Vision/Mission
Contribute to global food culture through fully automated production, research and development.
Ariake Japan will strive to contribute towards the development of a bountiful food culture as an eternal theme for mankind, and to become a company making far-reaching contributions around the world through the production of valuable natural seasonings.
With the philosophy of placing the customer first and with a challenging spirit, Ariake Japan will endeavor to do the best in sales, with genuine intentions and in good faith, responding to various needs of the times by striving for a more economical, quicker and more accurate production.
Business Description
Name & Title of Representative
Kineo Okada, Founder and Senior Advisor
Tomoki Tagawa, President and CEO
Katsutoshi Iwaki, Executive Vice President
Affiliated Firms
Ariake USA., Inc. (Virginia, U.S.A.)
Qingdao Ariake Foodstuff Co., Ltd. (Qingdao, China)
Taiwan Ariake Foods Co., Ltd. (Ping Tung, Taiwan)
F.P. Natural Ingredients SAS (Alençon, France)
Ariake Europe NV (Maasmechelen, Belgium)
Henningsen Nederland B.V. (Waalwijk The Netherlands)
PT. Ariake Europe Indonesia (Indonesia)
Employees
884 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2016)
History
June 1966 | Business founded. |
February 1985 | Local subsidiary, Ariake USA, Inc., is established as an overseas base in the state of California, USA. |
December 1994 | Local subsidiary, Qingdao Ariake Foodstuff Co., Ltd., is established as an overseas base in Jiaonan, City of Qingdao, in the People’s Republic of China. |
March 2002 | The company is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
September 2002 | Rated A- (Single A Minus) by the Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR). |
August 2005 | Ariake Farm Co., Ltd. established in Sasebo, Nagasaki. |
June 2006 | Acquired Taiwan Tosachi Foodstuff Co., Ltd., and changed the trade name to Taiwan Ariake Foods Co., Ltd. |
April 2007 | Completed expansion of Kyushu Second Plant. |
June 2008 | The plant of F. P. N. I. BELGIUM NV is constructed in Maasmechelen, Belgium. |
April 2012 | Changed the company name to Ariake Europe NV from F. P. N. I. BELGIUM NV. |
November 2013 | Ariake Japan’s subsidiary acquires 100% stake in Henningsen Nederland B.V. |
March 2016 | Local subsidiary PT. Ariake Europe Indonesia is established in Indonesia. |
Competitive Advantages
Ariake has the top share in the domestic market for the high quality, natural seasonings that are made from livestock-related raw materials, and is continuing to deliver steady growth in this area. The driving force for this growth is mainly due to the following distinctive features.
Ariake, just like professional chefs and cooks, creates deliciousness in an industrial manner. Our huge No.2 Kyushu Plant is unmanned and automated, and operates under computerized control, steadily and efficiently manufacturing high quality products in large volumes. Ariake’s unique, proprietary know-how in areas such as the combination of the ingredients used, menu planning, and similar activities, has been accumulated over many years and satisfies the needs of our clients with a range of approximately 2,500 types of products.
We are scrupulous in the pursuit of the highest levels of quality and hygiene management. We have obtained ISO 9001 certification, the international certification for quality control, and achieved the approval of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in recognition of our comprehensive hygiene management and production processes. We have introduced the Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) hygiene management guidelines, and our other achievements in this area include the installation of manufacturing equipment both in Japan and overseas on the basis of compliance with the hygiene standards of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), which are the strictest and most stringent in the world.
Ariake makes efficient and effective use of the resources within the group by recycling the remnants from its manufacturing process into good quality, specialized fermented fertilizer that is used as a fertilizer at its Ariake Farm agricultural facilities.
We have established a production system that is optimized on a global basis to enable us to deliver stable supplies of high-quality products to all regions across the world. We continue to strive to further the evolution of this process by building our Global Eight-Pillar System.
