DHC Corporation

DHC Corporation
Native name
株式会社ディーエイチシー
Kabushiki-gaisha Dī Eichi Shī
Company typeKK
Industry
Founded1972
HeadquartersMinami-Azabu, ,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Yoshiaki Yoshida (RD, chairman)
  • Yoshie Takahashi (President)
ParentOrix
Websitewww.dhc.co.jp

DHC Corporation (株式会社ディーエイチシー, Kabushiki-gaisha Dī Eichi Shī), initials of Daigaku Honyaku Center (大学翻訳センター, Daigaku Honyaku Sentā, lit. "University Translation Center") is a Japanese manufacturer dealing in cosmetics and health food supplements headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1972.

Originally started in Japan as a translation business, DHC Corporation ventured into other enterprises and is now a leading manufacturer of cosmetics, vitamins, healthy foods, and lingerie. In addition to these ventures, DHC Corporation has an educational and publishing department, hotel and spa, and two aesthetic salons. It is also a minor shareholder in the music chart operator Oricon Inc. and a parent company to JFL affiliate station Cross FM. It started a helicopter business in 2008.[1][non-primary source needed] DHC's flagship brand name is "Olive Virgin Oil".[2]

  1. ^ About Us - DHC Corporation Retrieved October 6, 2017
  2. ^ "Olive Virgin Oil". DHC. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2014.