Nisshin Seifun Group (2002) Stock Overview

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the flour milling, processed foods, health foods, biotechnology, engineering, prepared dishes, and mesh cloth businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures and sells wheat flour, bran, ready-made, and other food-related items; pasta, pasta sauces, premixes, flour for consumer use, heat-and-serve products, dried noodles, and frozen food products under the NISSHIN, MA?MA, AO-NO-DOKUTSU, Welna, and DE CECCO brands; and health foods, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and pharmaceutical products. The company also designs and manages manufacturing and processing facilities for grains, food materials, and chemicals; and sells powder processing related equipment. In addition, it manufactures and sells yeast and other food ingredients, and ingredients for diagnostic reagents; materials for screen-printing, mesh products for industrial use, electronic components, and plastic molding; and deli dishes. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.