Tokyo, Feb. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese confectionery maker Fujiya Co. said Friday its group operating loss expanded sharply in the first fiscal three quarters ended Dec. 31 amid fallout from its food safety scandal.

Tokyo, Aug. 8 (Jiji Press)--Confectionery maker Fujiya Co. , reeling from a food-safety scandal over its use of old ingredients, said Wednesday it aims at returning to profitability in fiscal 2009.

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)--Fujiya Co. said Monday it will sell one of its office buildings in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district for 9,334 million yen to a real estate investment fund affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of the United States.

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Scandal-tainted Fujiya Co. will beef up its tattered cake shop network in an effort to return to the black on an operating balance in fiscal 2009 that ends in March 2010, Fujiya officials said Wednesday.

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo May 31--TOKYO -- Toymaker Namco Bandai Holdings Inc. said Thursday it has acquired a 2.6 percent stake in confectioner Fujiya Co. to reinforce its confectionery business. Namco Bandai spent 1.2 billion yen to purchase 5 million Fujiya shares.