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Company Profile

Company Name
Kanesa Fujiwaraya Co., Ltd.
Head Office Location
3-4-5 Nigatake, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Representative
CEO: Masamune Sato
Founding
April 1916 (Taisho 5)
Established
February 1982 (Showa 57)
Capital
93 million yen
Employees
250 (Entire group, including part-time workers. As of March 2024)
Banking Partners
77 Bank, Nakakecho Branch
Joyo Bank, Sendai Branch
MUFG Bank, Sendai Branch
Business Activities
Sales of alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, and food products
Development and sales of private brand products
Real estate rental and consulting services for restaurants
Clients
Approximately 6,000 restaurants, hotels, wedding venues, banquet halls, and other business establishments mainly in the Tohoku region
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History

Company History

April 1916
(Taisho 5)
Akira Sato founded Fujiwaraya in Motodera-koji, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
April 1958
(Showa 33)
Fujiwaraya Shoten Partnership was established. Tama Sato and Shojiro Sato as general partners, Masako Sato as limited partner. Received license for wholesale of all alcoholic beverages.
November 1966
(Showa 41)
Opened "The First Fujiwaraya Building" (the first restaurant building in Kokubuncho) in Kokubuncho, Aoba-ku, Sendai City.
August 1971
(Showa 46)
Opened "The Second Fujiwaraya Building" (restaurant building) in Kokubuncho, Aoba-ku, Sendai City.
February 1973
(Showa 48)
Opened "Fujiwaraya Building" (headquarters) at 210 Motodera-koji, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City.
March 1973
(Showa 48)
Established Morioka Branch in Midorigaoka, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture.
October 1973
(Showa 48)
Opened "Fujiwaraya Morioka Building" (restaurant building) in Odori, Morioka City.
July 1976
(Showa 51)
Opened "The Third Fujiwaraya Building" (restaurant building) in 4-chome, Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai City.
June 1982
(Showa 57)
Kanesa Fujiwaraya Co., Ltd. was established with Shojiro Sato as CEO.
February 1986
(Showa 61)
Affiliated company Miuraya Co., Ltd. opened in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture.
June 1988
(Showa 63)
Opened "Oroshimachi Fujiwaraya Building" in Oroshimachi, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City, and relocated headquarters functions to Oroshimachi.
April 1989
(Heisei 1)
Changed the company name of Miuraya Co., Ltd. to Kanesa Fujiwaraya Fukushima Store
May 1992
(Heisei 4)
Shoji Sato appointed as Executive Managing Director.
June 1993
(Heisei 5)
Opened "Wine House Bouchon" in Fujiwaraya Building.
June 1995
(Heisei 7)
Opened "Fujiwaraya Jaguar Building" (restaurant building) in Okitama-machi, Fukushima City.
April 1996
(Heisei 8)
Opened the Kanesa Fujiwaraya Kokubuncho Store in The First Fujiwaraya Building.
October 1997
(Heisei 9)
Established affiliated company Kanesa Express Co., Ltd. (Logistics business).
January 1999
(Heisei 11)
Changed Kanesa Fujiwaraya Fukushima Store to Fukushima Branch.
June 1999
(Heisei 11)
Shojiro Sato appointed as Chairman of the Board. Shoji Sato appointed as CEO.
November 2000
(Heisei 12)
Opened the Kanesa Fujiwaraya Oroshimachi Store in the Oroshimachi Fujiwaraya Building.
December 2000
(Heisei 12)
Established affiliated company Kanesa Planning Co., Ltd. (real estate and building management business).
January 2003
(Heisei 15)
Opened the Kanesa Fujiwaraya Odori Store in the Fujiwaraya Morioka Building.
March 2003
(Heisei 15)
Established office in Naganawashiro, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.
February 2005
(Heisei 17)
Established office in Tooka-machi, Furukawa City (now Osaki City), Miyagi Prefecture.
April 2005
(Heisei 17)
Relocated Morioka Branch to Senboku 3-chome, Morioka City.
April 2006
(Heisei 18)
Relocated Hachinohe Office to Nagayokocho, Hachinohe City and elevated it to Hachinohe Branch.
February 2007
(Heisei 19)
Yuji Sato appointed as CEO.
March 2007
(Heisei 19)
Established office in Nanokamachi 3-chome, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
December 2007
(Heisei 19)
Opened "F-town Building" (restaurant building) in Tsutsujigaoka 2-chome, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City.
February 2008
(Heisei 20)
Relocated Hachinohe Branch to Shinaramachi, Hachinohe City.
July 2008
(Heisei 20)
Relocated Kokubuncho Store to the first floor of KY Park Building in Kokubuncho 2-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai City.
September 2008
(Heisei 20)
Relocated Furukawa Office to Tooka-machi, Osaki City.
April 2009
(Heisei 21)
Changed the company name of Kanesa Express Co., Ltd. to Gyohai Co., Ltd. (business delivery and warehouse management).
February 2010
(Heisei 22)
Established Gyohai Morioka Branch in Senboku 3-chome, Morioka City.
March 2010
(Heisei 22)
Relocated Kanesa Fujiwaraya Morioka Branch and Gyohai Morioka Branch to Minami 2-chome, Distribution Center, Yahaba Town.
June 2010
(Heisei 22)
Relocated Hachinohe Branch to Aza Urichi, Hachinohe City.
April 2011
(Heisei 23)
Relocated Yamagata Office to Yanbe-machi 2-chome, Yamagata City.
May 2011
(Heisei 23)
Established office in Wakatake-machi, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture.
October 2011
(Heisei 23)
Relocated Fukushima Branch to Aza Miyanomae, Omori, Fukushima City.
April 2012
(Heisei 24)
Established office in Nishiki-machi, Ogawara, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture.
April 2012
(Heisei 24)
Established affiliated company Kaisei Kankyo Seibi Co., Ltd. (waste collection and Logistics business).
July 2012
(Heisei 24)
Established office in Aza Omachi, Motomiya, Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture.
November 2012
(Heisei 24)
Opened "Fujiwaraya East Exit Store" at 302-14 Motodera-koji, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, and relocated Wine House Bouchon.
February 2013
(Heisei 25)
Received wholesale license for all alcoholic beverages at Furukawa Office due to regulatory relaxation.
May 2013
(Heisei 25)
Established office in Otsutsumi-kita 1-chome, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
December 2013
(Heisei 25)
Received wholesale licenses for all alcoholic beverages at Hachinohe Branch, Yamagata Office, Omagari Office, and Motomiya Office due to regulatory relaxation.
February 2014
(Heisei 26)
Acquired all shares of Yamasa Satoya Co., Ltd. in Azumi 3-chome, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, making it an affiliated company.
June 2014
(Heisei 26)
Transferred the wholesale license for all alcoholic beverages from Motomiya Office to Fukushima Branch.
December 2014
(Heisei 26)
Received wholesale license for all alcoholic beverages at Sennan Office due to regulatory relaxation.
January 2015
(Heisei 27)
Received wholesale license for all alcoholic beverages for Yamasa Satoya Co., Ltd. due to regulatory relaxation.
April 2015
(Heisei 27)
Changed affiliated company Yamasa Satoya Co., Ltd. to Kanesa Fujiwaraya Koriyama Branch Co., Ltd. Received wholesale license for all alcoholic beverages due to regulatory relaxation. Transferred the retail license of Yamasa Satoya Co., Ltd.
April 2015
(Heisei 27)
Changed Furukawa Office to Kenhoku Branch.
April 2015
(Heisei 27)
Established office in Kagano 2-chome, Ishimori, Nakata-machi, Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture.
December 2015
(Heisei 27)
Completed construction of new building "Kanesa Fujiwaraya Distribution Center."
March 2016
(Heisei 28)
Held 100th anniversary and new building completion ceremony.
March 2016
(Heisei 28)
Relocated headquarters functions to Kanesa Fujiwaraya Distribution Center in Nigatake, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, and began operations.
February 2017
(Heisei 29)
Relocated Kanesa Fujiwaraya Morioka Branch and Gyohai Morioka Branch to Yuzawa, Morioka City.
February 2017
(Heisei 29)
Relocated Kaisei Kankyo Seibi to Rokuchonome Nishi-machi, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City.
March 2017
(Heisei 29)
Made Manpei Ltd. in Iizaka-machi, Fukushima Prefecture a subsidiary.
September 2018
(Heisei 30)
Made Sairin Saketonya Co., Ltd. in Misato-machi a subsidiary.
April 2019
(Heisei 31)
Relocated Kenhoku Branch to Simoshinden, Kitaura, Misato-machi.
June 2019
(Reiwa 1)
Masahiro Watanabe appointed as Executive Managing Director.
September 2019
(Reiwa 1)
Made Satoya Co., Ltd. in Ichinoseki City a subsidiary.
March 2020
(Reiwa 2)
Completed construction of employee dormitory "Maison Rubal."
June 2023
(Reiwa 5)
Masamune Sato appointed as CEO.