House Foods

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House Foods Corporation (ハウス食品株式会社, Hausu Shokuhin Kabushikigaisha^?) (TYO: 2810) is one of Japan's largest food manufacturers and brands. It began in 1913 in Osaka as Urakami Shoten, and began selling curry in 1926.

It is listed on Section 1 of both Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges, symbol 2810. It is headquarted in Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan.

House Foods is well known for its Japanese curry brands, Vermont Curry, Jawa Curry. It also manufactures Japanese snacks, noodles, and soft drinks such as Ramune.

In the USA, its subsidiary House Foods Corporation America is the largest provider of tofu products in the United States.

House Foods America Corp. has tofu plants in California and New Jersey with a combined capacity of manufacturing 350,000 pieces of tofu per day. It's largest competitor in the US tofu market is Vitasoy, followed by Morinaga Milk Industry.