Corporate Information

Company Overview
& History

Company Overview

As of April 1, 2025

Company Name
YAMAEHISANO Co., Ltd.
Head Office
Echo Building, 2-13-34 Hakataekihigashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, 812-8548
Date of Establishment
April 27, 1950
Representative Director
Kyoji Kudo
Capital
2,974,593,692 yen
Number of Employees
1,021 (as of March 31, 2025)
Number of Business Locations
25 locations
Main Business Activities
Wholesale business primarily purchasing general processed foods, frozen foods, wheat flour, alcoholic beverages, agricultural products, etc., selling to convenience stores, mass retailers, etc., along with joint delivery operations for these products, and selling lumber and housing materials to building material and lumber stores
  • JR Hakata Station Chikushi Exit... approximately 8 minutes on foot
  • Subway Hakata Station East Exit 6... approximately 8 minutes on foot
  • Fukuoka Airport... approximately 15 minutes by car
  • Urban Expressway Hakata Station East Ramp... approximately 1 minute by car

History

1950
Established Enatsu Shoten Co., Ltd.
Absorbed and merged with Kobayashi Enatsu Shoten limited partnership, expanding business to wholesale of fertilizer, alcoholic beverages, sugar, food and sundries, and grain polishing.
1955
Changed company name from Enatsu Shoten Co., Ltd. to Enatsu Shoji Co., Ltd.
1961
Established Takachiho Souko Co., Ltd.
1966
Changed company name from Enatsu Shoji Co., Ltd. to Yamae Shoji Co., Ltd.
1968
The petroleum division of Yamae Shoji Co., Ltd. became independent, establishing Yamae Oil Co., Ltd.
1969
Merged with Hisano Shokuryo Co., Ltd., changing company name to YAMAEHISANO Co., Ltd.
1972
Renamed Takachiho Souko Co., Ltd. to Takachiho Souko Unyu Co., Ltd.
1974
Listed on Fukuoka Stock Exchange.
1976
Established Takachiho Shuzo Co., Ltd.
1985
Established RINNET Co., Ltd.
1995
Established FRIENDLY DELICA Co., Ltd.
1997
Through joint investment by Yamae Oil Co., Ltd., YAMAEHISANO Co., Ltd., ORIX Corporation, ORIX Rent a Car Corporation, and ORIX Auto Leasing Corporation, established ORIX Rent a Car Fukuoka Co., Ltd.
1998
Established CHIKUGO DELICA Co., Ltd.
2003
CHIKUGO DELICA Co., Ltd. acquired all business operations from FRIENDLY DELICA Co., Ltd., changing company name to DELICA FRIENDS CO., LTD.
2004
Established Kakuyama Co., Ltd.
2005
Established Y-tech Co., Ltd.
2006
Established Yamae Auto Co., Ltd.
2007
ORIX Rent a Car Fukuoka Co., Ltd. changed company name to Yamae Rental & Lease Co., Ltd.
2008
Yamae Rental & Lease Co., Ltd. and Yamae Auto Co., Ltd. merged, and Yamae Auto Co., Ltd. was dissolved.
Established Echo Foods Co., Ltd.
2011
Established Sun-A 21 Co., Ltd.
2014
Sun-A 21 Co., Ltd. and Echo Foods Co., Ltd. merged, and Echo Foods Co., Ltd. was dissolved.
2016
Acquired shares of Inma Shoji Co., Ltd., making it a subsidiary.
2017
Established Otosui Co., Ltd.
DELICA FRIENDS CO., LTD., SOUWA Co., LTD., and Futaba-Industry Co., Ltd. established Delica SF Holdings Co., LTD. as a joint holding company through business integration.
Acquired shares of Minori Holdings Co., Ltd., making it and its subsidiaries Kawachiya Genos Co., Ltd., Fit Co., Ltd., Tokyo Fit Co., Ltd., Kunitachi Fit Co., Ltd., R.N.S. Co., Ltd., Genos Group Co., Ltd., and Usami Shoten Co., Ltd. subsidiaries.
Acquired shares of Kasugaya Co., Ltd., making it a subsidiary.
2018
Acquired shares of Nisso Ken Co., Ltd., making it a subsidiary.
Acquired shares of TATSUMI CO., LTD., making it a subsidiary.
Established ORIGINAL JAPAN S.R.L.
Established YLO Co., Ltd.
Established Y&I Holdings LLC.
2019
Acquired shares of HVC Holdings Inc., making it and its subsidiary HIVIC CO., LTD. subsidiaries.
2019
Fit Co., Ltd., Tokyo Fit Co., Ltd., and Kunitachi Fit Co., Ltd. merged, and Tokyo Fit Co., Ltd. and Kunitachi Fit Co., Ltd. were dissolved.
2020
Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section
Genos Group Co., Ltd. and Usami Shoten Co., Ltd. merged, and Usami Shoten Co., Ltd. was dissolved.
Kawachiya Genos Co., Ltd. merged with Genos Group Co., Ltd., changing company name to Kawachiya Genos Co., Ltd. Genos Group Co., Ltd. was dissolved.
Acquired shares of Kajima Giken Co., Ltd., making it a subsidiary.
Established Nisso Build Co., Ltd.
2021
Acquired shares of EIJYU SANGYO Co., Ltd., making it and its subsidiary Nishimoto Construction Industry Co., Ltd. subsidiaries.
Established Quality Farm Co., Ltd.
Established Ashitamo Co., Ltd.
Minori Holdings Co., Ltd. and R.N.S. Co., Ltd. merged, and R.N.S. Co., Ltd. was dissolved.
Acquired shares of Tsuyama Seika Co., Ltd., making it a subsidiary.
Established YAMAE GROUP HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. as the holding company of our Company through sole share transfer.
2025
Transferred overseas business to Yamae Global Co., Ltd., abolishing the Overseas Business Department.