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Founding "Greetings on our 100th anniversary"

Founding "Greetings on our 100th anniversary"

Shimoda Shoji Co., Ltd. celebrated its 100th anniversary on June 28, 2022.
We are able to reach our 100th anniversary thanks to our customers, suppliers across the country,
our various business partners, and all of our employees who have worked for our company.
We have been supported by so many people over the long period of 100 years.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude.

We will continue to work hard to contribute to our customers' "health, peace of mind, safety, and enjoyment" by considering our 100th anniversary as a milestone.
We look forward to your continued support.
Shimoda Shoji Co., Ltd.
Chairman and CEO: Eiichi Shimoda下田 英一
President : Yutaka Matsumura松村 豊

Greetings

We will continue to support our customers' "health, peace of mind, safety, and enjoyment" by delivering the best Japanese food.

下田 英一
Now celebrating our 100th anniversary, we will further deepen our ties with food producers across the country,
convey the appeal of delicious, valuable foods from all over Japan,
and connect them to the future, and all of our employees will strive to be a company that can contribute to healthy and fulfilling lives.
イメージ余白

代表取締役会長下田 英一
 
 

Management Philosophy

Management Philosophy
We contribute to healthy, fulfilling lives through food.
We commercialize delicious, peace of mind and safe that are rooted in the cultures of various regions, and with our highly specialized sales and logistics capabilities, we aim to have as many people as possible use our products, creating a company that is supported and loved by customers.
We also hope for the growth of all our employees.

Company Profile

Trade name
Shimoda Shoji Co., Ltd.
Head office address
2-26-5 Kamiochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-8511
TEL. 03 (3361) 6133 FAX. 03 (3361) 6121
Map (links to Google Maps)外部リンクアイコン
Established
June 28, 1922 (Taisho 11)
Capital
60 million yen
Officers
Chairman and CEO: Eiichi Shimoda
President : Yutaka Matsumura
Director: Tomoya Imaizumi
Business description
Wholesale of dried foods, miscellaneous grains, dried noodles, and processed foods
Manufacturing and sales of related products
Banking
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Higashi-Nakano Branch
Factory, Logistics Center
Kanenishiki Iwatsuki Factory
142-1 Minowa, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 339-0069
TEL. 048 (796) 5151 FAX. 048 (796) 5150
Map (links to Google Maps) 外部リンクアイコン

Kasukabe Logistics Center
544-1 Morita, Shimoyanagi, Kasukabe-shi, Saitama 344-0122
TEL. 048 (731) 8546 FAX. 048 (731) 8547
Map (links to Google Maps) 外部リンクアイコン

Kanagawa Logistics Center
1090 Kajigaya, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 216-0034
Map (links to Google Maps) 外部リンクアイコン

Osaka Logistics Center
780 Kitanoda, Higashi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka, 599-8123
Map (links to Google Maps) 外部リンクアイコン

Shizuoka Logistics Center
1056-1 Kosaka, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 420-0135
Map (links to Google Maps)外部リンクアイコン

* Our employees are not permanently stationed at the Kanagawa Logistics Center, Osaka Logistics Center, or Shizuoka Logistics Center.

Company History

Jun. 1922
Shimoda Kinshichi (founder, 23 years and 6 months old) established a dried food business in Kamiochiai, Tokyo
Sep. 1923
Store damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake
1925 Around this time, wholesale began
Sep. 1938 Business scaled down due to the Material Control Order
May 1945 Store and warehouse destroyed by war damage
Sep. 1946 Business resumed in a temporary store
Jan. 1953
Shimoda Shoten Co., Ltd. established
(President: Shimoda Kinshichi, capital 1 million yen)
1958 Company building rebuilt
Apr. 1968 Setagaya Sales Office (Chitose Karasuyama) opened
Mar. 1971 Higashikurume Sales Office opened
Aug. 1974 Kanagawa Sales Office (Ayase City) opened
Apr. 1976 Capital increased to 60 million yen
Jan. 1977
Company name changed to Shimoda Shoji Co., Ltd.
(Chairman: Shimoda Kinshichi, new president: Shimoda Masayoshi appointed)
Jun. 1978 Saitama Sales Office (Omiya City) opened
Oct. 1991
Kanagawa Sales Office relocated (Atsugi City)
(Name changed to Kanagawa Logistics Center)
Sep. 1992
70th anniversary of founding, commemorative exhibition held
Exhibition covering a wide range of dried foods and noodles well received
Feb. 1994 New head office building completed
Jun. 1996 Chiba Sales Office (Ichihara City) opened
Feb. 2000 Higashikurume Sales Office merged with Saitama Sales Office and Kawaguchi Center
Apr. 2005 Chiba Sales Office merged with Kawaguchi Center
Feb. 2006
Saitama Sales Office merged with Kawaguchi Center
Saitama Logistics Center (Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City) opened
Jan. 2008 Chairman: Shimoda Masayoshi, President: Shimoda Eiichi appointed
Aug. 2008
Kanenishiki Iwatsuki Factory (Iwatsuki) opened
(Setagaya Sales Office relocated)
Apr. 2009 Part of Kawaguchi Center merged with Saitama Logistics Center
Feb. 2013
Part of the Kanagawa Logistics Center is integrated into the Saitama Logistics Center
Ebina Logistics Center opens
Jun. 2016
Adviser: Shimoda Masayoshi, Chairman: Shimoda Eiichi,
President: Matsumura Yutaka appointed
Mar. 2017
Saitama Logistics Center and Ebina Logistics Center close
Joint distribution logistics begins (Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City)
Sep. 2021
Kasukabe Logistics Center opens due to relocation
In-house logistics resumes
Oct. 2022 Kanenishiki Iwatsuki Factory expands by replacing weighing and filling machines
Oct. 2024 Osaka Logistics Center opens
Mar. 2025 Shizuoka Logistics Center opens

Main Clients

  • Summit Co., Ltd.
  • OK Co., Ltd.
  • Coop Deli Consumer Cooperative Union
  • cgc Japan Co., Ltd.
  • Mami-Mart Co., Ltd.
  • Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.
  • Lawson Store 100 Co., Ltd.
  • Ogino Co., Ltd.
  • Tsuruya Co., Ltd.
  • Tagoju Co., Ltd.
  • Ozeki Co., Ltd.


Others (titles omitted, in no particular order)

Main Suppliers

  • Asahimatsu Foods Co., Ltd.
  • Ishimaru Seimen Co., Ltd.
  • Echigo Seika Co., Ltd.
  • Ebara Foods Industry Co., Ltd.
  • Sato Foods Co., Ltd.
  • Nisshin Seifun Welna Co., Ltd.
  • Nippun Co.,Ltd.
  • Ninben Co., Ltd.
  • Hokuren Agricultural Cooperative Association.
  • Morino Yoshino Kuzu Honpo.
  • Yamaki Co., Ltd.

Others (titles omitted, in no particular order)

Food Safety Policy

  1. We will create a system to manufacture and sell secure and safe food that our customers desire.
  2. We will comply with laws and regulations and continuously supply products with clear origins and no lies.
  3. We will make the food safety policy known throughout the company and ensure that all employees understand and follow it.
  4. We will constantly update this policy to make it better.



The Importance of Quality Control


  1. Quality control is what our customers want
    Quality control is to realize our customers' requests for safe and secure food, and it brings us closer to our customers.
    Food manufacturers that neglect quality control must leave the market.
    Customers will not be satisfied if they just make delicious products.
  2. Implement management in accordance with HACCP
    Working in accordance with certification tightens the company and leads to the growth of each individual.
    And it leads to the growth of the company.


JFS-B Certificate
November 1, 2024
Chairman and CEO, Eiichi Shimoda

Initiatives for safety and security

About quality control and quality assurance

Quality control and quality assurance

We strive to provide secure, safe and stable products by having dedicated staff check not only our own factories but also the factories of our manufacturers and manage specifications.

Focus on global raw material procurement

Bean fields in Thailand
Bean fields in Thailand
Focus on raw material procurement from overseas

Dried foods are a traditional Japanese food, but the origins of the raw materials are diverse, from Japan to overseas, and products distributed on the market are no exception. With concerns about food safety due to "residual pesticides" and "falsification of origin" in foreign countries, Shimoda Shoji regularly inspects not only domestic but also overseas production areas such as Thailand to procure "secure and safe" raw materials.


Our own factory with a production management system, where quality comes first

Our own factory, bean sorting
Our own factory, bean sorting
Our own factory with thorough management from the production area to the product


In order to provide our customers with "safe and secure" products, we thoroughly manage the manufacturing process from the production of raw materials to the final product, as well as tracing the production of raw materials. In addition, we are particular about the sorting method of "hand sorting" and provide carefully selected beans and dried goods.
This is the core factory of the Kanenishiki brand, which pursues "quality first".
We have obtained "JFS-B" certification, which complies with HACCP, and are striving to further improve our level.


Distribution center that responds quickly to logistics needs

Distribution center
Distribution center
Distribution center that responds quickly to logistics needs

"From a wide range of products, we promptly deliver the necessary amount of products when the customer needs them" This is our mission as a dried food manufacturing wholesaler. Based on demand forecasts cultivated over many years, we have realized a system that can respond to orders from customers carefully and quickly by always keeping the appropriate amount of products in stock.
 
 

What is Kanenishiki?

Shimoda brand dried food products are made with high quality, ease of use, and Japanese flavor in mind.

We select traditional production areas and carefully select high-quality ingredients harvested at the best time of year.

We deliver each product with care, cherishing the rich blessings of the mountains, sea, and earth, the authentic taste, the flavor of nature, and the wisdom and experience of our ancestors.

There are producers all over Japan who produce high-quality dried foods, but find it difficult to commercialize them due to their small scale.

To support the development of these producers and meet a wide range of needs, we work with producers to develop original brands. One of these is the "Kane Nishiki" brand, represented by our symbol mark.

We deliver over 20 types of products from all over Japan, including beans from Hokkaido, Tohoku, and Tanba Sasayama, kudzu from Yoshino, Nara, dried gourd from Tochigi, agar from Nagano, yuba from Hyogo, and shredded radish from Miyazaki. We also have popular products from various Asian countries, such as Chinese mung bean vermicelli and wood ear mushrooms, and Thai rice vermicelli made from long grain rice. These are products that will surely let you experience the true deliciousness and health benefits of dried foods.

Kanenishiki's brand mark


Kanenishiki's brand mark is inspired by the sun, which is the most important element of dried foods.
The red semicircle represents the shining sun. It is filled with the hopeful sun that pours out warm light to make crops ripen and cultivate deliciousness, and represents the development of the company. With this bright and youthful mark, we hope to refresh the image of dried foods and have people rediscover the taste of Japan as a sign of deliciousness and reliability.


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