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About Awa Vinegar Brewery

Greetings

Since our founding in 1946, we have made it a priority to act as a bridge between our customers and the local community. We hope that local producers will be able to promote their produce nationwide through us, and that they will be able to make a living. And we work hard every day to ensure that our customers can enjoy the genuine beauty of Tokushima and be delighted with it.

In recent years, we have proactively responded to issues that the entire community must address, such as environmental problems and an aging population, and our highest priority is to build a society that provides security and hope to the next generation. We are also working on a business plan that looks ahead to the local community 100 years into the future.

In this modern age where we are bombarded with devastating news, we aim to be a company that treasures the traditional Japanese spirit of compassion and consideration, and that moves and develops alongside the local community.

Representative Director Manabu Yoshino

"We will introduce the flow of a lean, systemized factory."

#1 Receiving and Inspection

All inspections are done by hand,
Check the color of the product.

Check each product one by one
Carefully check the stems and select small fruit.

Additionally, we thoroughly check for residual pesticides from our suppliers.

1. From a farmer in Katsuura County:
When the harvesting season comes around, queues form to receive the raw materials.
(September period)

2. We also receive raw materials from JA and other businesses outside the town.

3. Fresh ingredients are dropped onto the conveyor.

4. All incoming raw materials are carefully inspected by hand.

5. After inspection, the raw materials are thoroughly washed.

#2 Squeezing and filling

In the thoroughly streamlined factory,
With our special manufacturing line,
We achieve short delivery times by eliminating waste in each process, from the delivery of raw materials to the delivery of finished products.

The process from washing to squeezing the delivered raw materials is systemized.
The bottles we deliver are also thoroughly washed.

6. The thoroughly washed raw materials are
The juice flows along the conveyor to the juice extractor.

7. The ingredients are thoroughly squeezed out using an automatic juicer.

8. After squeezing the juice with a juicer, the juice and skin are separated.

9. Freshly squeezed juice (first squeeze) is collected.

Thorough streamlining has achieved high quality

　

The current factory has thoroughly streamlined the flow of the production line from the design stage onwards.
We eliminate waste to the utmost extent possible at each process from the delivery of raw materials to the delivery of finished products.

Processes 50 tons of fruit per day (8 hours operation),
The 1.8L bottle can produce 8,300 bottles of juice.

After production, the products are immediately stored in a refrigerated warehouse on the premises,
All products can be stored while maintaining their high quality.

Equipment overview

Fruit juice extractor Fruit juice tank Cubitainer Filling machine Receiving and sorting equipment Bottle capping machine Rinser Clean room Air conditioner Boiler equipment Inner and outer skin separator (rotary slicer)
Washing and drying equipment Vibration filter Weighing machine Filling machine Cap sorting and supplying machine Plate sterilization Cooling device Cutting unit Refrigeration machine

Contributions to the environment and local community

A rich natural environment for future generations.
Inheriting a safe local environment is
It is our mission as people living in the present.
We must use limited resources and energy carefully and reduce the burden on the environment.

The amount of "pomace" produced during fruit juice extraction is:
In Tokushima Prefecture, the annual production is just under 4,000 tons.
This process is a major problem.

We were one of the first in the prefecture to tackle this issue.
We have started a compost production business using pomace as a raw material.

After squeezing the fruit juice, the pomace is transported to our own compost shed,
We manufacture and sell the organic fertilizer "Super Green."

The compost produced is returned to local farmers,
This creates a sustainable cycle in which the water can be used to produce better fruits and crops.

Currently, local farmers are aging and the birth rate is declining.
Fruits for processing that can be produced with minimal effort (ingredients for fruit vinegar)
Farmers are grateful for this sales channel and are pleased with it.

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