We continue to move forward step by step to a new future.

Company Information

衛生第一のHACCP認定工場

Company Profile

Company Name	Noboru Co., Ltd.
Founded in	February, 1971
Established in	June, 1979
Representative Director	Masaharu Hori
Capital	50 million yen
Business Description	Catering, manufacturing, and sales of boxed meals and other cooked food products (lunch for schools, preschools, and daycares; processed food products for convenience stores and supermarkets, such as ready-made dishes; boxed meals; rice balls; inari-zushi (sushi rice ball wrapped in a deep-fried tofu pouch); sushi rolls; etc.) Manufacturing and sales of cooked rice products (white rice, vinegared sushi rice, seasoned rice, rice with red beans, etc.) Sales and retail of rice (registration no. Hachi-Nou No. 1577) Contracted business of school lunch provision Management of and management consultant business for cafeterias and restaurants Agency business for non-life insurance and insurances based on the Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents Sales of children's products and toys
Annual sales	2.9 billion yen
Number of employees	500
Main customers	Preschools in Fukuoka Prefecture (lunch for 160 preschools) Kyushu Business Association of University Co-operatives department stores, and supermarkets
Main suppliers	Howdy Inc. Co., Ltd.; Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.; Agric Co., Ltd.; AHJIKAN Co., Ltd.; Kyokuto Fadie Corporation; Iwata Sangyo Co., Ltd.; and Kewpie Corporation
Main banks	Kurosaki Branch of Fukuoka Bank Kurosaki Branch of Nishi-Nippon City Bank and Kitakyushu Branch of Shoko Chukin Bank

Address

Headquarters/Main Factory	1-15-10 Kongo, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, 807-1263, Japan map TEL: +81-93-618-3575 (Main) FAX: +81-93-618-3590
Fukuoka Distribution Center	2-3-11 Uchihashihigashi, Kasuya-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka, 811-2320, Japan map TEL: +81-92-939-5733 FAX: +81-92-939-5715
Kagoshima Plant	8-15-36 Tagami, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima, 890-0034, Japan map TEL: +81-99-282-0787 FAX: +81-99-282-0792
Nagasaki Plant	20-3 Oroshi-honmachi, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki, 857-1162, Japan map TEL: +81-956-59-9630 FAX: +81-956-59-9631
Oita Plant (subcontract plant)	2-2-41 Hirose-machi, Oita-shi, Oita, 870-0847, Japan map TEL: +81-97-545-2030 FAX: +81-97-545-2555

History

February 1971	Founded Noboru Kyushoku in Yahatahigashi-ku.
June 1979	Founded Noboru Kyushoku Ltd.
February 1982	Transferred the head plant to Aioi-cho, Yahatanishi-ku.
April 1988	Established World Rice Ltd. (spun off the cooked rice department).
November 1991	Opened World Rice Ltd. Fukuoka Rice-Cooking Plant.
November 1993	Opened World Rice Ltd. Kagoshima Plant.
May 1996	Merged and reorganized Noboru Kyushoku Ltd. and World Rice Ltd. into Noboru Co., Ltd. (capital: 13 million yen)
May 1997	Transferred the head plant to Kongo, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi.
October 2000	Acquired Rank A as a Kitakyushu City designated
December 2000	Increased the capital to 50 million yen.
December 2005	Built a new fully automated rice cooking plant.
April 2006	Opened Nagasaki Sales Office.
June 2006	Opened Oita Sales Office.
November 2009	Transferred to the new Kagoshima Plant.
February 2010	Acquired HACCP certification.
November 2010	Received the Kitakyushu City Mayor's Award for Excellent Food Hygiene Facility from the Kitakyushu Food Hygiene Association.
November 2011	Received the Japan Food Hygiene Association Chairman Award for Excellent Food Hygiene Facility from the Japan Food Hygiene Association.
November 2013	Received the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Award for Excellent Food Hygiene Facility from the Japan Food Hygiene Association.
April 2014	Opened the new Nagasaki Plant.
September 2015	Opened a new washing plant.
September 2017	Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nisshin Healthcare Food Service Co., Ltd.
February 2020	Built a frozen food plant.
July 2021	Started a new framework with Chairman Uehara and President Hori.
September 2023	Chairperson Uehara assumes the position of Advisor.
January 2024	ISO 22000: 2018 certification acquired