News Summary April 1, 2025
Today’s Top Story: Seafood Giant Maruha Nichiro Will Be Umios, Signaling “Third Founding” Since 1880
In our top story today, the board of directors of the world’s largest diversified seafood company, Maruha Nichiro, recently announced that they will change the company name to Umios Corporation, subject to shareholders approval in late June 2025. “Umios” means “ocean” or “sea” in Japanese, an appropriate nod to the source of Maruho Nichiro’s products and to the global reach of the company’s customers and markets. The company was first known as Maruha after its 1890 founding, later going by Maruha Nichiro Group in 2007, and now, as Umios Corporation...
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