Private company

Marukawa

Japanese confectionery manufacturer

Marukawa Confectionery Co., Ltd. (丸川製菓株式会社, Marukawa Seika Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of confectioneries. Its head office is in Nishi-ku, Nagoya.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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MARUKAWA CONFECTIONERY head office
Photo: 八幡鋼太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Marukawa Confectionery Co., Ltd. (丸川製菓株式会社, Marukawa Seika Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of confectioneries. Its head office is in Nishi-ku, Nagoya.2

The story

1888 - Started making confectionery

1947 - Started manufacturing Bubble Gum

1948 - Established Marukawa Conf. Co., Ltd.

1957 - Started trading throughout the world

From Wikipedia’s article on Marukawa, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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