiji Seika and Meiji Dairies and is the fourth largest confectionery company in the world. [3]
Shiroi Koibito. Shiroi Koibito (白い恋人, literally "white lover") is a European-style cookie manufactured and sold by Japanese confectionery maker Ishiya Co., Ltd. in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It consists of chocolate sandwiched between langue de chat. There are two main types: Shiroi Koibito White with white chocolate in the centre and Shiroi ...
Giri choco. Giri choco (義理チョコ, lit. "obligation chocolate") is chocolate given by women to men on Valentine's Day in Japan as a customary gift. Unlike honmei choco, which is given to romantic partners, giri choco is a type of chocolate that women give to male co-workers, bosses, and acquaintances out of appreciation and politeness.