Toraya Confectionery

Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd.
Native name
 株式会社虎屋
Private
Industry Food
Founded 1635 (1635)
Founder Enchu Kurokawa
Headquarters Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8401, Japan
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Mitsuhiro Kurokawa
(President)
Products
  • [Traditional Japanese confections
Revenue

JPY 18.5 billion (FY 2016)

(US$ 167 million) (FY 2016)
Number of employees
 928 (as of June 1, 2017)
Website Official 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. 1 2 "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.
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