Bull-Dog Japanese Worcestershire Sauce (Original Thin Sauce)

Bull-Dog · Japan (Tatebayashi factory)
Seasonings Sauce Ambient Established export

The original thin Worcester-style 'usuta' sauce that defined Japanese sauce; vegetable/fruit base, distinct from tonkatsu/chuno, from a maker established as Misawaya Shoten in 1902.

The supplierOriginated as Misawaya Shoten (1902, Nihonbashi Tokyo); pioneered Japanese-style Worcester sauce. Tatebayashi factory and group's Ikari Sauce Nishinomiya factory hold FSSC 22000. Operates a Beijing subsidiary and a global brand site.
Why it sells abroadDefining brand of Japanese Worcester sauce; FSSC 22000 certified plants; established export + China subsidiary

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

Certifications(confirmed) FSSC 22000 — Bull-Dog Sauce's Tatebayashi (and Hatogaya) factories acquired FSSC 22000 food-safety certification (confirmed via Bull-Dog corporate site). Product contains dried-sardine extract so it is NOT vegan (vegetarian acceptability depends on fish-extract stance). No halal/kosher/organic certification publicly verified.
Pack formats300ml and 500ml (~10.1 fl oz) bottles confirmed
Shelf lifeNot publicly specified (draft estimate ~18 months ambient retained)
StorageAmbient; refrigerate after opening
Minimum orderTypical: case/pallet via importers
Lead timeTypical: ex-importer stock
CapacityTypical: large established sauce manufacturer
Container loadTypical: 20ft sauce load
PricingMid mass-retail tier
OEM / private labelFeasible but no specific public OEM program confirmed
Wholesale & MOQTrue
Key exporters & distributorsBull-Dog Sauce Co., Ltd., Bull-Dog Trading Co., Ltd. (Beijing)
Export regulationAllergen labeling (soy, wheat, apple); FDA prior notice (US).
Market demandCore Japanese-sauce pantry demand abroad
How to source itBull-Dog Sauce Co. (Tatebayashi factory) -> Japanese-grocery importers / Amazon / Bull-Dog global export -> retail
Verified sourceshttps://www.bulldogsauce-global.com/company/; https://www.bulldogsauce-global.com/about/; https://www.amazon.com/Bull-Dog-Worcestershire-Sauce-10-1-Fl/dp/B0002IZD0W
MakerBull-Dog Sauce Co., Ltd.
OriginJapan (Tatebayashi factory)
CategorySeasonings / Sauce
Available inWorldwide
HandlingAmbient
Price tierMid
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessEstablished export
HS code2103.90
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