President’s Message Profile Strategies and Results in Platform for Sustainable Growth Value Creation Maruha Nichiro Group Strengths – A coherent global value chain that supports the health of people around the world – The Maruha Nichiro Group makes maximal use of the knowledge and assets it has cultivated over more than a cen- tury, and works in harmony with society and the environment, to develop its business not just in Japan but globally. It thereby provides people around the globe with the vital energy they need to live their lives. Procurement and distribution Production and processing Storage and logistics Retail Dining out Fishing Purchases Production Storage To dining tables and processing Marine products To dining tables Aquaculture wholesaling Logistics Fine chemicals, seasonings Fishing access rights Aquaculture Import quantity Frozen food Canned foods and dried foods Alaska pollock catch Tuna production Shrimp For lunch box Canned mackerel output (Bento) Approx. Approx. Domestic share Total US share Approx. Domestic share Domestic share Domestic share Domestic share Domestic share 329,000 Approx. Approx. 40,000 Approx. Approx. No. 1 Approx. tons per year tons per year DHA production 4,360 No. 1 1 volume (for use in tons per year * 27% 22% 17% 25% 26% health foods) Domestic share Domestic share Approx. Antarctic toothfish Greater amberjack Octopus Frozen soft foods Canned salmon 50% quota production output (West African) (nursing care) No. 1 Domestic share Fishing area Global share Approx. Domestic share Approx. Domestic share Domestic share Domestic share Domestic share Fishing area Approx. 2,500 Approx. 6,000 Approx. No. 1 Approx. No. 1 Approx. Antarctica 70% tons per year 10% tons per year 30% 36%*2 82% At 329,000 tons, the Alaska pollock catch Maruha Nichiro is a pioneer in bluefin Maruha Nichiro handles a great number Source: *1 INTAGE Inc. “SCI (Apr 2019 to Mar 2020)” Source: INTAGE Inc. “SRI (Apr 2019 to Mar 2020)” We produce and sell natural functional in Alaska, North America—one of the tuna aquaculture. In FY2019 the of fish species from around the world. It *2 Fuji Keizai Management Co., Ltd. “Future materials derived from seafood products Outlook of the Food Market for the Elderly We handle a wide variety of room world’s leading fishing grounds—makes company shipped approx. 4,360 tons, imports 40,000 tons of shrimp from 2019” resources, including DHA and chondroitin. temperature and chilled products for up 27% of the total American share. which accounts for roughly 22% of locations all over the world, giving it the These natural functional materials are We bring together capabilities for stable home use, including canned seafood Strict resource management is carried production for the entire country. top share of the market. It imports 6,000 used as raw materials for things such as procurement of raw materials, product products, fish sausages and jello cups. We out in Antarctic waters for the high-end Similarly, it shipped approx. 2,500 tons of tons of octopus from their primary supplements and medicines, giving us a development and technological prowess continue to maintain a high market share Antarctic toothfish. But Maruha Nichiro greater amberjack with beautiful tints of fishing grounds in West Africa, and is high market share in each of these fields. to offer high-value-added products. We among canned seafood products such as maintains about 70% of the fishing quota light-yellow silver and light-pink, increasing the volume it handles. For seasonings and dried foods, we have a full range of differentiated canned mackerel, canned sardines, there. accounting for approx. 10% of the leverage facilities and technologies that products that can meet a variety of canned salmon and canned crab. country’s total output and giving it the needs including nursing care foods in are superior to other companies to meet top share of the market. both private and commercial settings. the complex needs of our customers, and are increasing our market share year after year. 16 Maruha Nichiro Group Integrated Report 2020 Maruha Nichiro Group Integrated Report 2020 17.