Toraya Confectionery

Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd.
	Toraya headquarters in Tokyo
Native name	株式会社虎屋
Type	Private
Industry	Food
Founded	1635; 386 years ago; 1947 (Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd.)
Founder	Enchu Kurokawa
Headquarters	Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8401, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Mitsuhiro Kurokawa; (President)
Products	[Traditional Japanese confections;
Revenue	JPY 18.5 billion (FY 2016) (US$ 167 million) (FY 2016)
Number of employees	928 (as of June 1, 2017)
Website	Official website
	Footnotes / references;

Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd. (株式会社虎屋, Kabushiki-gaisha Toraya) is a Japanese confectionery company. Its headquarters are in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo.^[2]

What would become Toraya was founded in the 16th Century in Kyoto by Kurokawa Enchū (黒川円仲).^[2]^[3] The company joined as a purveyor to the Imperial Court in Kyoto during the reign of Emperor Go-Yōzei.^[4]

Due to its longevity and being a family business since its founding, it is a member of the Henokiens association.^[5]

References[]

^ "Company Overview". Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Les Hénokiens - Member page". The Henokiens. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^ "Toraya: A Sweet, Centuries-old Success Story". nippon.com. Nippon Communications Foundation. September 24, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^ The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. April 1, 2015. p. 730. ISBN 978-0-19-931362-4.
^ Christian Stadler (January 5, 2011). Enduring Success: What We Can Learn from the History of Outstanding Corporations. Stanford University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8047-7721-6.