Yamazaki Baking


Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. is a Japanese food company and the world's largest bread-baking corporation, that makes bread, bakery products and confectionery. It was established by Tojuro Iijima in Japan on 9 March 1948 and started mass production of bread in 1955.

History

Yamazaki products can be found in various Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and China.
In October 1970, the company established a joint venture, Yamazaki Nabisco Co., Ltd., with Nabisco of the United States and Nichimen Jitsugyo Corporation. By 1988 Yamazaki raised its stake in the joint venture to 80% by acquiring the shares held by Nabisco.
In 1991, Yamazaki purchased Vie de France Bakery division, and in 1994, Yamazaki Baking purchased the Vie de France Restaurant division. Yamazaki now operates Vie de France in the United States and Japan under the Vie de France brand.
Until 2014, Yamazaki used potassium bromate in their bread, while all other Japanese baking companies voluntarily stopped using it in 1980 due to suspicions of carcinogenicity.
In 2016, Yamazaki acquired the US company Bakewise Brands, parent of Fleischer's Bagels and Tom Cat Bakery.

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