Yonekyu

Japan’s second-largest meat processor Itoham and the number seven player Yonekyu have agreed to a new combined management structure through the setting up of a joint holding company in April 2016. The two merging companies anticipate synergy effects from the integration, with Itoham having an advantage in production of beef and pork as well as packaged retail foods, while Yonekyu focuses more on business sales, specialising in pork and chicken …