Nanki Umeboshi Co., Ltd. | Agricultural Products / Plum (Ume) ProductsOEM Manufacturing (Wakayama)

About Nanki Umeboshi Co., Ltd. OEM Manufacturing

A pickled plum manufacturer headquartered in Minabe Town, Wakayama Prefecture. Founded in 1948, the company boasts over 70 years of expertise in plum products. Located in the birthplace of Nanko plums, it uses plums from a production area certified as a UNESCO World Agricultural Heritage Site. As a major pickled plum manufacturer with approximately 121 employees, the company supplies commercial-grade pickled plums and provides OEM manufacturing services. The company obtained SQF certification in 2020.

Business Activities of Nanki Umeboshi Co., Ltd.

• Nanki Umeboshi Co.
• Ltd. manufactures and sells pickled plums (umeboshi)
• plum liqueur (umeshu)
• and plum-based processed products. The company also operates its flagship retail store
• Ume no Nanki.

Nanki Umeboshi Co., Ltd. Features & Strengths

• Founded 1948
• 70+ years dedicated to ume
• Located in the birthplace of Nanko-ume
• UNESCO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Site
• 121 employees

Nanki Umeboshi Co., Ltd. Specialties

• Umeboshi (Kishu Nanko-ume)
• Processed ume products

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Company History of Nanki Umeboshi Co., Ltd.

1. Nanki Umeboshi Co.
2. Ltd. traces its origins to June 1948 when Susumu Hosokawa established Hosokawa Shoten. The company was formally incorporated in May 1974 with Susumu Hosokawa as Representative Director. The headquarters factory obtained JAS certification in May 1976. A subsidiary
3. Nanki Umeboshi Sales Co.
4. Ltd.
5. was established in October 1988
6. followed by the completion of new headquarters and factory facilities in September 1989. A Tokyo office was opened in April 1992
7. and the flagship retail store Ume no Nanki launched in November 1994. Following a merger in October 2004
8. the company relocated to Banno
9. Minabe Town
10. Hidaka District. The company received Wakayama Prefecture's Sanitation Management Promotion Facility certification in December 2005 and HACCP Implementation Sanitation Management Facility certification in August 2008. In March 2010
11. Nanki Umeboshi became an industry pioneer in obtaining SGS-HACCP certification. Yukihiro Hosokawa assumed the position of Representative Director and President in August 2010. The company celebrated its 70th anniversary in May 2018. Organic JAS certification was acquired in April 2019
12. followed by obtaining a liquor manufacturing license and commencing umeshu production in June 2019. The umeshu product Pikaichi received GI Wakayama Umeshu certification in October 2020. The company obtained SQF international food safety certification in December 2020
13. becoming an industry pioneer in this credential. The 2023 warehouse was completed in November 2023. A change in representative directorship occurred in July 2024
14. with the new product Maken Ume launching in June 2025.

Awards & Recognition of Nanki Umeboshi Co., Ltd.

• Wakayama Prefecture Sanitation Management Promotion Facility (2005) / Wakayama Prefecture HACCP Implementation Sanitation Management Facility (2008) / SGS-HACCP (2010) / Organic JAS (2019) / GI Wakayama Umeshu Certification (2020
• Pikaichi) / SQF International Food Safety Certification (2020)

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