Last updated : 04/01/2020
Yamatoyo Co., Ltd.
- Year established
- 1962
- Capital
- 50,000,000 yen
- Sales
- 1,241,790,000 yen
- Employees
- 109
- Postal (zip) code
- 731-3196
- Phone
- 082-848-7778
- Fax
- 082-848-2334
- E-Mail
- ota@yamatoyo.co.jp
- URL
- https://www.yamatoyo.co.jp/
Company PR
Everybody loves our products, Aki-na and Aki-murasaki (Tsukemono, or Japanese pickles of potherb mustard). We at Yamatoyo want to contribute to everyone’s daily health by encouraging eating vegetables. By obtaining ISO14001 certification, we aim to make further local contributions with Earth-friendly health products.
Major Products
- Pickled potherb mustard, Hiroshima-na zuke, Aki-na
- Yamatoyo made shiso (beefsteak plant) flavored, Aki-murasaki
- A combination of field and mountain flavors, rolled with Hiroshima-na, So-sai Series
- Pickled vegetable gift set , Yamatoyo Sanzetsu and Aki Ametsuchi no Sachi.
- Fiber-rich Aki-sudare, with blended Hiroshima-na
Major Customers
- Hiroshima City department stores
- Japan Railway Service Net Hiroshima
- Food wholesalers nationwide
- Kansai and Kanto (eastern half of Japan) region pickle wholesalers.
Major Facilities/Equipment
- Cooling/refrigeration facilities 7
Total space: 500 square meters -25 °C/5 °C/10 °C
- Desalting/cleaning machine 3
With stirrer
- Continuous heater/sterilizer 2
Steam type (1), Boiling water type (1), Water-cooled warm-air dryer
- Automatic packager 2
Continuous rotary vacuum packing
- Drainage disposal equipment 1
Activated sludge processing, 400 tons per day
Technology Employed
- Food manufacturing industry
- We develop pickled food products, etc., using vegetables including Hiroshima-na.
- Food manufacturing industry
- We have production technology of aged pickles, applying natural lactic fermentation and aging technology.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Low salt pickle manufacturing technology.
- Food manufacturing industry
- We have the expertise to make all types of flavored pickles.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Food packaging sterilization technology.
- Food manufacturing industry
- We use long term storage technology to help preserve our products and maintain quality through salt pickling and refrigeration.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Activated sludge processing technology for manufacturing process drainage treatment.
Primary Area of Technical Expertise
We are proud to say that in the field of flavored pickled products we have the highest level technology in Japan in particular for processing aged pickles and vegetable food processing/seasoning.
Future Business Challenges
- Revive storage technology and pickling processed food product design and development.
- Production of agricultural products from farms operated by our company
Future Technical Challenges
- Food manufacturing industry
- Make our manufacturing schedule more efficient/automated.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Implement quality control throughout the manufacturing process, from raw materials to the finished product.
- Internet-associated service industry
- Utilize the Internet to provide information and for product ordering.
Other
*Many food product processing technology patents. *Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) authorized factory, 10/26/1998. *ISO14001 (JIS Q 14001) certification obtained, 8/11/2000. *Sublicense agreement signed with CRDA (Montreal, Canada), 9/7/2000.
