Tokyo, May 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday that it posted a record group operating profit and sales in fiscal 2007 thanks partly to the acquisition of British tobacco giant Gallaher Group PLC.

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan Tobacco Inc. , Nissin Food Products Co. and Katokichi Co. have agreed to cancel their plan to integrate their frozen food businesses, Japan Tobacco and Nissin Food said Wednesday.

Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--The recent revelation of food poisoning involving Chinese-made frozen "gyoza" dumplings will not affect a plan to integrate the frozen food businesses of Nissin Food Products Co. and two other firms, Nissin Food President Koki Ando said Friday.

Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday that its tender offer for major frozen food maker Katokichi Co. has ended successfully. In the tender offer that ran from Nov.

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese frozen food maker Katokichi Co. said Tuesday it swung into a net loss in the fiscal first half ended Sept. 30 amid fallout from a food safety scandal.