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Monbetsu made us what we are.

Half a century on the Sea of Okhotsk — the philosophy, the profile and the full history.

A message from the President

Hokkaido is surrounded by sea on all sides. Among its ports, Monbetsu — facing the resource-rich Sea of Okhotsk — is one of the prefecture's leading fishing cities, at once a coastal fishing base and an important gateway for overseas trade.

Marukaichi Suisan was founded here in 1972. For nearly half a century we have worked to change what people picture when they hear "seafood processing plant", and to contribute to the growth of this city. We send the flavours of the Okhotsk — fish and shellfish landed in local waters, processed goods, live crab imported through our partners in Russia — to tables across Japan and, increasingly, the world.

As consumer attention to food safety grew, we strengthened our hygiene facilities and quality control without compromise. In 2000, ahead of our peers, we adopted HACCP. With globalisation in view we have added new plants and large-scale equipment almost every year. That scale is what lets us answer a wide range of customer requirements quickly.

We intend to use what we have built as a jumping-off board, grow further over the next half century, and carry the smiles the sea's bounty creates into the future.

Yuichi Katayama, President
Yuichi Katayama — President, Marukaichi Suisan Co., Ltd.
Head office and plants on Monbetsu Port
Head office and plants, Monbetsu Port No.2 wharf.

Philosophy & policy

Management philosophy — “From the bounty of the sea to the happiness of people.”

Management policy — Management means responding to the changes of the age and aiming for lasting growth. We bring together the morale and energy of our people and grow together.

Company profile

Company nameMARUKAICHI SUISAN CO., LTD.
Head office2-11-7 Shinko-cho, Monbetsu, Hokkaido 094-0012, Japan
TEL +81-158-24-1234 / FAX +81-158-23-9272
FoundedMarch 1972
IncorporatedMarch 1983
RepresentativeYuichi Katayama, President
Capital¥20,000,000
Revenue¥13.0 billion (FY ended February 2022)
Employees200 (including part-time)
BusinessImport, sale, wholesale, processing and retail of marine products
Main productsSnow crab, red king crab, brown king crab, horsehair crab, scallop, kinki rockfish, salmon, trout, salmon roe, flounder, herring, squid, octopus, shishamo smelt, Atka mackerel, botan shrimp, cherry salmon
Main equipmentFrozen storage, rapid freezers, chilled storage, sanitising thawing chamber, 20 live-crab tanks, large ice machines, brine freezer, steam-belt (tunnel) freezer
Hygiene equipmentHigh-precision hypochlorous acid water steriliser and sprayers, ozonated water steriliser, UV seawater steriliser, ozone air generator
Production linesLive crab line, HACCP-compliant scallop line (raw & frozen), section line, salmon line, salmon roe line, dried fish lines

History

  • 1972Founded as a seafood processing plant in Minatomachi 7-chome, Monbetsu
  • 1983Incorporated
  • 1987New plant built (today's No.1 plant); relocated to Shinko-cho
  • 1989Renamed Marukaichi Suisan Co., Ltd.
  • 1993Freezing plant completed with tunnel freezer and large freezer; import/export operations begin
  • 1994No.3 plant (live crab) built; seawater purification by ozone sterilisation installed
  • 1995Licensed as a bonded warehouse; import volume grows
  • 1999Boiling and ice plant built; two large ice machines added
  • 2000HACCP-certified plant; brine freezer installed; factory-direct crab shop opens
  • 2001No.5 plant; computerised grading line; UV sterilisers expanded; salmon roe and crab meat lines added
  • 2004No.6 plant; large live-crab tanks added
  • 2006No.7 plant with large rapid-freezing and frozen storage
  • 2009ISO 22000 food safety management certification (crab division)
  • 2010New scallop plant and new head office; direct shop and robata restaurant opened
  • 2015EU-HACCP approved facility for export to the EU (scallop plant)
  • 2016MSC certified plant (scallop plant)
  • 2018Auto Shucker NHS-5000 (automatic raw scallop shucker) introduced
  • 2019Halal certification (scallop)
  • 2020Registered as an export food facility for Vietnam
  • 2021Two additional Auto Shuckers installed
  • 2022Registered as an export food facility for Thailand
  • 2023Registered as an export food facility for Peru

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