COSMO FOODS Co.,Ltd.

Management principle

A tremendous amount of underutilized resources can be obtained by agricultural and marine products processing.
These materials contain natural umami flavors and functional components.

Cosmo Foods has developed an exciting array of value-added quality food ingredients and functional food ingredients by means of hydrolysis reaction, extraction, concentration and purification.
Cosmo Foods has developed an exciting array of high-quality and safety products from "underutilized resources".
We are committed to deliver tasty and natural food ingredients as user-friendly and environmental-friendly company.

Founder Hiroshi Okada

Company profile

Trade name	Cosmo Co., Ltd.
	Year established / founded 1969
Capital fund	52.1 million yen
President and CEO	Noriko Okada

Locations

Headquarters

5F 1-11-2, Ningyocho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 103-0013
Tel: +81-3-3249-0390 Fax: +81-3-3666-2165

Kanto plant

581, Yanadacho, Ashikagashi, Tochigi-prefecture, Japan
Tel: +81-284-72-0390

Hokkaido plant

1-14-8, Higashimemuro Kita, Memurocho, Kasai-gun, Hokkaido, Japan, 082-0004
Tel: +81-155-62-0390

Scope of business

1.	Manufacture and sale of natural seasonings・seasoning blend (HAP, HVP, Enzymatically hydrolyzed products and fermented products)
2.	Manufacture and sale of functional food ingredients
3.	Chemical products (ingredients for cosmetic products and improving agent for fabric)
4.	Import and export sales for other food ingredients
5.	Original equipment manufacturing

Company history

1969 November	Foundation of Cosmo Chemical Co., Ltd.
1974 May	Changed the company name to Cosmo Food Co., Ltd.
1975 June	Began commercial operation of Kanto plant
1991 January	Began commercial operation of Hokkaido plant
1999 July	Hokkaido second plant established
1999 August	Hokkaido third plant established
2002 January	Acquired the ISO9001:2000 certificate (Hokkaido plant)
2003 February	Acquired the ISO9001:2000 certificate (Head office)
2005 September	Completed Food Technology Room in Hokkaido plant
2006 April	Hokkaido new third plant established
2008 November	Received the Hokkaido governor's award for new technology and new product development (Adzukinomoto)
2010 November	Acquired Good Manufacturing Practice for food additives by Japan Food Additives Association (Hokkaido plant)
2012 November	Received the Hokkaido chairman's award of Hokkaido Institution of Invention and Innovation (Adzukinomoto)
2013 December	Acquired the ISO9001:2008 certificate (Head office, Kanto plant, Hokkaido plant)