Onisi / Alpha-Mai Instant Rice & Disaster-Food Donburi

Onisi Foods (尾西食品) Alpha-mai · Japan
Fresh & Specialty Retort Meal Ambient Established export

Onisi is a leading maker of alpha-mai (precooked dehydrated rice) that reconstitutes with hot or cold water into seasoned rice meals (sekihan, gomoku, chicken rice, curry rice) — long popular for disaster preparedness and travel. Ultra-light and 5-year shelf-stable, it suits outdoor, emergency-kit and halal export markets. Ships ambient with standard food compliance. Sold in self-standing pouches with built-in spoon.

The supplierTypical: specialist precooked-rice manufacturer with halal-certified lines and long-shelf-life technology.
Why it sells abroad5-year shelf life, water-only preparation and halal lines make it ideal for outdoor, emergency and Muslim-market export.

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsHalal (confirmed): Onisi Foods holds 30+ products certified Halal by the Nippon Asia Halal Association (NAHA) — white rice, sekihan, porridge etc. (since 2015). HACCP: typical but not individually re-verified. Onisi commercialized the world's first Alpha Rice. No phytosanitary barrier.
Pack formatsSelf-standing single-serve pouches (built-in spoon); cases. Confirmed (spoon included, pour water to rehydrate).
Shelf life5 years ambient (confirmed long shelf-life disaster food). Keep existing.
StorageAmbient, cool/dry, sealed.
Minimum orderTypical: case/pallet
Lead timeTypical: 4-8 weeks
CapacityTypical: high-volume industrial
Container loadTypical: light/high-cube; full container by case count
PricingTypical: outdoor/prep premium pricing
OEM / private labelOEM capability plausible but not publicly verified; Onisi is primarily branded (alpha-mai). Keep existing with caution.
Wholesale & MOQTypical: JPY 250-500 per pouch FOB
Key exporters & distributorsOnisi export, outdoor/emergency-food distributors
Export regulationDehydrated rice meals; standard ambient food import. Many SKUs halal-certified for ID/MY/AE/SG markets. No low-acid/retort issue (dehydrated). Labeling/allergen standard.
Market demandTypical: growing outdoor/prep and halal demand globally
How to source itOnisi export -> outdoor/halal distributor -> retail.
Verified sourceshttps://www.groovyjapan.com/en/onisi-2/; https://fooddiversity.today/en/article_83853.html
MakerOnisi Foods Co., Ltd.
OriginJapan
CategoryFresh & Specialty / Retort Meal
Available inUS, SG, MY +4 more
HandlingAmbient
Price tierPremium
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessEstablished export
HS code1904.90
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