Profile
Corporate data
| Head office | Shinagawa Seaside West Tower, 4-12-2 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo |
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| Representative | Naoto Chiba, President and Representative Director |
| Detail of business | Manufacture and sale of hams and sausages, fresh meats, processed foods, and other products |
| Established | July 9, 1948 |
| Capital | 7,908 million yen |
| Fiscal year-end | March 31 |
| Number of employees | 1895 |
| Business sites | Sales bases 6 branch offices 24 sales offices Production bases 4 plants |
| Number of group companies | 34(As of April 1,2020) |
| Number of employees across corporate group | 16033 |
| Group bases | Production bases 24 plants (in Japan) 4 bases (overseas) |
Company history
| September 1931 | Takegishi Ham Company founded in Kanazawa |
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| July 1948 | Takegishi Livestock Co., Ltd. founded in Takaoka |
| August 1962 | Listed on the first sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange |
| May 1965 | Name of company changed to Prima Meat Packers, Ltd. |
| March 1984 | Becomes official sponsor of Tokyo Disneyland |
| April 2004 | Mie plant gains ISO14001 certification |
| March 2005 | Becomes official silver sponsor of professional baseball team Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
| April 2005 | Head office and other production plants gain ISO14001 certification |
| May 2007 | Four plants across Japan (ham/sausage) gain ISO22000 certification |
| July 2008 | Processed foods plants and distribution centers gain ISO22000 certification (total of 26 business centers) |
| April 2010 | Becomes official gold sponsor of professional baseball team Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
| September 2011 | 80th anniversary of company's foundation |
| June 2016 | Ibaraki sausage plant completed, operations commenced |