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Company Policy

1. Supply of safe and reliable products
2. Production of safe and reliable products and improvement of production environment
3. Education and training for safe and reliable product production personnel

Company Overview

Company Name	Kuribara Trading Co., Ltd.
Representative	Tomohiro Kuribara
Address	373-0847 6-8 Nishishinmachi, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture
TEL/FAX	TEL: 0276-31-1248 FAX: 0276-31-5025
Established	1955 (Showa 30)
Capital	40 million yen
Annual Sales	5.2 billion yen
Number of Employees	40 (including part-time employees)
Business Activities	Wholesale and sale of eggs Sale of compound feed Food processing and sales
Qualifications	Gunma Prefecture Ota Health Center, Cooked Food Manufacturing License No. 000326-00000068 Gunma Prefecture Ota Health Center, Liquid Egg Manufacturing License No. 000326-00000069

History

Late Edo Period (around 1858)	Founded -- The original founder, Ihei Kuribara, opened Kuribara Ihei Shoten, a silk business
1870	With the spread of sericulture, the Kuribara family operated a wholesale business focused on silk for three generations: Hirokichi Kuribara (2nd generation), Senzaburo Kuribara (3rd generation), Ryohei Kuribara (4th generation)
1955	Established -- Kuribara Shoten Co., Ltd. established, with Shigeru Kuribara (5th generation) as President. Started wholesale business of feed, eggs, and sericulture in Yura-cho, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture
1962	Renamed to Kuribara Trading Co., Ltd. Capital increased to 4 million yen
1975	Established Toomo Aikeien Co., Ltd. as an egg production division of the group, with Hiroyoshi Kuribara as President Scale: 170,000 chickens (in Takasaki City, Isesaki City, and Ota City, Gunma Prefecture)
1976	Relocated headquarters to current location in Nishishinmachi, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture Introduced egg washing and sorting machines, AX-80 (capacity 20,000 eggs/hour) by Nabel Co., Ltd. and PM-200 (capacity 20,000 eggs/hour) by Kyowa Machinery Co., Ltd.
1989	Withdrew from sericulture, ending 130 years of silk business
February 1992	Introduced egg washing and sorting machine, JOB-500 (capacity 50,000 eggs/hour) by Kyowa Machinery Co., Ltd.
May	Shigeru Kuribara (5th generation) appointed Chairman, with Hiroyoshi Kuribara (6th generation) as President
1995	Increased capital to 10 million yen Closed Toomo Aikeien Co., Ltd., temporarily withdrawing from the egg production business
1998	Started liquid egg production business Expanded liquid egg room and refrigeration storage
2005	Increased capital to 40 million yen
2006	Introduced egg washing and sorting machine, EX3000 (capacity 30,000 eggs/hour) by Nabel Co., Ltd.
March 2011	Introduced egg washing and sorting machine, NAEGS-3300 (capacity 33,000 eggs/hour) by Nabel Co., Ltd.
November	Introduced high-speed egg breaker, Model 3000 (capacity 3,000 eggs/hour) by Sanovo, Denmark
August 2012	Expanded refrigeration storage (150 m²)
2014	Started solar power generation business
May 2016	Expanded freezer facilities (55 m²) Established Kurishou Farm Co., Ltd., with Hiroyoshi Kuribara as President Reestablished group egg production division with 100,000 chickens (in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture)
September 2017	Introduced high-speed egg breaker, QK-400 (capacity 24,000 eggs/hour) by Kyowa Machinery Co., Ltd.
July 2018	Expanded freezer facilities (20 m² each for Freezer A and Freezer B)
November 2019	Started cooked food manufacturing business (onsen eggs), expanded boiling room, and introduced boiling machines
January 2021	Introduced egg washing and sorting machine, G-NAEGS4000 (capacity 40,000 eggs/hour) by Nabel Co., Ltd.
August	Expanded special egg packing room (70 m²)
May 2024	Hiroyoshi Kuribara (6th generation) appointed Chairman, with Tomohiro Kuribara (7th generation) as President

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Kuribara Trading Co., Ltd.

373-0847
6-8 Nishishinmachi, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture
Tel: 0276-31-1248 / FAX: 0276-31-5025