＼We use spices to make food／
About Kaneka Sun Spice
POINT01
Importing spices from around the world
At Kaneka Sun Spice, every year we import more than 5,000 tons of spices to Japan from around the world.
We visit suppliers in every corner of the globe, providing guidance and carrying out quality checks. Our purchasing systems are based on strong relationships, and enable us to carefully select only those ingredients that meet our standards.
POINT02
Assessing, developing, and blending spices from around the world
After being imported to Japan, the spices are assessed by expert Kaneka Sun Spice technicians, who carefully select the best ingredients.
They use these spices to blend spice mixes, seasonings, and liquid spices according to the requests of our customers.
We have also created a dedicated space for the collaborative development and trial manufacture of new products with our customers.
POINT03
Developing the latest analysis techniques, and improving safety and quality
We import spices from all over the world, and only use spices that pass our stringent checks. At our Quality Control Center, we verify that levels of residual pesticides do not exceed permissible standards, and confirm that radiation sterilization has not taken place. In addition, we work continually to develop and implement the latest analysis techniques to further improve the quality of our products.
For the peace of mind of our customers, quality control departments at our plants monitor the quality of our products before they are shipped.
We carry out a variety of tests on a daily basis to ensure the reliability of our quality levels. These include sensory evaluations, which rely on human sensory organs such as eyes, tongues, and noses, as well as microbial tests to ensure food safety and hygiene.
POINT04
Cultivating pepper at company farms in Vietnam
In 2005, we established KSS Vietnam Co., Ltd. (KSS Vietnam), a plant in Vietnam, the world’s largest producer of pepper.
In addition to processing pepper, the plant produces spice mixes and other products. While the plant is primarily involved in the sorting, sterilization, and grinding of pepper, it processes other spices as well.
KSS Vietnam was originally established to export spices to its parent, Kaneka Sun Spice, but it is now strengthening its sales activities both in Vietnam and in global markets.
In 2010, KSS Vietnam started cultivating pepper on its own farms, with the twin goals of promoting the environmentally friendly supply of pepper, and of safeguarding pepper cultivation environments for future generations of Vietnamese.
Safety initiatives
Receiving raw ingredients
At our Quality Management Center, we carry out various checks to ensure the safety and quality of our food products.
In addition, we work continually to develop and implement the latest analysis techniques, so that we can respond to previously unseen issues.
- Pesticide residue analysis
- Aflatoxin (mycotoxin) analysis
- Test and accuracy management
- Radiation sterilization checks
Plant system
- Plants
- Our blending plant, which commenced operations in 2020, boasts cutting-edge quality control systems. We have established restricted processing environments for specified allergens, and the plant has been designed to ensure that human and object flow lines for products containing specified allergens are kept separate from products that do not.
- Food defense
- The plant entrance features a vein recognition system to ensure only pre-registered employees are able to enter.
We have also installed in-process quality control cameras as part of our thorough food defense systems.
- Entry to processing areas
- Before entering processing areas, employees wash their hands, use alcohol disinfectants, and undergo air showers.
When entering allergen-management areas, employees wear special-purpose gowns and change footwear; when leaving the allergen-management areas, employees remove their gowns, wash their hands, and once again undergo air showers. These thorough measures are designed to prevent the transmission of specified allergens into other areas of the plant.
Production system
- Sterilization
- Using our technological expertise, our sterilization process results in foods that achieve the low bacterial count demanded of our customers, yet retain their innate flavors and aromas. We operate a variety of sterilization equipment, and select the most suitable for each spice according to its unique properties—such as its size, and whether it is in whole or powder form, etc.
- Sorting
- The spices we import from farms around the world contain a variety of foreign material. We remove this material using a combination of cutting-edge sorting facilities and visual sorting.
- Foreign material inspections
- Foreign material is removed using sieves, iron-removal machines, magnets, and other apparatus. Then, both before and after the final packaging process, we verify the product contains no foreign materials using metal detectors and x-ray inspection machines.
- Quality control
- We carry out quality control for all production batches, and only ship those that pass our quality checks.
We carry out sensory evaluations and bacterial tests on all our products. We also carry out targeted testing on certain products, such as capsaicin tests for chili peppers, and moisture value and pH tests for liquid products. Through these checks and tests, we ensure that only safe, high-quality products are delivered to our customers.
Overseas businesses
We utilize our global network to meet the needs of our customers.
Our overseas bases
KSS Vietnam Co., Ltd.
KSS Vietnam cultivates its own spices and herbs. It exchanges information with other producers in Vietnam and around the world, provides guidance, and continually seeks to improve the quality of its products. The company supplies spices primarily to customers in Japan, but also to other Asian countries.
No.45 Street 8, Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park,Binh Hoa Ward, Thuan An City, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Phone. +84-274-3767-750 Fax. +84-274-3767-749
Kaneka Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Kaneka Trading (Shanghai) maintains close relationships with food producers in China, proposing spices and other products in response to various requests.
39th Floor, Heng Sheng Bank Tower, 1000 LujiazuiRing Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai
Kaneka Sun Spice’s overseas network
Using the development skills, quality control systems, and production technologies we have accumulated over many years, we supply products produced at our Japanese plants and at KSS Vietnam to countries around the world.
In addition to utilizing our bases in Vietnam and Shanghai, we also leverage the networks established by the Kaneka Group to respond to the requests of customers from across Asia.
Our Asian network
- 1
- KSS Vietnam Co., Ltd.
- 2
- Kaneka Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- 3
- Kaneka (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- 4
- Kaneka Taiwan Co., Ltd.
- 5
- PT. Kaneka Foods Indonesia
Products
- Spices
- Spice mixes
- Curry powders
Note
Different countries operate different import and other regulations; please contact us if you wish to place an order.
Products
Spices
Spice mixes and curry powders
About the company
Company overview
| Name | Kaneka Sun Spice Corporation |
|---|---|
| Date of establishment | March 1959 |
| Representative director | Hiroyuki Okada |
| Number of employees | 202, as of March 31, 2021 |
| Capitalization | 200 million yen |
| Head office | 1-10-17, Jusohigashi, Yodogawa Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Telephone | +81-6-6306-2133 |
| Core products | Spices, herbs, and processed food ingredients |
| Business content | Production and sales of spices |
| Shareholder | KANEKA CORPORATION 100% |
| Net sales | 17.1 billion yen, for the year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Main bank | MUFG Bank, Ltd. |
| Offices | Head office: Osaka Branch offices: Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Shikoku, and Kyushu Research facilities: Osaka, Tokyo Plants: Ibaraki Plant, and Shiga Plant |
| Subsidiaries | KSS Vietnam Co.,Ltd. |
| Group companies | KANEKA CORPORATION Kaneka Foods Manufacturing Corporation Tokyo Kaneka Foods Manufacturing Corporation Kaneka Foods Corporation Taiyo Yushi Corporation Nagashima Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Shinka Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Kaneka Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
Contact
Please read our Privacy Policy before using the contact form.
If you agree to the content of our policy, please fill out the contact form below, then click on the “Proceed to confirmation screen” button.
Depending on the content of your inquiry, we may not be able to respond immediately.
Privacy Policy
We respect the privacy of our customers and take thorough precautions to carefully protect and properly manage customer personal information.
At Kaneka Sun Spice Corporation, we recognize the importance of properly protecting personal information. We comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other related laws, and handle personal information according to the policy below.
- Purpose of using personal information
We use personal information collected from the customer solely for the purposes initially disclosed to the customer, or for other legally permitted purposes. We do not use personal information for any other purposes. - Disclosure of personal information to third parties
We do not disclose or provide personal information collected from the customer to any third parties, except with the consent of the customer, and except when required to do so by law. - Security measures
We have established physical and technological safeguards to prevent the leakage, loss, damage, or unauthorized access to personal information collected from the customer; we also carry out proper management of personal information through employee training and through the establishment of regulations related to information management. - Requests for disclosure, etc. from the customer
If requested by the customer to disclose, correct, etc. the personal information of said customer, we first verify the request comes from the customer—or from a person authorized to do so by said customer—then respond to the request in an appropriate manner.
About our use of Google Analytics
In order to provide better services and to improve usability, we use Google Analytics to collect and analyze data regarding the usage conditions, etc. of our website. While Google may use cookies to collect information regarding customer IP addresses, etc., the personal information collected by cookies cannot be used to identify individual customers. Data collected by Google is managed according to Google’s own Privacy Policy.
By using our website, the customer is deemed to have consented to data processing both by our website and by Google, via the methods and for the purposes described above.
Google’s Privacy Policy
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=ja
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=ja