I. Introduction

TAIKO Corporation with great pleasure presents for your review, this Company Information@is highlighting our wide ranging capabilities and store products.

Within this company information are our some of key strengths and products that have helped TAIKO Corporation show strong growth over the last three decades.

Based on over 30 years of experience within the retail and food service industry trade, Taiko Corporation has honored its vision that is found throughout this company profile.

Our focus for the now and future is to continue to innovate and offer the best product lines, supported by high quality and excellent customer service. Taiko has the best products and service of any shop fitting company in Japan. We support the needs of your business.

Working in partnership with our customers, our dedicated team of experienced professionals provides superb first-class service thereby ensuring that we remain one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers to the retail trade throughout all of Japan, as well as many places abroad.


II. Company Summary

TAIKO Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor in all supplies and equipment for the Japanese supermarket, restaurant and hospitality business. We represent all Japanese and overseas brands, as well as over 2,000 food related supply and kitchen equipment manufacturers. We can source any item manufactured in Japan with an extensive office and transportation network that extends all the way from the southern tip to the northern tip of Japan . Many of the items we carry are unique and exclusive to Taiko and this means that our customers can highly benefit from the wide and diverse range of products that we carry; moreover, if you do not find the perfect item fitting your needs in our catalog, with our nationwide network we should be able to get it for you if it is manufactured in Japan. In addition we have major manufacturing capabilities and factories producing everything from shopping carts to food packaging containers to large scale art and displays. We offer custom manufactured products as well to fit your needs.
Founded in 1973 in Osaka Japan , Taiko provides customers with creative in-store merchandising products and ideas. We inventory over 20,000 equipment items from Displays to POP in our warehouse and are constantly adding new products. Moreover, we specialize in tailoring individual solutions in equipment, design, planning, and/or marketing to meet the needs of our customers. Taiko's flexible manufacturing capabilities and custom in-house designs will ensure that our customers will be distinguished from their competition. Plus nobody beats Taiko prices.


III. Company Data

„Head Office: 2-11 Naruohama Nishinomiya Hyogo 663 Japan
„Business Type: Manufacturer and Distributor for the Supermarket and Food Industry
„Number of Domestic Branch Offices: 18 (plus several subsidiary companies)
„Overseas Subsidiary Companies:
„Taiko Enterprises Corp.(Los Angeles, New York)
„Taiko China Commercial Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, Beijing, Seito, Dairen)
„Taiko Foods Inc. (Brentwood and El Segundo, CA)

„Main Bank: The Mizuho Bank, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Nishinoda Branch, Osaka, Japan
„Customer Type:
„Retail (Supermarket, Department Store, Convenience store)
„Food Manufacture
„School, Airport, Hotels, Restaurants, and Other Facilities
„Main Products: Shopping Carts, Kitchen Equipments, Store
Displays, Transport Carts, Sales Promotion Products


IV. Taiko's Strength

A. Manufacturing
TAIKO's in-house specialties include: Plastic
Injection Molding, Plastic Forming, Steel Welding, Steel/Wood Fabrication,
Graphic Design, and Nylon Coating. We are dedicated to growing our customer base through developing new
and innovative products. Innovation based on the latest technologies
available resulting in the highest quality merchandising products that give
improved product presentation. Our products are designed to increase
profitability and ensure a quick return on investment

B. Quality Assurance
Based on both human and computer based quality control systems, we
manufacture products at a rigorous standard thus insuring a high degree
of customer satisfaction.

C. Creative Retail Solutions
In Today's fast-paced environment, retail stores need a partner that can
provide cost-effective and swift merchandising and equipment solutions
that break through the clutter. That Partner is us, TAIKO

Timeless hallmarks of any successful business, Quality, Attention to
Detail, and Excellent Service are a way of life at TAIKO.


V. TAIKO's Customers

A. National Chains
Aeon-Jusco, Ito-Yokado, Seiyu, Daiei, Takashimaya, Uny, Mitsukoshi, etc.

B. Local Chains
Daimaru-Peacock, Maruetsu, Pororoca, Okuwa, Inageya, Kansai Super
Market, Taiyo, Hankyu Oasis, Heiwado, Kohyo, Maxvalu, Belc, Liberal,
Yamanaka, and Tokyu Sutore Hundreds of other supermarkets, drug stores, and discount stores

C. American Based Customers
Toys"R"Us, McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Coca-Cola (Japan),
Office Depot, and Kelloggs

D. TAIKO is a Sales Agent in Japan for the many American , European and Asian Based Suppliers