One mother, many daughters

The Kikkoman Group's roots are in the production and marketing of soy sauce. However, Kikkoman is also involved in various related and unrelated lines of business in Japan and overseas. For example, Kikkoman has established subsidiaries and acquired shareholdings in companies in the sectors of pharmaceuticals, wines, liqueurs, fruit juices, tomato products and Asian food. It also has subsidiaries in the restaurant and wholesale business. For example, the high-class Japanese restaurant chains of Daitokai in Berlin and Cologne are part of the Kikkoman Group. The JFC International Group, one of the biggest original Asian food wholesale companies, is also a full subsidiary of the Kikkoman Group.