ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co., Ltd.

The first generation, Zenjirō, was born in 1804 (Bunka 1) in Hakui-gun, Noto Province. He soon moved to Osaka and worked for Kajima-ya Saku Goro, a rice and currency trader in Funamachi, before eventually establishing his own rice business in Kajiya-cho.

At the age of 27, Suzuki Tsunehisa moved with his family from Utsunomiya to Yokohama and worked at a foreign trading house. He then founded San-Kō Shōten (later Suzuki Yōjūken), a wine retail shop, in Nihonbashi Motomachi, Tokyo, in 1875 (Meiji 8). Later, he moved to Motomachi Sanchōme, where many apothecaries gathered, and incorporated the name "Donburi" (donburi) of the long-established apothecary wholesaler "Iwashi-ya Sōhonten" into the shop name, creating "Don-tsu."

In 1875, a wine retail shop, San-Kō Shōten (later Suzuki Yōjūken), was founded in Nihonbashi Motomachi, Tokyo.

During the second generation, Zenjirō transitioned from rice trading to herbal medicine, dealing in traditional Chinese medicine and imported goods such as wine. In 1886 (Meiji 19), he acquired the wine and food division from Takeda Nagahide Shōten (now Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) and founded Matsushita Zenjirō Shōten in Osaka's Takara Bridge.

In 1886, the wine and food division was acquired from Takeda Nagahide Shōten (now Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) and Matsushita Zenjirō Shōten was founded in Osaka's Takara Bridge.

Founded date: February 11, 1886

February 11, 1886

Established date: November 29, 1918

November 29, 1918

Matsushita Suzuki faced the need to scale up its rapidly growing retail organization. Previously focused on liquor stores and regional wholesalers, Matsushita Shōten and Suzuki Yōjūken underwent a major transformation, merging in 1971 (Shōwa 46) to become Matsushita Suzuki Co., Ltd., a nationwide wholesaler providing services across the country.

In 1971, Matsushita Shōten and Suzuki Yōjūken merged to form Matsushita Suzuki Co., Ltd.

On October 1, 1996 (Heisei 8), Itochu Shōji Group's Meikan merged with Matsushita Suzuki, creating Itochu Foods.

On October 1, 1996, Itochu Shōji Group's Meikan merged with Matsushita Suzuki to create Itochu Foods.

In 2001 (Heisei 13), the company was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

In 2001, the company was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.