Hirotsuku Co., Ltd.

Hirotsuku Co., Ltd. is a Japanese food manufacturer based in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. Founded in 1942, the company mainly manufactures and sells tsukudani, nimame, and side dishes. Its flagship product is komochi kombu, and its products are distributed across the Chugoku, Kyushu, Shikoku, Kinki, Chubu, and Kanto regions.

In 1941, a relief facility was established as a measure to help fishermen who lost their fishing grounds due to the construction of an industrial port in Hiroshima Bay. In 1942, the 'Kusatsu Umi-Nosanbutsu Kako Shisangyo Kumiai' was established in Kusatsu-Minamimachi, Hiroshima City (now Nishi-ku, Kusatsu-Minamimachi), with founder Shihōichi Takemoto as its representative, and tsukudani production began. In 1946, the union was dissolved and 'Kusatsu Shokuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd.' was established in Kusatsu-Higashimachi, Hiroshima City (now Nishi-ku, Kusatsu-Higashimachi), with Shihōichi Takemoto appointed as representative director. In 1960, Morio Takemoto became the second president. In 1971, the company merged with Nakamura Shin'ichi Shōten and changed its name to 'Hirotsuku Co., Ltd.'; Shin'ichi Nakamura became chairman and Morio Takemoto became president. In 1972, the kombu tsukudani 'Komochi Kombu' won the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Award at the 2nd National Cooked Food Competition. In 1977, the company newsletter 'Kawaraban' was first issued. In 1978, a new head office and factory were completed in the current location of Nishi-ku, Hiroshima City, and 'Hijiki Gohan no Moto' was developed and became a hit through the co-op route. In 1984, the factory received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award as an excellent food sanitation facility. In 1991, 'Shiso-aji Hijiki' was developed and released, becoming a hit in the Kanto and Tohoku regions. In 1992, the Saeki Factory was newly built and began operation in Saeki-cho, Saeki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture (now Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture). In 1997, Morio Takemoto became chairman and Iwao Shimada became president; 'Wasabi Nori' was developed and released, becoming a hit. In 1998, 'Wasabi Kombu' was developed and released, following 'Wasabi Nori' as a hit product. In 2002, the company's 60th anniversary, an internal 5S committee was launched (later developed into a 7S committee). In 2005, both the head office factory and Saeki factory obtained certification under the Hiroshima Prefecture Food Voluntary Sanitation Management System. In 2012, the company's 70th anniversary, 'Komochi Kombu' was certified as a 'The Hiroshima Brand' product, and 'Umi no Takara Nori' received the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award. In 2014, Arata Takemoto became the fourth president. In 2022, the company's 80th anniversary, it was certified as a 'Health Management Excellent Corporation (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Division)'.

• Komochi Kombu

  Kombu tsukudani with tarako, a flagship product.

• Wasabi Kombu

  Kombu tsukudani with wasabi, the company's No.1 kombu tsukudani.

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