Top Japanese Seafood and Food Products Wholeseller Ooi Yamamoto Shoten to enter Indian Market
Established nearly 400 years ago in Japan, the company’s local partner Hybrid Designs Private Limited, will serve as the sole importer and local distributor in India. It also plans to establish an Indian subsidiary soon.
TOKYO/SINGAPORE: One of the longest established wholesale businesses of Japan “Ooi Yamamoto Shoten” with over 2000 food products in its portfolio, is set to launch its business in India for the first time, with an initial focus on a range of quality Japanese seafood products for the ever-growing and large Indian consumer base.
Ooi Yamamoto Shoten was established in the year 1630. Starting with the processing and sales of fresh water fish from Japan’s Omi region, the company has continued to be true its tripartite motto of “Challenge” “Creation” and “Speed” delivering the best products that have continued to delight its customers for some 400 years.
The company has an extensive clientele of over 1,000 companies, offering more than 2,000 product items. It’s reach is wide, and beyond main market of South-east Asia, it exports to, for example, the Middle East, China, Moldova, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.
“We are now announcing our exciting entry into India which has the world’s largest population and a rapidly growing economy,” said a company statement.
It further said, “Our strengths lie not only in exporting a wide range of quality food products from Japan but also in importing the best raw materials from around the world to our partner processing factories in Southeast Asia.”
This enables the company to add unique products to its range, arranging mixed cargo containers which are sent and sold throughout the Ooi Yamamoto Shoten group network locations – Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, and now India.
Moreover, our strength lies in the fact that our activities are not limited to cross-border trade, we are also engaged in consumer retail and food service restaurant businesses.
The company statement said that in India, it’s local partner, Hybrid Designs Private Limited, will serve as sole importer and local distributor in India. It plans to establish a local subsidiary in early course in India.
“Our business entry into India is a collaborative effort in association with Hakuei Kosato who is Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador – appointed by the government of Japan – who is also the Managing Director of La Ditta Singapore Pte Ltd in Singapore, a marketing consulting business specializing in overseas expansion,” said the company statement.
Exciting news about Ooi Yamamoto Shoten entering the Indian market! It’s wonderful to see top Japanese seafood expanding globally. Cheers to this new venture!