Japanese conglomerate Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) did not escape the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, witnessing its operating profit for the year plummet 21 percent as markets around the world were turned on their head.

The group posted net sales in 2020 of JPY 656,491 million (€5 billion/$6 billion), down 5 percent from the year prior, while operating profit sank 21 percent to JPY 18,079 million (€136.5