The Yamazaki Baking Company, Ltd. (山崎製パン株式会社) is a Japanese food company and the world's largest bread-baking corporation,[2] that makes bread, bakery products and confectionery.[3] It was established by Tojuro Iijima in Japan on 9 March 1948 and started mass production of bread in 1955,[4] and is still controlled by the Iijima family; Nobuhiro Iijima is the third generation of the family to lead the company.
History
Yamazaki products can be found in various Asian countries, including Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and China (including Hong Kong).
In October 1970, the company established a joint venture, Yamazaki-Nabisco Co., Ltd. (now known as Yamazaki Biscuits Co., Ltd. or YBC), with Nabisco of the United States and Nichimen Jitsugyo Corporation (currently Sojitz Corporation