Expansion of the Sales and Logistics Network through the Acquisition of Ueda Packaging

「In April 2025, エフピコインターパック株式会社, a consolidated subsidiary headquartered in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, acquired the food packaging materials wholesale business of 株式会社前橋包装, headquartered in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. As industry consolidation advances amid a shortage of successors, the group will use its infrastructure to strengthen cooperation with packaging materials wholesalers, including through M&A, while seeking to reduce costs, improve management efficiency and enhance services for existing customers.」

「Product sales have remained firm, partly reflecting the effects of the M&A involving Apex.」

「On 29 September 2023, the group additionally acquired shares in 株式会社アペックス, an equity-method affiliate, making it a consolidated subsidiary. By utilizing the group's infrastructure described above, the group will seek to reduce costs, improve management efficiency and enhance services for existing customers. It will also seek to enter markets that it has not previously been able to develop fully by strengthening Apex's competitiveness, and will work to expand sales of packaging materials and consumables as well as food containers.」

「To increase product sales, the group merged エフピコ商事㈱ and エフピコみやこひも㈱ on 1 July 2022 and is making proposals tailored to customer needs by combining エフピコ商事's merchandising and procurement capabilities with エフピコみやこひも's sales network serving packaging materials wholesalers and their end users.」

「As part of an organizational restructuring within the group, エフピコ商事株式会社 and エフピコみやこひも株式会社 completed an absorption-type merger on 1 July 2022, with エフピコ商事 as the surviving company. Combining エフピコ商事's merchandising and procurement capabilities with the sales network of エフピコみやこひも serving packaging materials wholesalers and their end users will enable proposals tailored to customer needs and is expected to contribute to higher sales of consumable materials.」

「As part of an organizational restructuring to further enhance the group's corporate value, エフピコ商事株式会社 and エフピコみやこひも株式会社 will merge through an absorption-type merger effective 1 July 2022, with エフピコ商事 as the surviving company. Combining エフピコ商事's merchandising and procurement capabilities with the sales network of エフピコみやこひも serving packaging materials wholesalers and their end users will enable proposals tailored to customer needs and is expected to contribute to higher sales of consumable materials.」

「Product sales volume was 105.6% of the level in the same period of the previous year, including a 2.5% increase attributable to the business acquisition from 積水ヒノマル株式会社 in October 2020.」

「The acquisition expanded the product lineup for seafood products such as processed fish products, salted and dried seafood, and mentaiko, as well as the sales network through transactions with new customers. The group also expects numerous synergies, including a stable supply through integration of supply chain management systems, lower raw material procurement costs through economies of scale, resource savings through product weight reduction, higher production capacity through more effective use of factory space, and lower logistics costs through the transition from common-carrier delivery to the group's own delivery service. As the business acquisition on 1 October was completed without problems, it generated more profit than expected from the first month after the acquisition.」

「Effective 1 October 2020, our group completed the acquisition from 積水ヒノマル株式会社 of its molded products business, which manufactures and sells plastic food containers, and welcomed 139 employees. The acquisition is expected to expand the product lineup for seafood products such as processed fish products, salted and dried seafood, and mentaiko, as well as the sales network.」

「Our group will acquire, effective 1 October 2020, the molded products business of 積水ヒノマル株式会社, which manufactures and sells plastic food containers. The acquisition is expected to expand the product lineup for seafood products such as processed fish products, salted and dried seafood, and mentaiko, as well as the sales network. The group also expects numerous synergies, including lower raw material procurement costs through economies of scale, lower production costs and higher equipment utilization through the integration of manufacturing technologies, and higher productivity through the sharing of the group's logistics infrastructure and supply chain management expertise.」

「On 27 November 2018, the group acquired 20% of the issued shares of 株式会社アペックス. 株式会社アペックス and the group's consolidated subsidiaries that distribute food packaging materials, エフピコインターパック株式会社, エフピコみやこひも株式会社, エフピコ上田株式会社 and エフピコイシダ株式会社, will further strengthen merchandising, propose higher-value-added products that address customer needs, and seek to become a new and highly efficient food packaging materials distribution business by utilizing the group's logistics and IT infrastructure.」

「On 27 November 2018, the group acquired 20% of the issued shares of 株式会社アペックス, making Apex an equity-method affiliate. Apex and the group's consolidated subsidiaries that distribute food packaging materials, エフピコインターパック株式会社, エフピコ上田株式会社 and エフピコイシダ株式会社, will seek to become a new and highly efficient food packaging materials distribution business by utilizing the group's infrastructure.」

「On 1 July 2016, the group acquired 100% of the issued shares of 株式会社上田包装企業, made it a consolidated subsidiary, and changed its name to エフピコ上田株式会社 on the same date. The company sells food packaging materials to supermarkets and food-processing companies in the San'in region. By joining our group, it will use our sales and logistics network to provide customers with higher-value-added services and enhance synergies within the group.」

「On 1 July 2016, the group acquired 100% of the issued shares of 株式会社上田包装企業, made it a consolidated subsidiary, and changed its name to エフピコ上田株式会社 on the same date. The company sells food packaging materials to supermarkets and food-processing companies in the San'in region. By joining our group, it will use our sales and logistics network to provide customers with higher-value-added services and enhance synergies within the group.」

「On 1 July 2016, the group acquired 100% of the issued shares of 株式会社上田包装企業, made it a consolidated subsidiary, and changed its name to エフピコ上田株式会社 on the same date. The company sells food packaging materials to supermarkets and food-processing companies in the San'in region. By joining our group, it will use our sales and logistics network to provide customers with higher-value-added services and enhance synergies within the group.」

「In addition, on 1 July 2016, the group acquired 100% of the issued shares of 株式会社上田包装企業, made it a consolidated subsidiary, and changed its name to エフピコ上田株式会社 on the same date. The company sells food packaging materials to supermarkets and food-processing companies in the San'in region. By joining our group, it will use our sales and logistics network to provide customers with higher-value-added services and enhance synergies within the group.」