Nihon Shokken

Nihon Shokken Co., Ltd. is a large food company in Japan, best known for producing Japanese sauces and seasonings. The company's U.S. factory and headquarters are located in West Sacramento, California.[1][2] It is one of Japan's most successful food companies [3] and is the largest sauce manufacturer/distributor in Japan.[4]

Nihon Shokken Holdings Co., Ltd.
Native name
日本食研ホールディングス株式会社
Nihon Shokken Ho-rudinguzu Kabushikigaisha
TypePrivate
IndustryFood Manufacturing
FoundedOctober 1, 1971
FounderTetsuya Ozawa
Headquarters3, 1-chome Tomitashinko,
Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture
,
Japan
Number of locations
304 locations (2017)
Key people
Number of employees
4,138 (2016)
Websitewww.nihonshokken.co.jp

History

The company was originally founded in 1971. In 1973 it established the Institute of Livestock Processing Co., Ltd. The company changed its name in 1975, then becoming Nihon Shokken Co., Ltd. In 1989 it started "BANSANKAN". 2006 saw the company engage with overseas suppliers, including distributing spring water from Canada, to the Asian market [5] In 2008 the company was involved in a national wide toxic food scare, in Japan, involving imported Chinese frozen food. Nihon Shokken, along with other food companies, had to recall some foods products, after Japanese had become sick after eating toxic frozen food products. Hundreds of people affected.[6] Also in 2008, the company embarked on a major promotional effort via the Tryvertising store concept, where after paying an annual fee, food items were available for free to anyone entering the concept store.[7] The company expanded its production facilities to the US, with a food processing plant being established in West Sacramento, in 2012.[8] Management philosophy is " Success in business provides society limitless happiness."[9]

Group
  • Nihon Shokken Holdings Co., LTD.
  • Nihon Shokken Co., LTD.
  • Nihon Shokken Food-Tech Co., LTD.
  • Nippon Shokken USA Inc.
  • Suzhou Shokken Co., LTD.
  • Shokken Foods China Co., LTD.
  • Keio Jimusho Co., LTD.
  • Nihon Shokken Fudousan Co. LTD.
  • Nihon Shokken Asset Co. LTD.
  • Keio Sangyo Co., LTD
  • Keio Hotel Co., LTD
  • Keio Home Co., LTD
  • Keio Up Co., LTD
  • Nihon Shokken Smile Partners Co., LTD[10]

References
  1. Kalfsbeek, Elizabeth (February 9, 2012). "Nippon Shokken to create more than 100 jobs in West Sac". dailydemocrat.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  2. "Nihon Shokken Shokubunka Hakubutsukan | NAVITIME Travel - Japan Travel Guides, Transit Search and Itinerary Planner". travel.navitime.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  3. "Stonepoint Global Brands Inc - Partner Receives Industry Award" Market News Publishing 23 March 2007
  4. "StonePoint To Acquire Asian Rights To Super-Oxygenated Water" Business Wire 10 January 2002
  5. "StonePoint To Acquire Asian Rights To Super-Oxygenated Water" Business Wire 10 January 2002
  6. "Kyodo: Nearly 500 complain of sickness in food poisoning outbreak" BBC 1 February 2008
  7. David McNeill "Money's no object Tokyo shoppers are lining up to take part in 'tryvertising', where goods are given away for free" South China Morning Post 26 November 2007
  8. Kalfsbeek, Elizabeth (February 9, 2012). "Nippon Shokken to create more than 100 jobs in West Sac". dailydemocrat.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  9. "Nihon Shokken Group". www.nihonshokken.com. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  10. "Nippon Shokken Company Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-01-07.


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