manufacturing facility was inaugurated by Royce', in July 1999, at Futomi. In September of that same year, the company moved its headquarters for the third time, but stayed within Sapporo. In December 2000, Royce' launched an online store. By that year, the company had begun an advertisement campaign on All Nippon Airways' inflight magazine. By 2002, Royce' also began to sell bakery products. Origin of the name The company's name, Royce', is derived from the first name of its founder, Yasuhiro Yamazaki (山崎泰博). First, the four morae were reversed to form ロヒスヤ (rohisuya), which was then transformed to ロヒズヤ (rohizuya) for aesthetic reasons. The founder interpreted ヤ as 屋, which is a common suffix in Japanese shop names, leaving the name ロイズ (roizu). This was respelled in English as ROYCE'S, and simplified to ROYCE'. Chocolate products Dacquoise Financier Lurumaro Chocola Madeleines Nama Chocolate Nutty Bar Chocolate Petite Truffe Royce' Chocolate Bars Royce' Pure Chocolate Potato Chip Chocolate Popcorn Baton Cookies Wafers Prafeuille Chocolat Criollo Chocolate Namachoco Croissant Retail Royce' has expanded its retail presence over the years, and as of 2021 has 13 major stores throughout Japan. The company is also well-known for its duty-free shops in airports, with 29 shops in Japanese airports. The company ships from its Japanese production facilities to consumers in Japan. Royce' has retail shops in 16 countries outside Japan. In the United States, the company has 15 retail outlets, with same-day delivery and pick-up services available at some of their boutique shops using services like Grubhub and Uber Eats. Royce' Confect USA also sells directly to consumers in the continental US through its online store. In March 2020, the company closed all 9 of its retail locations in South Korea and exited the country. Royce' cited dropping sales as the reason for leaving the South Korean marketplace, fueled by a boycott of Japanese products across the country. See also List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers References External links Royce' Japan Royce USA Royce' Chocolate GCC Japanese chocolate companies Companies based in Sapporo Companies established in 1983 Japanese brands 1983 establishments in Japan Confectionery companies of Japan Trade unions established in 1983