EATING food is an essential part of human life. As a food trading company within the ITOCHU Group, we bridge connections between individuals and businesses, fostering relationships through our culinary ventures.
Our business goes beyond manufacturing and selling products. We specialize in supplying our customers with the precise food ingredients they need, complemented by high-value-added services, including innovative ideas related to food.
By leveraging the extensive network and expertise of the ITOCHU Group, we support the innovation of our food industry clients. Our ultimate goal is to become a leading company in Japan's food sector, ensuring the safety and security of all who eat.
As part of the ITOCHU Group, our company serves as the central hub for supplying food ingredients to our customers. For instance, in the sugar sector, ITOCHU Corporation imports the raw sugar, ITOCHU Sugar is in charge of processing, and ITOCHU Food Sales oversees domestic distribution. Through this strategic division of roles, we efficiently meet diverse ingredient needs, ensuring our customers' requirements are fulfilled.
Our company handles a variety of imported goods, including direct imports from overseas. Leveraging the ITOCHU Group's unique and extensive network, our representatives visit suppliers and production sites worldwide to ensure stable quality and secure advanced information.
We identify and address the latent challenges and needs of a diversifying market, offering proposals to create added value for products. Beyond menu and recipe suggestions that the market demands, we independently provide support in logistics, food safety, quality control, and ingredient improvement. As a comprehensive coordinator of food culture, we deliver valuable ideas to our customers.
We are globally working on establishing stable supply systems and providing delicious and healthy food.
moreWe uncover potential needs in the diversifying market and propose solutions to address these challenges.
We offer product development for the foodservice industry, support for private brand (PB) product development, and quality control and evaluation services.