Nippon Ham

Japanese food processing conglomerate

TYO: 2282
Nikkei 225 component

FoundedTokushima, Japan (May 30, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-05-30))HeadquartersBreezé Tower, 2-14-9, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan

Key people

Hiroshi Kobayashi
(President)ProductsHam, Sausage, other food productsRevenue

¥989,308 million (US$11,919,373 thousand)
(Consolidated, FY 2010, 83 yen/US dollar)^[1]

Operating income

¥33,175 million (US$399,698 thousand)
(Consolidated, FY 2010, 83 yen/US dollar)^[1]

Net income

¥16,731 million (US$201,579 thousand)
(Consolidated, FY 2010, 83 yen/US dollar)^[1]Total assets

¥590,688 million (US$7,116,723 thousand)
(Consolidated, FY 2010, 83 yen/US dollar)^[1]Total equity

¥283,204 million (US$3,412,097 thousand)
(Consolidated, FY 2010, 83 yen/US dollar)^[1]

Number of employees

15,118 (Consolidated, as of March 31, 2011)WebsiteNippon Ham (English)

NH Foods Ltd. (日本ハム株式会社, Nippon Hamu Kabushiki-gaisha) (English name before 2014: Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.) is a food processing conglomerate headquartered in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.

History

Founded in 1949, the company is commonly known as Nippon Ham (stylized as Nipponham). As a multinational corporation, Nippon Ham operates subsidiaries around the world, including China and the United States. In addition to its main business of meat packing and other food processing, the company owns the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League, and owns part of the J-League soccer team, Cerezo Osaka.