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

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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