Quality & production
Hygiene managed to international food-safety standards, and one integrated chain across our Qingdao, Yantai and Rizhao plants.
Our plants in Qingdao, Yantai and Rizhao in Shandong, China handle everything from raw-material storage to processing and quick-freezing, at a scale that supports steady supply to major sushi chains.
Shandong lies on China's east coast, centred on the Shandong Peninsula, which juts out between the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. Port towns line the peninsula, and in 2024 the province produced 8.25 million tonnes of marine products, the most of any province in China.
All three of our plants are in port cities on this coast, a short sea crossing from Japan. Qingdao to Fukuoka is about 955 km in a straight line, and even Tokyo is only about 1,737 km away.
On the south coast of the peninsula, facing Jiaozhou Bay. Shandong's largest economy and one of China's major port cities.
A port on the peninsula's north coast, where the Bohai meets the Yellow Sea. Known for fisheries and for its apples.
A port city at the southeastern tip of Shandong on the Yellow Sea, about 105 km southwest of Qingdao.
Day-to-day production is managed to international food-safety standards (HACCP, BRC and ISO 22000) and to the MSC standard for sustainable fishing.
Food hygiene
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
A food-safety method that analyzes hazards such as pathogens and foreign matter at every step from receiving to shipment, then monitors and records the critical control points.
What it means for youEvery critical step is monitored and on record
Global food safety
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety
A global food-safety standard first developed by the British Retail Consortium, now known as BRCGS. It is one of the standards benchmarked by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and is often required by major retailers.
What it means for youPlants run to the level major retailers require
Food safety management
Food safety management systems
The International Organization for Standardization's standard for food-safety management systems. It combines HACCP principles with organization-wide management such as policy, objectives and internal audits.
What it means for youSafety is managed company-wide, not just on the line
Sustainable fishing
Marine Stewardship Council
The Marine Stewardship Council's certification for sustainable, well-managed fisheries. At the processing and distribution stage, Chain of Custody (CoC) certification confirms that certified seafood is kept separate and traceable.
What it means for youA way to choose seafood that protects fish stocks
Please contact us for the plants and products covered by each certification.
Our Quality Control Department is based at our plants in China and manages everything to Japanese hygiene standards (HACCP), BRC and ISO 22000, consistently from plant entry to final shipment.
With a QC department on site, we manage to HACCP. Equipment and work clothes are sanitized every 30 minutes, and dedicated hygiene teams are assigned to the processes that need them.
Flounder products demand a delicate touch, so every worker approaches the job as a craftsman, and careful manual work stays at the center of processing.
Inspectors check every product by sight and touch, then X-ray and metal detectors run as the final inspection.
Each process has its own control standards, and we inspect and confirm quality against them to keep improving.
We source raw materials from fishing grounds around the world, process them at our own plant and partner plants in China, and deliver to customers in Japan.
Quick-freezing, hand cutting, deboning, skinning and slicing
Major sushi chains including Sushiro and Kura Sushi, plus Japanese restaurants, food service, retail and wholesale
A HACCP-registered export food enterprise, the plant runs to GMP, SSOP and HACCP requirements, with an on-site laboratory for bacterial testing. Main equipment: 22 plate freezers, 6 IQF machines, 4 quick-freezing rooms, 4 ice machines, 4 metal detectors and 3 X-ray foreign-matter detectors.
天津食品供应链集团国际贸易有限公司
A subsidiary of Tianjin Food Supply Chain Group Co., Ltd. Built on the group's cold-chain logistics and processing base in the Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, it manages salmon, halibut, coho salmon, mackerel, capelin and prepared seafood end to end, from sourcing through processing, inspection, packing and sales.
