Yuminaga Foods LLC

Yuminaga Foods LLC is a family-owned Japanese manufacturer and supplier of tea and spice ingredients, operating under the trade identity Yuminaga Spice & Tea. The company describes itself as having more than 30 years of expertise in tea and spice ingredients and supplies cafés, ready-to-drink (RTD) brands, manufacturers, and co-packers worldwide. Its quality systems are certified to BRCGS Grade A and FSSC 22000, positioning it as a compliance-oriented ingredient partner for food and beverage producers. The product portfolio centers on two main categories: matcha and spices. Yuminaga markets its matcha as being blended with a spice maker's mindset and milled at low temperature for brighter color and a smoother finish. Its spice line is presented as engineered for process and built for compliance, consistency, and trust. These offerings target industrial and foodservice customers rather than end consumers, reflecting a B2B ingredient-supply model. Geographically, the company operates farmland, processing facilities, and offices across Japan, China, and Vietnam. In Japan, it maintains farmland in Kagoshima and Shizuoka Prefecture, a high-precision matcha powder processing, milling, and quality-control facility in Shizuoka serving Japan and global premium exports, and an office in Tokyo. In China, it has agricultural farmland in Shandong Province supporting large-scale production and a large-scale spice ingredients processing facility in Shandong supporting manufacturing operations across Asia. In Vietnam, it has regional agricultural farmland in Ninh Binh Province serving Southeast Asian markets and a facility in Hanoi specializing in regional ingredient processing and distribution. The company also lists a U.S. office at 30 N Gould St Ste N, Sheridan, WY 82801. The company traces its founding to 1996, when Peichun Zhang (also known as Haruo Yuminaga) began supplying garlic, chili peppers, and dried vegetables. In 2000, a dedicated factory was established, beginning with coal-fired boiler operations and a partnership with Wu Jun Tiang, forming Jianchun Foods Co., Ltd. (Spice). This history reflects the company's evolution from a small trading operation into a vertically integrated ingredient manufacturer with farmland and processing assets in multiple Asian countries. As a U.S.-registered entity with Japanese roots and Asian production, Yuminaga Foods occupies a niche in the global food ingredient supply chain, bridging Asian agricultural sourcing and processing with international food and beverage customers. Its certifications and multi-country footprint are central to its value proposition for manufacturers seeking reliable, compliant ingredient sourcing.

Yuminaga Foods LLC traces its origins to 1996, when Peichun Zhang, also known as Haruo Yuminaga, founded the business and began supplying garlic, chili peppers, and dried vegetables. This initial trading activity laid the groundwork for what would become a broader ingredient-supply operation. In 2000, the company established a dedicated factory. Operations began with coal-fired boiler equipment, and a partnership with Wu Jun Tiang led to the formation of Jianchun Foods Co., Ltd. (Spice). This step marked the transition from trading to manufacturing, giving the company direct processing capability for spice ingredients. Over the following decades, Yuminaga expanded its footprint across Asia. It developed agricultural farmland in Shandong Province, China, to support large-scale production, and built a large-scale spice ingredients processing facility there to serve manufacturing operations across Asia. In Japan, the company established farmland in Kagoshima and Shizuoka Prefecture, along with a high-precision matcha powder processing, milling, and quality-control facility in Shizuoka that serves Japan and global premium exports. In Vietnam, it developed regional agricultural farmland in Ninh Binh Province to serve Southeast Asian markets and a facility in Hanoi specializing in regional ingredient processing and distribution. The company also established offices in Tokyo, Japan, and Sheridan, Wyoming, in the United States. The U.S. entity, Yuminaga Foods LLC, is registered in Wyoming, reflecting the company's dual presence in Asia and North America. Today, Yuminaga Foods describes itself as a family-owned Japanese manufacturer with more than 30 years of expertise in tea and spice ingredients. It supplies cafés, RTD brands, manufacturers, and co-packers worldwide, and its quality systems hold BRCGS Grade A and FSSC 22000 certifications. Its product lines focus on matcha, milled at low temperature for brighter color and a smoother finish, and spices engineered for process, compliance, consistency, and trust.

• 2000

  Dedicated factory established; partnership with Wu Jun Tiang led to formation of Jianchun Foods Co., Ltd. (Spice).

• 1996

  Founded by Peichun Zhang (Haruo Yuminaga), supplying garlic, chili peppers and dried vegetables.

B2B supplier of certified, compliant tea and spice ingredients for food and beverage manufacturers worldwide.

• Matcha powder

  Milled at low temperature for brighter color and a smoother finish.

• Spices

  Engineered for process, built for compliance, consistency, and trust.

• Tea ingredients

  Tea ingredients for cafés, RTD brands, manufacturers, and co-packers.

1. 1Wholesale Spice & Tea Supplier — Japan | Yuminaga Spice & Teayuminagafoods.com
2. 2Wholesale Spice & Tea Supplier — Japan | Yuminaga Spice & Teayuminagafoods.com
3. 3Yuminaga Foods LLCwikidata.org