Mitsubishi Corporation

Food Industry Group

Our Business

Food Industry Group

The Food Industry Group is engaged in businesses related to food, including food resources, fresh foods, consumer products, and food ingredients.

Our mission is to produce sustainable food resources, establish stable supply systems, and provide food that contributes to good taste and well-being, on global scale. Moreover we solve various social issues throughout the food supply chain in order to enrich people's lives and maximize our business value at the same time.

Along with sustainability management, with a view to effectively utilize cutting-edge technology and innovation, we will respond to both quantitative expansion and qualitative improvement of food worldwide and continually take on the challenge of creating the future of food.

Organizational Structure

Global Markets Department

In the Global Markets Department, we view the food manufacturing and sales businesses from a market perspective, as we build our portfolio of goods and services to supply to consumers, who are our end customers. We strive to contribute to the development of society in each country.

Main Products and Services
Food manufacturing and sales in foreign countries

Food Ingredients Department

The Food Ingredients Dept. is developing businesses that manufacture and sell high-value-added products in a wide range of segments, such as food ingredients, health ingredients, and cosmetic materials, using biotechnology including fermentation as the core technology.
By utilizing the strength of life science technologies, it works to improve the quality of life of consumers with good taste, health, beauty, etc., and solve social issues, such as the stable supply of food.

Main Products and Services
Food ingredients and formulas (food science products), health ingredients and products (health science products), cosmetic raw materials, etc.

Food Resources Division

At the Food Resources Division, we utilize our business locations in North America, South America and Australia together with the global agricultural network owned by our business partners to provide stable supply of various food raw materials including grains, animal feed, sugar and coffee beans to Japan and other countries around the world.
While there is concern around the tight supply and demand for global food resources, the needs pertaining to consideration for human rights and the environment are growing. While implementing initiatives to build secure and safe supply structures the division embraces the challenge of solving society's problems regarding food and agriculture.

Main Products and Services
Corn, wheat, soybeans, rapeseeds, feed materials, flour, sugar, starches, sweeteners, instant noodles, coffee, cocoa, sesame seeds, edible nuts, oils and fats, etc.
Organizational Structure
Grain, Oilseeds and Feed Materials Dept. | Sugar & Wheat Flour Dept. | Global Consumer Products Dept.

Marine Products Division

Through a vertically integrated business model that encompasses production, procurement, manufacturing, processing, and sales, the Marine Products Division works to meet the needs of consumers by providing seafood products.
The Marine Products Division responds flexibly to changes in population, industry and consumption structure, while proactively and independently managing each business from upstream to downstream.
Sustained growth continues to be achieved in each business by ensuring competitive advantages such as cost competitiveness and added value, etc.
Also, with regard to personnel training, we coordinate with group companies to develop personnel with strong field capabilities that always put customers first.

Main Products and Services
Seafood (tuna, salmon, trout, shrimp, etc.), processed seafood products (canned tuna, pet food, etc.), and other marine products.
Organizational Structure
Marine Products Dept.

Farm, Dairy & Meat Produce Division

The Farm, Dairy & Meat Produce Division is involved in meat, dairy products, rice and vegetable related business all over the world. We contribute to the realization of an affluent society by supplying products that match the consumption stages and regional characteristics of the markets it serves. At the same time, we are striving to improve productivity and add value to our products, while aiming for a highly sustainable business with low environmental impact.

Main Products and Services
Chicken, pork, beef, processed meat products, cheese, dairy products, rice, fresh produce, etc.
Organizational Structure
Livestock & Meat Products Dept. | Agricultural Produce & Dairy Products Dept.

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