The Group has so far cultivated the relations of mutual trust with worldwide suppliers and expanded the business operations in North America and China as an international foodstuffs distributor. The result is that the Group realized an overwhelming procurement capability. This procurement capability has made the Group possible to develop new products rich in originality and to manufacture such products in the best suitable locations. In addition, the development of sales structure targeting worldwide markets and the construction of diverse sales channels are contributing towards forming of a good environment to further strengthen the Group&＃039;s procurement capability. While it continues to strengthen its existing business operations, the Group is proactively making investment in new business areas such as finance and healthcare, etc. in order to strengthen its collective strength and business foundations of the Group as a whole.