For a universal tea companySince being founded in 1966, our company has operated with a corporate philosophy of "customer first."Our customers include all of our consumers, all of our sales contacts, all of our suppliers, everybody in our corporation, and everybody in our community.We consider everybody that comes into contact with Ito En as a customer of ours, and the core foundation of our management is to always operate from our customers' point of view, diligently assessing the opinions and requests of our customers.Ito En is the leading company in Japan for both green tea drinks and green tea leaves.In the Japanese tea sector, we boast a high ability to supply, as we produce 1/4th of the Japanese national output of tea leaves. We purchase the entire harvests of our contracted growers and convert deserted arable land into tea gardens.As for our products, while we focus on matcha and green tea products, we boast the product assortment of a general beverage maker, as we also provide vegetable drinks and coffee beverages.Certification: FSSC2200, OU Kosher, Halal Certification, USDA Organic, Organic JAS (including outsourced factories)Awards: Our new NS system for filling was awarded the "Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry Industrial Technology Environmental Agency Award"Our new environmentally friendly drink carton received recognition as a distinguished contributor toward reducing, reusing, and recycling in 2014Our new environmentally friendly drink carton was awarded the "Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Award"Our new environmentally friendly drink carton was awarded the "Eco Products Awards Promotion Council Chairman's Award"Main Overseas Export Destinations: U.S., Canada, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, VietnamOverseas Branches: U.S., China, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, HawaiiMain National Partners: Major convenience stores such as 7-Eleven, Major mass retailer supermarkets such as AeonMain Overseas Partners: 7-Eleven and Costco among many others