This department deals in corn, kaoliang, meal, animal protein, wheat, barley, and rapeseed.In order to capture growing Asian demand, we secure supply sources of grains, feed materials and oilseeds in the world. We also streamline correspondent value chain including distribution system and sales channel that enables us to secure stable supply as well as food safety.

This department handles vegetables oil such as palm oil and olive oil, and food materials such as rice, starch, sesame, flour, and soy bean for processed food. In order to capture growing Asian demand, we secure supply sources of oil, fats and grain products in the world. We also streamline correspondent value chain including distribution system and sales channel that enables us to secure stable supply as well as food safety.

The department handles raw sugar, refined sugar, cocoa beans, cocoa products, coffee, processed coffee products, cheese and powdered milk. In order to capture growing Asian demand, we secure supply sources of sugar, confectionary materials, coffee and dairy products in the world. We also streamline correspondent value chain including distribution system and sales channel that enables us to secure stable supply as well as food safety.

We deal in tuna products (sashimi tuna, ingredients for canning, canned tuna, and pet foods), shrimp, squid, octopus and other frozen seafood and processed products. We take full advantage of the functionality of a trading company in a wide range of commerce formats such as third party transactions and imports to customers in Japan that link all corners of the globe, marketing to the domestic industry through enterprises, and selling seafood produced in Asian countries to Europe, North America, and Middle East.

Our principal line of business is to import and market processed foods made with beef, pork, chicken and other livestock products. In terms of overseas joint ventures, we are also expanding processed food manufacturing business dealing in livestock in China, cattle farming in Australia, and pig production in and others in Canada. In Japan and overseas, we make comprehensive efforts in livestock-related products covering upstream to downstream areas.

The Agri Products Department handles the full range of fruit and vegetable products including fresh, canned and frozen, as well as fruit juices and purées. The department is developing a global business that sells products from many countries on the world market including bananas and pineapples from the Philippines, canned fruit from China and Southeast Asia, fried potatoes from the United States and Europe, and fruit juices produced in Asia and South America.
We are also making use of the Dole brand, which enjoys a high level of recognition worldwide, to facilitate product development and promote the brand business.

Through the principal food wholesalers, including the Group companies ITOCHU Shokuhin Co., Ltd. and NIPPON ACCESS, Inc., we distribute commercial products made by Japanese and foreign manufacturers of processed foods to a range of sales channels including supermarkets, general merchandise stores, convenience stores, department stores, and drug stores.
We implement comprehensive initiatives by offering the functions of a trading company to support business development, to implement effective merchandizing and to build supply chains for lunch meals at supermarkets, general merchandise stores and convenience stores in Japan.

This department develops PB products for retailers, handles Japanese and foreign brand products, and exports Japanese processed food products to Europe, the United States and other Asian countries. While collaborating with NIPPON ACCESS, Inc. and other Group companies, we build optimum supply and demand structures by taking the needs of customers as the starting point, and developing products based on the information we gain in this way.