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Maruha Nichiro Forges Comprehensive Logistics and Business Partnership with SENKO Group Holdings

  (JAPAN, 5/26/2025)

Japanese Seafood Giant Aims to Enhance Supply Chain Sustainability and Explore New Co-Creation Opportunities in Milestone 145th Year.

TOKYO – Maruha Nichiro Corporation, a leading global seafood company, announced today that its Board of Directors has resolved to enter into a comprehensive business partnership agreement with SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE, Prime Market, Stock code: 9069). The strategic alliance is designed to bolster the corporate value of both entities through collaborative efforts primarily in logistics, but also extending into various non-logistics business domains.

This partnership comes as Maruha Nichiro celebrates its 145th anniversary, a year in which the company has redefined its corporate purpose as: “For the ocean, for life.” Guided by this vision, Maruha Nichiro aims to be a pioneering company that provides solutions for human and planetary health by delivering well-being-supporting food globally. The company's long-term goal is to continue enriching lives through food for the next century.

SENKO Group Holdings, under its vision of being a "Corporate Group Creating Future Trends," seeks to "foster people and support people's lives, contributing to a genuinely productive global society by continuously challenging efforts to create new trends in products and services that shift the future." With a strong foundation in logistics, SENKO emphasizes "connection" across supply chains, diverse businesses, the world, and future generations, actively pursuing sustainable growth.

Senko Group domestic locations. Click on the image to enlarge it

Building on more than a century of shared corporate culture, this strategic partnership aims for an organic integration of their respective management resources. The core objectives include enhancing and strengthening the sustainability of logistics functions, alongside improving corporate value through co-creation in non-logistics fields.

Senko Group international locations. Click on the image to enlarge it

Key Areas of Collaboration:

The comprehensive partnership will encompass a wide range of joint and cooperative operations:

Logistics-related initiatives:

  • Sharing of transportation and delivery functions owned by SENKO.
  • Mutual utilization of logistics bases held by both companies.
  • Mutual provision and exchange of logistics expertise.
  • Utilization of SENKO’s personnel dispatch functions and sharing of personnel training systems.
  • Joint advancement of international operations strategies.
  • Other logistics-related initiatives.

Non-logistics business activities:

  • Development of new products and services through collaboration in areas such as after-school childcare, nursing care, and fitness, leveraging SENKO’s existing initiatives.
  • Supplying foodstuff ingredients to various facilities and food service businesses/restaurants, and utilizing feedback to develop new products and services.
  • Other collaborative efforts that leverage the combined assets and strengths of both companies.

This comprehensive alliance marks a significant step for Maruha Nichiro in solidifying its supply chain resilience and exploring diversified business avenues, reinforcing its commitment to its long-term corporate purpose.

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