KOYU Shokucho Co., Ltd.

KOYU Shokucho Co., Ltd. (株式会社児湯食鳥) is a Japanese poultry and meat-processing company headquartered in Kawaminami, Koyu District, Miyazaki Prefecture. Established on 1 April 1966 (Showa 41), the company describes itself as one of Japan's largest livestock integrators, covering the full chain from breeding-stock rearing and live-bird farming through slaughtering, processing, meat sales, prepared-food manufacturing and feed sales. Its registered capital is 490 million yen, and it employs 1,397 people at the parent-company level. For the fiscal year ending March 2026 it reported annual sales of 69.1 billion yen and planned live-bird processing of roughly 50.03 million birds. The company operates a network of plants in Kyushu, including its head office plant in Kawaminami, plus facilities in Miyakonojo, Yatsushiro, Kagoshima, Saito and Kitago. It markets branded chicken under the "Koyu Shokucho brand chicken" label and positions itself as a partner to customers nationwide, emphasizing hygiene control and quality management from production through distribution. KOYU Shokucho is the core of the KOYU Shokucho Group, which comprises nine companies, including one in Vietnam. The group employs approximately 4,000 people, about 1,000 of them in Vietnam, and reported group annual sales of 175.9 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 2026. The group's stated mission is to contribute to Japanese food culture and to operate as a company that "makes people happy," with a management message centered on gratitude and trust. Leadership is represented by Chairman and CEO Hiroyuki Watanabe (渡部 博行). The company remains privately held and does not appear to be listed on a stock exchange. Its activities span poultry farming, meat processing and sales, prepared-food production, and related feed and meat businesses, making it a vertically integrated player in Japan's livestock and food industry.

KOYU Shokucho Co., Ltd. was established on 1 April 1966 in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, during the Showa era. The company was founded as a poultry business and grew into a vertically integrated livestock enterprise, combining breeding-stock rearing, live-bird farming, slaughtering, meat processing, meat sales, prepared-food manufacturing and feed sales. Over the decades it expanded its plant network across Kyushu, with facilities in Kawaminami (head office), Miyakonojo, Yatsushiro, Kagoshima, Saito and Kitago. By the 2020s the company described itself as one of Japan's largest livestock integrators, delivering products to tables nationwide and contributing to Japanese food culture. It developed branded chicken offerings under the "Koyu Shokucho brand chicken" name and emphasized hygiene and quality management across the production-to-distribution chain. The company also expanded overseas, establishing a presence in Vietnam as part of its group. The KOYU Shokucho Group grew to nine companies, including one in Vietnam, with approximately 4,000 employees group-wide, about 1,000 of whom are based in Vietnam. For the fiscal year ending March 2026, the parent company reported annual sales of 69.1 billion yen and planned processing of about 50.03 million live birds, while the group reported annual sales of 175.9 billion yen. Leadership is held by Representative Director and Chairman (CEO) Hiroyuki Watanabe. The company remains privately held.

• 2026

  Parent company reported annual sales of 69.1 billion yen and planned processing of about 50.03 million birds for FY ending March 2026.

• 2026

  Group reported annual sales of 175.9 billion yen for FY ending March 2026, with nine companies including one in Vietnam.

• 1966

  Company established on 1 April 1966 (Showa 41).

Japan's large-scale livestock integrator delivering safe, quality-controlled poultry and food products nationwide.

• Koyu Shokucho brand chicken

  Branded chicken marketed by the company.

• Processed poultry and meat products

  Chicken processing, meat sales and related processed products.

• Prepared foods (sozai)

  Manufacturing and sale of prepared side dishes.

• Feed

  Feed sales and related businesses.

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