During the Meiji period, Ippodo, as a wholesaler of Japanese green tea for export, had exported teas to the United States of America, but since the Taisho period it has been engaged mainly in retail business of teas.
明治時代は茶の輸出卸売としてアメリカ合衆国に茶を輸出していたが、大正以降は茶の小売を主な事業とする。