Greeting from the President

I am very grateful for you to be choosing our company “Takaaki” among countless number of stores.
Our company was established in 1969, and to reveal the secret, it is also the year when I was born on this planet earth. So you can say that I’ve walked along with “Takaaki” my whole entire life. You may be wondering if the company name “Takaaki” was named after me. Well, I wish that was the case but in reality, the company name was named after my father (predecessor) and my grandfather (investor). During the period of high economic growth, every day, my father would make the product by hand and would sell them out on streets as the way to attract customers. Thanks to such effort, our loyal customer base started to expand to the point where we are today. So every day, I am placing my utmost effort so that we can continue to deliver products that can bring further joy and satisfaction to our valued customers.
Konnyaku root is regarded as the blessing of Mother Earth with pouring sunlight, and agar is regarded as the nature’s blessing of open sea. This amazing ingredient that is deeply rooted in the Washoku (Japanese cuisine) culture which also registered for the world heritage, is the pillar of our company. I can’t help but to feel that my involvement with this amazing ingredient is perhaps a message being sent to me from my ancestors. My conviction is that the destiny has called me to introduce these ingredients by coming up with products that are good for everyone’s health and beauty, and products that are good for our soul. I will continue to walk the path along with Japanese food culture, by delivering customer’s number one choice of konnyaku products that are delicious, fun, and safe. I greatly appreciate your further support.

Takaaki Foods Co., Ltd.　CEO　Hiroaki Ota