HEART CORPORATION
plans, develops, and sells fun sweets and toy sweets so that children can feel their dreams and play in their daily lives and develop their rich sensibilities.
Overview
Capital
93 million yen
President and CEO
Shinya Sugizaki
Director
Yoichi Ishikawa
Kazutaka Taguchi (part-time)
Auditor
Shinya Sato (part-time)
Number of employees
75
employees 66 partner employees
(as of the end of March 2025)
Bank
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
The Ehime Bank, Ltd.
main office
3-150-8 Okaga, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8057, Japan
Sales office
Sendai / Gifu / Osaka / Fukuoka / Miyazaki
Products handled
Toy sweets, fancy sweets, Christmas products, Valentine's Day products, White Day products,
Halloween products, Children’s Day products, etc.
Main distributors
[East]
wide area confectionery wholesaler, local confectionery wholesaler, general merchandise wholesaler, convenience store, other
[West]
national chain GMS mass retailers, regional grocery chains, convenience stores, family
Lee restaurants, route sales to other over-the-counter
Annual sales
6.6 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 2025
History
1952
January
Founded in Matsuyama City
1963
July
Established Ikawa Shoten Co., Ltd.
1966
June
Opened Tokyo branch (Kinshi, Sumida-ku)
1970
January
Construction of head office building (Matsuyama city center)
1971
November
Received an award from the Takamatsu Tax Department Matsuyama Tax Office for an excellent tax return corporation
1973
September
Opened Fukuoka Sales Office / Construction of Tokyo Branch Office
1974
February
Received a long-term contribution to regional industry promotion from the Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry
September
Opened Osaka Sales Office
1976
November
Received a commendation as a good corporate tax payer
1978
November
Changed company organization and company name to become Ikawa Co., Ltd.
1980
November
Headquarters new building (Matsuyama city center) construction
1983
April
Established affiliated company HEART CORPORATION
May
Received a 30-year contribution commendation for regional industry promotion from the Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry
November
Receive an award from an excellent tax return corporation
1985
September
Opened Saga Sales Office
1986
April
Opened Kanazawa, Wakayama, Okayama sales offices
1987
September
Opened Oita Sales Office
1988
January
Shimonoseki Sales Office opened
March
Tokushima opens Kochi sales office
April
Kurume opens Kagoshima sales office
November
Receive an award from an excellent tax return corporation
1989
September
Matsue Sales Office opened
1992
March
Established Carnival Co., Ltd., an affiliated company
September
Construction of distribution center (Nishihabu, Matsuyama City)
November
Receive an award from an excellent tax return corporation
1993
September
Completion of the second phase of construction of the distribution center
1994
April
Established Asuka Co., Ltd., an affiliated company
1995
March
Started 3C movement with the goal of creating a good corporate culture
1996
June
Introduced ICAS, a commercial personal computer network
1997
October
All employee PC network operation started
1998
November
Receive an award from an excellent tax return corporation
2000
April
In order to unify the manufacturer brand to "Heart", 4 subsidiaries were integrated into 1 HEART CORPORATION
2001
November
Entered the figure toy confectionery market based on the (unidentified creature) UMA that appears in the magazine "Mu"
2003
November
Receive an award from an excellent tax return corporation
2004
September
Obtained ISO9001 certification from HEART CORPORATION, a subsidiary of development and manufacturing
2005
March
Established a subsidiary, Heart Creation Co., Ltd., in Hong Kong.
2006
June
Ikawa Co., Ltd. and HEART CORPORATION merged to become HEART CORPORATION
December
Gum pot series released
2008
July
Developed ISO9001 certification acquisition-Expanded to logistics company-wide
2010
June
Two bases, Matsuyama Office and Matsumae Product Center, were
relocated and integrated into the newly established Okaga Office to improve operational efficiency.
2012
May
Received a certificate of commendation from the Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce for the 60th anniversary of its founding
December
Completion of a new distribution center adjacent to the Okaga Plant
2014
August
Expansion of distribution center
2015
May
Exhibited at overseas exhibitions (Thailand, Bangkok, Singapore, San Francisco)
2017
June
Established Nexus Division
2019
November
Joined BANDAI NAMCO Group
2022
April
Tokyo Head Office moved to Bandai No.2 Bldg.
2025
July
Tokyo Office moved to Nihonbashi Horidome-cho.
Head office registration is moved from Tokyo to Matsuyama.
