Development and procurement of ingredients
We take responsibility for the safety of our ingredients in order to
provide secure products.
To realise the idea that “the food industry produces good people ”, we have established three guarantees (safety, quality and traceability) and three contributions (health, environment and optimization). By building a mass merchandising system that can consistently control everything from ingredient research to production, procurement, processing and service, we know where, by whom and how ingredients were produced.
We value the natural state of our cattle and raise them naturally.
“Bikkuri Donkey” hamburger steaks are made with minced beef and pork. Our beef is “Aleph Natural Beef” from contracted producers in New Zealand, Australia and Uruguay. Our meat pursues delicious taste, sourced from free-range cattle raised without any artificial growth hormones.
We procure pork with
traceable origin.
The pork used for our “Bikkuri Donkey” hamburger steaks’ minced meat is procured from Japan and overseas. Our suppliers submit a “shipper’s certificate” once a year. We are working with our suppliers for sustainable procurement, such as raising healthy pigs while monitoring their breeding environment to require as little antibacterial substances as possible.
Made with rice from producers dedicated to creating rice paddies that rich in living creatures.
Our rice is original, grown with limited use of pesticides.
The rice fields are a place where many living creatures, like frogs and loaches, grow. Approximately 350 contracted producers a cross Japan produce our rice with consideration for biodiversity.
Promoting traceability.
We procure our main vegetables from contracted producers, who are focused on soil improvement through the use of green manure and compost.
The onions used for our hamburger steaks are grown by domestic contracted producers using reduced amounts of agricultural chemicals. Our daikon, a popular salad vegetable, is supplied with the right amount of nutrients to enhance its flavor.
※ In the event of a poor harvest of raw materials, some raw materials may be substituted.
We procure our green coffee beans by ourselves and roast them in Sapporo.
We visit production areas around the world and procure our specialty coffee from contracted farms. We import our green coffee beans directly from each country to Hokkaido and roast them in our own factory.
Our barley and hops are
cultivated in Germany.
We use German barley and hops grown in farms.
Our barley is malted in Germany .
Our hops are a rare, highly aromatic variety.
From Date, Hokkaido,
to all Japan.
The raw ingredients for our softcream are supplied nationwide by the affiliated company Bocca Co., Ltd.
Freshness is maintained through rigorous temperature control and quality inspections at every stage—from the receipt of raw milk sourced from Bocca’s own farm and dairy farmers in Date City through to processing.