About Us
As Breadcrumb production frontier has been for over 100 years.
President's Message
Founded as a direct salt-seller in Fukagawa, Tokyo, in 1900, our company shifted its focus to manufacturing and selling breadcrumbs when they were not yet recognized as a serious food ingredient. This was in 1916, in the early days of Westernization of lifestyles in Japan.
It has been over 120 years since our founding. Our predecessors and we have worked to expand our product lines to meet the needs of society. Now, with two domestic and two overseas factories, we produce related products as well as our primary ones.
With quality, reliability, and ongoing research and development as our basic manufacturing principles, we will endeavor to maintain the highest standards of safety and consistency, and to push forward the frontiers of taste and tastiness. We intend to be a company the food industry cannot live without.
I look forward to your guidance, encouragement and support.
PresidentKeita Miyazaki
Corporate Philosophy
With our motto - "Balanced, Sound Management" -
we endeavor always to enhance trust in us,
and to make our contribution to society through food.
Company Profile
Lion Foods Co., Ltd.
| Head Office |
1-16-3, Bessho Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 336-0021 TEL. 048-863-1185 (Main) FAX. 048-864-3939 |
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| Kanto Factory |
1531-1, Funyu, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki 308-0111 TEL. 0296-37-4181 (Main) FAX. 0296-37-4182 |
| Tohoku Factory |
15-7, Matsunagane Aza, Iwayado, Esashi-ku, Oshu-shi, Iwate 023-1101 TEL. 0197-35-1185 (Main) FAX. 0197-35-5545 |
| Foundation |
May 1900 |
| Establishment |
June 1960 |
| Capital |
30 million yen |
| Directors & Officers |
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| Employees |
180 |
| Business Outline |
Manufacturing breadcrumbs and other wheat flour secondary products |
| Production capacity |
2,100 tons of breadcrumbs per month |
| Banks |
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| Memberships |
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| Welfare |
Member of Tokyu Harvest Club; social gatherings for employees, including travel and golf |
| Holidays |
Sundays, national holidays, second and fourth Saturdays, once-a month individual days off, year-end and New Year’s holidays, summer break |
Lion Foods Sales Co., Ltd.
| Head Office |
1-16-3, Bessho, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 336-0021 TEL. 048-862-4185 (Main) FAX. 048-864-3939 |
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| Establishment | April 2014 |
| Capital | 10 million yen |
| Directors & Officers |
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| Business Outline | Sale of breadcrumbs and other wheat flour secondary products. Sale of related products, including frozen food. |
Lion Foods (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Factory)
| Address |
Jiaozhou Town, Jiaozhou City, Qingdao, Shandong, China 266317 TEL. 0532-8826-2202 (Main) FAX. 0532-8826-2290 |
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| Establishment | December 1996 |
| Capital | US$ 973,000 |
| Employees | 120 |
| Directors & Officers |
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| Business Outline | Manufacture and sale of breadcrumbs, croutons, mixes and wheat flour secondary products |
Lion Foods Jiaxing Co., Ltd. (Jiaxing Factory)
| Address |
1407 Chengbei Road, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang, China 314003 TEL. 0573-8282-1185 (Main) FAX. 0573-8226-3939 |
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| Establishment | July 2005 |
| Capital | US$ 3,450,000 |
| Employees | 40 |
| Directors & Officers |
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| Business Outline | Manufacture and sale of breadcrumbs, croutons, mixes and wheat flour secondary products |
History
- 1900
- A store, Miyazaki Iwamatsu Shoten, opens in Fukagawa (current Koto-ku), Tokyo.
With the trademark of “Lion,” it sells salt. The proprietor-shopkeeper is Iwamatsu Miyazaki. - 1916
- A factory is built at Senda-cho, Fukagawa-ku, Tokyo-shi (current 3-4, Sengoku, Koto-ku, Tokyo), and begins manufacturing and selling breadcrumbs.
- 1931
- Eiichiro Miyazaki becomes the second shopkeeper, changing the store’s name to Miyazaki Breadcrumbs Maker.
- 1937
- The maker begins manufacturing of the first soft breadcrumbs in Japan.
- 1945
- Everything is destroyed in the Great Tokyo Air Raids.
- 1948
- Breadcrumb production resumes at a new factory in Takasago, Urawa-shi, Saitama.
- 1952
- Operations move to Bessho in Urawa-shi (current Saitama-shi), Saitama.
- 1954
- Moriichi Miyazaki becomes the third shopkeeper.
- 1960
- The legal status is changed to limited liability company capitalized at 2 million yen. The company name is changed to “Lion Breadcrumbs Co., Ltd.”
- 1968
- The Ministry of Health and Welfare recognizes breadcrumbs as a special nutritive food for the first time in Japan.
- 1971
- The Ibaraki Factory is constructed in Sekijo-machi, Makabe-gun (the current Chikusei-shi), Ibaraki.
- 1976
- Recognized for the first time as a Corporation Filing Excellent Tax Declarations.
- 1978
- A facility to produce pizza crust is completed within the Ibaraki Factory.
- 1979
- The company name is changed to “Lion Foods Co., Ltd.”
- 1984
- The commemorative booklet Kagyo Hyakunen (“Hundred Years of Family Business”) is published.
- 1987
- The Iwate Factory is completed (current Tohoku Factory) and begins producing ohmic-heated breadcrumbs.
- 1991
- Production of oven-baked breadcrumbs begins at the Iwate Factory. Capital is increased to 30 million yen.
- 1994
- Head Office and R&D Center are completed at the site where the Urawa Factory previously stood.
- 1995
- Yasushi Miyazaki becomes President.
- 1996
- A new company producing breadcrumbs, Lion Foods (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., (Qingdao Factory) is established in Qingdao, China.
A patent is obtained for breadcrumbs with low oil absorption and for the production technique (Cell Membrane Flake). - 1997
- A patent is obtained for manufacturing fried foods suitable for reheating in microwave ovens (Range Flake).
- 1998
- A letter of appreciation is received from the Director-General of the Food Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
- 2000
- A ceremony is held in celebration of the 100th anniversary.
- 2001
- The Kanto Tsukuba Factory is completed.
- 2004
- An oven-baked breadcrumb line is completed at the Chinese factory.
- 2005
- A new company, Lion Foods Jiaxing Co., Ltd., (Jiaxing Factory) is incorporated in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang, China. Capital of US$2,300,000 and a site (11,256 m2) for a factory are secured.
- 2006
- The Kanto Factory is physically closed and merged with the Kanto Tsukuba Factory, creating the new Kanto Factory.
An ohmic-heated breadcrumb production line is completed at the new Kanto Factory. - 2007
- The Jiaxing Factory is completed, and manufacture and sale of breadcrumbs begins.
Yuichi Miyazaki becomes president of Lion Foods Co., Ltd. - 2009
- The Kanto Factory and the Tohoku Factory are each JAS-certified.
- 2011
- Lion Foods Jiaxing Co., Ltd., obtains a China Quality Certificate (CQC).
- 2013
- An extruder line is completed at the Tohoku Factory.
- 2014
- A spin-off company, Lion Foods Sales Co., Ltd., is established.
- 2016
- A second oven-baked breadcrumb production facility is completed at the Kanto Factory.
100th year from the start of manufacturing and selling breadcrumbs. - 2023
- Keita Miyazaki becomes president of Lion Foods Co., Ltd.
100th Year of Making Breadcrumbs Marked
with a Party
On October 9, 2016, employees from the head office and Kanto and Tohoku factories gathered in the Royal Crown banquet hall of the Urawa Royal Pines Hotel for a party to celebrate our 100th anniversary of making breadcrumbs.
Entertainment during the full-course French meal included Nobu & Fukkey, a two-man musical mimicry team popular on TV variety shows.
A prize drawing added to the excitement. Attendees had a memorable time and left with renewed commitment and enthusiasm for making high-quality breadcrumbs.