YAGAI -Yagai Foods-

Yagai Foods' history begins with founding in 1975 (Showa 50). The company — which has handled processing and sales of peanuts, nuts, and bean snacks in Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture — has expanded its lineup to dried fruits, hoshi-imo, dried seafood, and delicacies with the times. Now — as a comprehensive maker of snacks and tsumami centered on "nuts" and "natural ingredients" — supplies products to supermarkets and department stores nationwide.

The raw materials handled are diverse: world nuts like almonds, cashews, walnuts, and macadamia nuts, plus dried fruits like raisins, cranberries, figs, and dates, domestic peanuts centered on Chiba Prefecture production, hoshi-imo using Ibaraki Prefecture sweet potatoes, and dried seafood products like small fish and fish bone senbei — developing a diverse lineup. Commercializing these not only as individual items but also as mixed nuts, seasoned nuts, and snack mixes — matched to use and scene.

Especially the "Nature's Gift — Domestic Additive-Free" series — using domestic fruits and hoshi-imo — is a series committed to leveraging the materials' inherent sweetness and flavor. By carefully drying strawberries, persimmons, and sweet potatoes — and using simple formulations not using sugar and fragrances as much as possible — aiming for "natural snacks safely eaten every day." From material selection to drying, cutting, and packaging — the eye that discerns quality at each process is leveraged.

Also — in the "Eat Bones-Bones" series — developing tsumami suited for calcium supplementation: horse mackerel bone senbei, almond fish, and grilled small fish. Through product making where fish can be eaten deliciously and easily — supporting calcium intake in various life scenes — children's snacks and adult tsumami. Designed with attention to balancing ease of eating and nutritional balance — through chewing feel, flavor, and size feel.

At the factory — performing HACCP-based hygiene management — and building a system that analyzes hazard factors in all processes from material acceptance to manufacturing and shipping — and monitors critical control points. Furthermore — also engaging in creating a workplace environment where employees can balance work and child-rearing — like obtaining "Kurumin" certification — advancing both ease of working and quality. As a region-rooted company — aiming to broaden the possibilities of nuts and natural ingredients going forward — while contributing to food safety and health.

A nuts & dried fruits specialty maker combining world nuts and domestic ingredients

Yagai Foods is a nuts and dried fruits specialty maker that blends and processes — based on long years of experience — nuts like almonds, cashews, and walnuts selected from around the world, plus dried fruits like raisins, cranberries, and figs. Not only imported materials — also actively incorporating domestic ingredients into the lineup: domestic peanuts centered on Chiba Prefecture production, and hoshi-imo using Ibaraki Prefecture-grown sweet potatoes — making "snack" and "tsumami" time healthier and more fun.

"Nature's Gift — Domestic Additive-Free" and other original brands leveraging material feel

In the "Nature's Gift — Domestic Additive-Free" series — finishing dried fruits and hoshi-imo committed to domestic ingredients — like domestic strawberries and persimmons, and domestic hoshi-imo — with simple methods not relying on fragrances or coloring. Also — in the "Eat Bones-Bones" series — developing seafood-based tsumami full of calcium: small fish, fish bone senbei, and almond fish. With product design balancing material goodness and ease of eating — proposing snacks and tsumami enjoyable by everyone from children to adults.

Hygiene management based on HACCP and reliability as a member of the Hercules Group

At Yagai Foods' factory — introducing HACCP-based hygiene management from material acceptance to manufacturing, packaging, and shipping — and obtaining HACCP certification in 2011 (Heisei 23). Clarifying control points to prevent foreign matter contamination and quality incidents — performing continuous monitoring and improvement. Also — as a group company of Hercules Co., Ltd. — which develops the takeout bento "Hokka Hokka Tei" — while leveraging the group's food and logistics know-how — arranging stable supply systems and quality assurance mechanisms.