Nisshin Seifun Group

Prepared Dishes and Other Prepared Foods Business

A full lineup of delicious treats for the dining table

By leveraging the capabilities of the Nisshin Seifun Group, we are meeting growing demand for prepared dishes and other prepared foods.

Prepared dishes and other prepared foods are an important growth driver for the Nisshin Seifun Group. Our prepared dishes and other prepared foods business has established a full lineup structure covering all prepared food categories, from cooked rice products to bread with fillings and toppings, processed noodles, general prepared foods, and frozen prepared foods. This structure is supported by seven companies: Tokatsu Foods, Port Delica Tokatsu, Green Delica, Nomura Foods, Kyushu NF Foods, Joyous Foods, and Initio Foods. In particular, Tokatsu Foods is one of Japan’s leading suppliers of prepared dishes. Its main strengths are the distribution of delicatessen products primarily to convenience stores (together with Port Delica Tokatsu and Green Delica) and the supply of frozen products mainly through home delivery services (together with Nomura Foods). Joyous Foods and Kyushu NF Foods are industry leaders in terms of capacity for producing and supplying cooked noodle products sold in convenience stores (such as soba, udon, Chinese noodles, and fresh pasta). Initio Foods handles New Year’s dishes and prepared Japanese foods for volume retailers and department stores. By developing our business through these seven companies, we are able to deliver a wide variety of prepared dishes and other prepared foods.

Going forward, we will maintain our commitment to bringing joy to customers through prepared dishes and other prepared foods that are safe, reliable, and delicious.

Prepared Dishes

Prepared dishes are positioned midway between restaurant meals and home-cooked meals. This category includes foods such as bento lunch boxes, deli foods, and pre-cooked and pre-processed foods, that usually have short shelf lives. They can be eaten at home, work, school, and other locations as they are without any additional cooking.
(Prepared based on the information provided on the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries website)

The growing market for prepared foods

The market for prepared dishes and other prepared foods is expanding year on year and in 2024, it exceeded ¥11 trillion, representing growth of around 1.35 times its size in 2011. Going forward, it is expected to continue growing and developing. The Nisshin Seifun Group will continue to offer a full lineup of quality products in this area.

The Significance of the Prepared Dishes and Other Prepared Foods Business for the Nisshin Seifun Group

  1. Providing Solutions for Society’s Needs
    Workstyles and lifestyles are changing. There are more single-person and aged households, and more families in which both partners work. Other changes include a shift to remote working and working at home. These trends are also creating new social issues, including a lack of time to spend on cooking, and food wastage resulting from the inability of smaller households to use up food ingredients. The Nisshin Seifun Group is responding to these needs through its focus on prepared dishes and other prepared foods.
  2. Group-level Synergie
    The Nisshin Seifun Group supplies prepared dishes and other prepared foods throughout Japan from a network of factories. A commitment to research dating back to the group’s founding has created an extensive resource of knowledge about wheat flour, as well as product development and quality control know-how, including antibacterial technology from the Yeast and Biotechnology Business. Today we use the R&D, technology, and raw material procurement capabilities of the entire group to create delicious products with longer shelf lives.

Harnessing the Group’s overall capabilities to offer a full lineup structure

Growth Strategies for the Long-Term Vision

Affiliates

Tokatsu Foods Co., Ltd.
Production and sales of bento lunch boxes, prepared foods, and other cooked foods
Nomura Foods Co., Ltd.
Manufacture and sales of frozen prepared foods, including the Kyo no Osechi, and Kyo Sozai ranges based on traditional Kyoto cuisine
Port Delica Tokatsu Co., Ltd.
Manufacture and sales of processed foods, including bread with fillings and toppings, and rice products
Green Delica Co., Ltd.
Manufacture and sales of processed foods, including bread with fillings and toppings, and rice products
Kyushu NF Foods Co., Ltd.
The manufacture and sale of processed noodles and prepared dishes
Joyous Foods Co., Ltd.
Production and sales of processed noodles, etc.
Initio Foods Inc.
Production and sales of frozen foods and prepared dishes, direct operation of concessions in department stores
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