Calbee is a major Japanese snack food maker. The company was founded in devastated post-war Hiroshima by Takashi Matsuo in 1949. Its headquarters are at Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It launched operations at a new plant in the United States for making its mainstay products "Kappa Ebisen" shrimp chips and "Saya-endo" snow pea crisps. Its snacks are hugely popular in Asia and are well known in the United States.

Calbee entered the United States in 1970 with Shrimp Chips and Saya, utilizing natural and high-quality ingredients. They have always been passionate about delivering a variety of delicious snacks, which makes snacking a more wholesome and enjoyable experience for all, including their flagship brand "Harvest Snaps". They also manufacture and sell popular Japanese and South Korean products. The "Honey Butter Chips", which were introduced in 2014, quickly became a popular product in South Korea, with many customers praising them. Many customers in China enjoy the cereal products "Frugra Original", "Frugra Carbohydrate 25 percent off", the snack products "Jagapokkuru" and "Jagabee".

Website: calbee.co.jp/index.php

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd is a Japanese multinational food corporation headquartered in Osaka's Nishiyodogawa-ku. It was founded in 1922. It operates in 30 countries across North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The primary business of Ezaki Glico is the production of confectionery products such as chocolate, chips, chewing gum, and ice cream, as well as dairy products. Glico also produces processed foods such as curry stocks and retort takikomi gohan pouches, as well as dietary supplement products. Sanwa Bank, which was merged into Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, was Ezaki Glico's main financier. Ezaki Glico is a subsidiary of Midori Kai, a conglomerate whose primary financier was Sanwa Bank.

The products of Ezaki Glico are very high quality and diverse. Ezaki Glico manufactures a wide variety of products, such as caramel product which has a caramel flavor and crushed almond flavor products, pocky, chocolate-coated pretzel sticks, which come in many other flavors. It also has pretz, pretzel sticks, which come in many other flavors, almond chocolate, almonds coated with chocolate and caplico, and frosting-dipped waffle biscuits in the shape of ice cream cones that come in either chocolate or strawberry flavor,...

Website: glico.com/jp

Fujiya Co. Ltd is a nationwide chain of confectionery stores and restaurants in Japan. Its first shop was founded in 1910 in Yokohama. Fujiya is credited with pioneering the Christmas cake in Japan. The brand is located at 2-15-6, Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0012. The representative is Kensuke YAMADA. The registration of the company is in 1938. In 2016, the company opened its first store outside Japan in Taipei, Taiwan. Fujiya's mascot is Peko-chan, a girl in pigtails licking her lips.

The Cakes business began more than 100 years ago, during the Meiji period when Fujiya was founded. The company produces and sells western confectionery and operates Fujiya cake shops. In terms of quality, this brand passed the American Institute of Baking's (AIB) international unification standard, ISO 9001. The company sells a variety of goods, including general sweets, birthday cakes, and confectionery. Western confectionery is also available in supermarkets and convenience stores. Fujiya has a number of brands and hit products that are popular with customers ranging from small children to adults. The main products are Strawberry sponge cake, Chocolate cream cake, Peko cream puff, Fruit cake, Peko sweets (milky soft candy), Look chocolate, Peko Poko chocolate, Country ma’am cookies, Home pie,...

Website: fujiya-peko.co.jp/english

Ichimonjiya Wasuke is a traditional confectionery company in Kyoto's Kita-ku. It was founded in the year 1000 and is currently run by the 25th generation of the same family. The most recent structure is about 300 years old and has many benches and stools arranged around small tables. The shop is known as "Ichiwa" among the locals. The company was founded to provide refreshments to pilgrims visiting the nearby Imamiya Shrine, a holy place founded in 994.

The restaurant makes and sells wagashi, traditional Japanese confections that are often served with tea, such as aburi-mochi (or "aburimochi"), which is roasted rice cake in a sweet miso sauce green tea, among other things. Minor changes have been made over the centuries to accommodate modernity. The mochi's water was originally sourced from a small spring in the shop's cellar, but this was changed after local health officials prohibited the use of well water. Another old confectionery, Kazariya (Kasuragi), was founded in 1656.

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Imuraya Confectionery Co., Ltd is a Japanese azuki bean confectionery company. The company's headquarters are in Tsu, Mie Prefecture and it was founded on April 8, 1947. Wazo Imura, the company's founder, became interested in Japanese confectionery and attempted to make "Yokan", a Japanese jelly made of Azuki bean paste. IMURAYA CO., LTD. has grown from a small family business to a fully pledged corporation. It was established by the eldest son, Jiro Imura, and twenty-one of his fellow soldiers.

This brand is very famous for products made from "azuki" such as Yude Azuki, Nikuman and Anman, Soft Yokan cups, Kori-Mitsu (shaved ice syrup), and Azuki Bar. In addition, it also has Sekihan, which is sticky rice steamed with Azuki beans, which is often served on special occasions throughout the year in Japan, Zenzai (a sweet porridge with Azuki beans), Yokan, which is a thick, jellied dessert made from Azuki bean paste, agar and sugar and Dorayaki, which is a confection with sweetened Azuki bean paste sandwiched between two Japanese pancakes, etc.

Website: imuraya-group.com/english

Kabaya Foods Corporation, founded in 1946, is a Japanese confectionery company. It was established in Tokyo, Japan. Kabaya Foods began with red-box Kabaya caramel, which saw exceptionally high sales during times of scarcity and a lack of sweet foods. They believe in not being bound by traditional customs or habits, and they are challenged to develop new technology for the production line. They have delivered safe and high-quality products to their customers in particular by promoting automation and introducing robots into every single production line.

At the headquarters, Okayama Factory, they manufacture products such as chocolate, fizzy candy, gummy, candy with toys, candy, and baked cookies, and at the other location, Kanto Factory and Kanto No.2 Factory (Ibaraki prefecture), they manufacture products such as chocolate and fizzy candy, candy with toy and savory snack. Some of the brand's standout products are Saku Saku Panda, Charge Tablets, Pureral Gummy, Juicy C, Hone Hone Zaurus, and Sebon Star,...

Website: kabaya.co.jp/en

MannanLife Co., Ltd is a Japanese company that sells fruit-flavored konnyaku jelly known as "Konnyaku Batake". It was established in September 1964. Its main office is at 2690-1 Tomioka, Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture 370-2316. In 1964, founder Masao Tsuruta starts konjac manufacturing. MannanLife controls 60 to 70 percent of the Japanese konnyaku jelly market. Mannanlife creates and manufactures a variety of flavorful konnyaku products that make traditional Japanese konnyaku more enjoyable to eat. Konnyaku, a traditional Japanese food substance, is high in dietary fiber and low in calories. Mannanlife has long produced dessert products based on glucomannan, one of the main ingredients in konnyaku.

Its products have long been popular in Japan due to their distinct texture and appealing flavors. Its featured products include Konnyaku Batake, which is well-known for its springy konnyaku texture and has long been a best seller. Crushed Konnyaku Batake, a pouch-packed combination of crushed Konnyaku Batake and fruit juice jelly, and Lala Crush, a new and distinct texture that offers a contrast of two great textures: soft jelly and generous chunks of konnyaku.

Website: mannanlife.co.jp

Marukawa Confectionery Co., Ltd is a Japanese confectionery manufacturer. Its headquarters are in Nagoya's Nishi-ku. Marukawa was founded in 1888, but it was given its current name in 1948. It is a major international company in the Bubble Gum industry. In addition to producing and selling Marukawa brand bubble gums, it also produces private brand bubble gums based on customer specifications.

Bubble gum of this brand is very diverse in design, flavor, and packaging. It has tattoo fusen bubble gum, 7 pack bubble gum, and 4pcs. marble bubble gum, and 4pcs. 8 pack bubble gum. In addition, it also has Felix the Cat, which is a classic chewing gum with strawberry flavor, coke chewing gum, yogurt chewing gum, hiehiekko chewing gum, green apple gum, and Tokyo Revengers gum,...

Website: marukawagum.com

Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. is a snack food company based in Japan. Meiji was established in 1916 as a confectionery company with roots in sugar refining. Its headquarter is at 4-16, Kyobashi Nitchome, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan. It then expanded into the dairy industry and began releasing successful products aimed at making people healthier and happier. Hanji Soma, the group's founder, hoped to "contribute to the nation's people through nutrition". Meiji quickly became known for delicious confectionery and dairy products that met the highest safety and nutritional standards.

Meiji's food development is centered on safety, quality assurance, and great taste. They develop food technologies and manufacturing methods that promote high-quality products and valuable experiences while always keeping their customers' well-being, health, and nutritional requirements in mind. Some outstanding confectionery products of the brand are Meiji milk chocolate, Meiji the chocolate, almond chocolate, chocorooms, juicy gummy, melty kiss,...

Website: meiji.com/global

Royce' Confect Co., Ltd, abbreviated ROYCE', is a Japanese chocolate manufacturer. The company's signature product is nama chocolate, a type of ganache made with melted cacao and fresh cream and dusted with fine cocoa powder. Royce' was founded in July 1983. Royce's first headquarters were in Hokkaido, about 500 miles north of Tokyo. The Royce's sales office was set up inside a Mitsukoshi department store. Royce' began selling its chocolates in airports throughout Hokkaido, including Chitose.

Royce' has expanded its retail presence over the years, and as of 2021 has 13 major stores throughout Japan. The company is also well-known for its chocolate. Some attractive chocolate products are Dacquoise, Financier, Lurumaro chocola, madeleines, Nama chocolate, Nutty bar chocolate, Petite truffe, Royce' chocolate bars, Royce' pure chocolate, Potato chip chocolate, Popcorn, Baton cookies, Wafers, Prafeuille chocolat, Criollo chocolate, Namachoco croissant,...

Website: royce.com/contents/english