The Yamazaki Baking Company, Ltd. is a Japanese food company and the world's largest bread-baking corporation that makes bread, bakery products, and confectionery. It was established in Japan by Tojuro Iijima on 9 March 1948, began mass production of bread in 1955, and is still controlled by the Iijima family. Nobuhiro Iijima is the third generation of the family to lead the company.

In October 1970, the company established a joint venture, Yamazaki-Nabisco Co., Ltd. (now known as Yamazaki Biscuits Co., Ltd. or YBC), with Nabisco of the United States and Nichimen Jitsugyo Corporation (currently Sojitz Corporation).

Yamazaki Baking Company began expanding in Asia in 1981 with the establishment of Hong Kong Yamazaki and the opening of its first fresh bakery shop there. In 1984, Thai Yamazaki was established, followed by Taiwan Yamazaki in 1987. Thanks to its advanced technology, Yamazaki’s Japanese-style bread has received a warm welcome in these countries and regions despite their different food cultures.

At present, each of Yamazaki Baking Company’s central bakeries in Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, and Singapore produces frozen dough using the latest technology, and these frozen products enable the company to develop new retail outlets. In 1998, SunMoulin Yamazaki was set up in Malaysia, along with a new, fresh bakery shop. In 2004, Yamazaki Baking Company entered China by establishing Shanghai Yamazaki and opening a bakery cafe in Shanghai’s Jiuguang Department Store.

In 2006, the company began managing Four Leaves Yamazaki in Singapore, and in 2014, it launched a wholesale bakery business centered in Jakarta under the name Indonesia Yamazaki. Furthermore, Vietnam Yamazaki was established in 2016, marking its entry into the Vietnamese market with the opening of a bakery inside a department store in Ho Chi Minh City.

According to yamazakipan.co.jp