HOSHIZAKI Corp.
Founded in 1947 in Nagoya, Japan, Hoshizaki is a leading Japanese player in manufacturing, selling, and maintaining industrial kitchen equipment, such as industrial refrigerators, ice-making machinery, dispensers, and dishwashers. Its major customers include restaurants (46% of Japan sales in 2017), shops, hospitals, nursing homes, food and drink processors, schools, and hotels. Hoshizaki generated around 70% of its revenue in Japan, with 20% in the Americas and the balance in Asia and Europe in 2017.