Last updated : 02/19/2024
Maruni Co., Ltd.
- President
- Osamu IBUKA (Mr.)
- Year established
- 1967
- Capital
- 20,000,000 yen
- Employees
- 116
- Postal (zip) code
- 730-0825
- Company address
- 6-2-44 Konan, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi
- Phone
- 082-244-1621
- Fax
- 082-243-9805
- E-Mail
- info@maruni-kk.jp
- URL
- http://www.maruni-kk.jp/
Company PR
Better taste and healthier life through food processing. Specialize in producing various items in small-lots, from the product development stage through to marketing.
Tea bag type soup stock products including "FURIDASHI ". It is also possible to manufacture OEM products.
Commercial type powdered products. It is also possible to manufacture OEM products.
Liquid and powder products packaged in small bags (Chilled Chinese noodles, Chinese noodles, Udon noodles, noodle soup, Soba soup, etc.) It is also possible to manufacture OEM products.
PET bottled products of soup for Chinese noodles, udon noodles, chilled Chinese noodles, etc. It is also possible to manufacture OEM products.
Commercial type granule products weighing of 15kg for ume, wasabi, eggs, green tea, salmon, etc. It is also possible to manufacture OEM products.
Food additive products such as lye water, pH adjuster, quality improver, shelf life improver and food coloring.
Major Products
- Tea bag type products (Japanese soup stock, etc.)
- Bag packaged powder Bag packaged liquid for commercial use (PET bottles, 1kg filling)
- Liquid and powder packaged in small bags (Chilled Chinese noodles, Chinese noodles, Udon noodles, noodle soup, noodle soup, stir-fried soba noodles source)
- Various granule foods (ume, salmon, wasabi, green tea, etc.)
- OEM consignment and consigned processing products
Major Customers
- Ikedatohka Industries Co., Ltd.
- Maruhachi Muramatsu, Inc.
- Air Water Materials Inc.
- Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
- Noodle manufacturers and the related-businesses in the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu regions (about 1550 companies)
Major Facilities/Equipment
- Granulator 3
Extrusion type granulation manufacturing manufacturing capacity per day (1t, 3t, 3t)
- Powder packaging machine 9
Machines to package powders,dashi soup stock powder, and other ingredients; capacity: 20,000 servings/day per machine
- High-speed filler 1
High-speed powder packaging machines; available for powders, granules, and other food ingredients; capacity: 100,000 servings/day per machine
- Stick-type packaging machine 2
Mainly used to pack health-related supplements, bouillon, etc.; capacity: 30,000 up to 80,000 sticks/day per machine
- Liquid filler 9
Fills containers with small portions of concentrated/straight soups including soups for noodles, dressings, sauces, etc.
- Large bag automatic filling machine (corresponding to standing pouch) 1
- As for the rest, we have contamination inspection device (this varies depending on the production line)
X-ray contamination inspection systems (four units) and metal detector (four units).
Technology Employed
- Food manufacturing industry
- Develops seasoning/flavoring recipes for Japanese, Western, and Chinese foods; can season/flavor garnish ingredients.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Produces 0.8 to 2 mm-size granules with wet-extruder type granulators; flavor seasonings;
- Food manufacturing industry
- Can handle a wide range of filling from 3 to 100 g of small bags of liquid. fill with two liquids simultaneously.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Performs UHT plate sterilization of liquid soup and other substances.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Uses quality control techniques for developed products; can advise on storage/conservation of the products.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Can offer a mixing filling for a variety of powder and ingredients.
Primary Area of Technical Expertise
Specializes in noodle-related items; offers product development of various kinds of foods for the food industry, from planning to marketing, with our promise of better taste and healthier life.
Future Business Challenges
- Provide health food and functional food and dietary supplements.
- Fill and package seasonings and ingredients for the food industry.
- Propose and develop new products which will be welcomed by the older generation.
- Enter mail order business
Future Technical Challenges
- Food manufacturing industry
- Low-cost drying technology by which the nutrition and colors of foods are maintained.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Extraction which allows products to keep their flavors and nutritional value.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Automation to further improve production of multiple items in small-lots.
- Food manufacturing industry
- Food sanitation management based on HACCP.
