Delivering quality, healthy and environment-safe beverage products, Japan Foods is positioning itself to meet the demands of the mainland and the rest of Asia. The company is forging business collaborations with companies that share its production style that focuses on high level technology, safety and security. Through Toyo Pack China, a joint venture with can manufacturer Toyo Seikan, Japan Foods became the first Japanese beverage manufacturer to set up a state-of-the-art plant on the mainland. The company's plant in Changshu, which started operations in August, has a production capacity of 10 million cases a year. Japan Foods is also looking into expanding in Southeast Asia, specifically in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Tracing its humble beginnings as a bottler in 1976, Japan Foods has grown to become one of the country's largest manufacturers of beverage products. The Tokyo metropolitan area-based company demonstrates advanced technologies and expertise in beverage production and lightweight PET bottle manufacturing. Established by Japanese trading giant Itochu, Japan Foods is listed on JASDAQ and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. As a testament to its role in setting high industry standards, it has received ISO, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point certifications. The company also won an award in the 2009 Agri-Industry CO2 Emissions Contest by Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. "Our manufacturing processes are completely sterilised. We offer traceability by recording what materials are used in our products and how they are processed. Our focus on sterilisation and traceability guarantees the best beverages for our customers," says Ryota Honjo, Japan Foods president. As the beverage industry's "hidden champion", Japan Foods is equipped with the best manufacturing technology and uses the finest ingredients for its soft drinks and other beverages. The company introduced in 2010 its drinking water line in gallon bottles and water delivery systems in response to changing market needs. JAPANFOODS http://www.japanfoods.co.jp/e/index.html
