Sagamiya BEYOND TOFU (fermented soy 'cheese-like', Gunma)

Name: Sagamiya BEYOND TOFU (fermented soy 'cheese-like', Gunma)
Brand: BEYOND TOFU / Sagamiya

BEYOND TOFU / Sagamiya · Japan (Gunma) — Japanese soy maker; also US plant-protein tie-up (Hodo)

Staples Tofu & Soy Chilled Growing export

Gunma soy-foods major operating one of Japan's largest tofu plants. Flagship export-friendly innovation BEYOND TOFU is a fermented soymilk, cheese-like product. Sagamiya also took an equity stake in US tofu/plant-protein maker Hodo (alongside Calbee).

The supplierGunma soy-foods company with one of Japan's largest tofu plants; created BEYOND TOFU (fermented soymilk cheese-alternative); holds equity in US plant-protein maker Hodo.

Why it sells abroadCrossover innovation (fermented soy 'cheese') plus a US manufacturing foothold via Hodo — strong plant-based export story.

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsX: not publicly verified (no specific HACCP/ISO doc surfaced). Confirmed: Sagamiya Foods Co., Ltd. (Gunma) is a ~60-year soy/tofu maker; BEYOND TOFU is a fermented low-fat-soymilk 'cheese-like' vegan product launched 2018 ('miracle protein'); Sagamiya (with Calbee) invested in Hodo, the Oakland US plant-protein maker.

Pack formatsBEYOND TOFU chilled blocks/wedges (meltable/gratable vegan cheese); conventional tofu retail packs (kept as draft, consistent with product reviews)

Shelf lifeChilled shelf life; cold-chain distribution (kept as draft; chilled fermented soy product)

StorageRefrigerated

Minimum orderTypical: case via importer/affiliate

Lead timeTypical: cold-chain schedule; weeks

CapacityLarge (one of Japan's largest tofu plants)

Container loadTypical: reefer LCL/FCL

PricingPremium (innovation product); on application

OEM / private labelBranded innovation (confirmed own brand). US tie-up via investment in Hodo (Oakland) confirmed; framing as 'affiliate manufacturing' is plausible but the relationship is investment-based, so treat OEM-manufacturing claim as not fully verified.

Wholesale & MOQYes — foodservice & retail via importers/affiliate

Key exporters & distributorsSagamiya export channels, Hodo (US affiliate/partner)

Export regulationChilled soy product import rules; soy allergen labeling; cold-chain

Market demandPlant-based / health-conscious consumers, specialty grocery, foodservice (US)

How to source itSagamiya (Gunma) -> export + Hodo (US, Oakland) tie-up -> specialty/plant-based retail & foodservice (Hodo relationship confirmed; direct BEYOND TOFU US import channel not separately confirmed)

Verified sourceshttps://www.livekindly.com/japanese-tofu-company-sagamiya-launches-miracle-protein-fermented-beyond-tofu-vegan-cheeses/; https://www.veganbusinessnews.com/sagamiya-vegan-cheese-goes-beyond-tofu/; https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20180409-beyond-tofu/

MakerSagamiya Foods Co., Ltd. (Gunma)

OriginJapan (Gunma) — Japanese soy maker; also US plant-protein tie-up (Hodo)

CategoryStaples / Tofu & Soy

Available inWorldwide

HandlingChilled

Price tierPremium

ChannelSpecialty

Export readinessGrowing export

HS code2106.90 (food preparations — soy-based 'cheese-like' product)

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