Kataoka & Co., Ltd. Foodstuffs Division / Import and sales of raw materials for foods and beverages.

To accomplish this mission, we occasionally hold technical training sessions for our suppliers around the world. Together with our suppliers, we have established a secure supply network and have been producing superb raw materials for many years. We work as a bridge that helps safe, high-quality raw materials produced by top-rated producers around the world reach manufacturers in Japan.
Kataoka supplies high-quality materials selected with care by professionals to Japan’s leading manufacturers. We deal with a wide range of raw materials including wine, malt, hops, processed fruits, processed vegetables, fruit juice concentrates, spices, chocolate used for confectionary, matcha and honey.
By taking advantage of our long-standing alliances with domestic manufacturers and overseas suppliers, we are capable of delivering the latest world trends and news promptly. As a result, we have been able to produce raw materials of the highest quality.

Brewing materials: Making best use of our experience as a pioneer in importing raw materials, we offer stable supply of high quality, raw and processed malt and hops from origins such as Europe and North America.

Whisky materials: We have years of experience and achievements in importing raw materials for alcoholic beverages such as whisky, brandy and liqueur, and have been actively engaged in development-and-import schemes.

Wine materials: We supply every wine-related material and product.
We provide wine ingredients (bulk wine, grape must, grape juice, and grapes) that satisfy market demands.

Fruit juice concentrates: We import fruit juice in bulk well selected from countries around the world and distribute them widely in Japan.

Processed fruits, Processed vegetables: Taking advantage of our network with good origins and suppliers around the world, we have been importing and distributing quality processed fruits and vegetables that bring safety and security to our customers.

Herbs, Spices: We have many varieties of fragrant and characteristic herbs and spices available.
We also propose various processed products such as frozen, dehydrated and pickles.

Cocoa, Matcha, Confectionery Materials: We distribute VAN HOUTEN cocoa powder and couverture chocolate, "Tsujiri" matcha, creaming powder, etc. which are known as high-value-added ingredients. These ingredients receive good reputation being well appreciated by many end users of extensive different divisions of food industry, such as confectionery, bakery, beverage, and ice cream.

Honey in bulk: We import various kinds of honey in bulk with taste suitable for Japanese consumers, from overseas. We supply it for many applications such as honey products, food and beverages.

Kataoka & Co., Ltd. Official Website: : The official website introduces the brands distributed by Kataoka, including Twinings and Mon Café.