Maruha Nichiro will become Umios Corporation on March 1, 2026

The solution company providing value through food from the ocean to the world Maruha Nichiro Corporation resolved at its Board of Directors meeting  to change the company name to Umios Corporation, subject to the approval of a partial amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to be presented at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June 2025.

It said that the new company name reflects a commitment to solving global social issues through food, starting from the origins of the Group, the ocean [UMI]. It embodies a commitment to being [One] with stakeholders, society and the planet, determined to provide [Solutions].

The current Maruha Nichiro Group was formed from Japan’s pioneer fishing companies Maruha, founded in 1880, and Nichiro, founded in 1907, which together laid the laid the foundation for the modern fisheries and seafood processing industry. The companies merged in 2007 to leverage their strengths procuring marine resources and developing food products, becoming the Maruha Nichiro Group and establishing a solid foundation as a comprehensive food provider.

From the first founding as a fishing industry pioneer 145 years ago, the creation of the Maruha Nichiro Group in 2007 marked a second founding, and our new name of Umios Corporation marks our third founding. 

Umios is the new beginning for the next 100 years as a “visionary company that provides solutions to promote the health of people and the planet through food.”

The corporate value will increase by maximizing both economic value and  environmental and social value. It said that it use its fundamental strengths in resource procurement, processing technologies, and food product supply to create a “value cycle” linking  businesses and functions in a ‘global’ manner.

The Group will also create unique added value through its mid- to long-term mission to “provide sustainable protein” and “create health value” to contribute even more to the health of people and the planet.

umi Inspired by our ocean origins to create innovative value.
one
Committed to being one with stakeholders, society, and the planet.
solutions
Determined to provide solutions for global social challenges through food.