Company philosophy
- 1. Toward the better life of all employees, we secure profits through contribution to local communities.
- 2. Providing affordable and better products to consumers
Company profile
Company name | WATARAI Co., Ltd. |
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Shiogama Head Office Factory | 1-7-10, Shinhamacho, Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture [Access map] |
Shinhama No.2 Factory | 3-3-6, Shinhamacho, Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture [Access map] |
Founded | 1921 Incorporated in April, 1952 |
Capital | 33 million yen |
Details of business | Processing/manufacturing/selling of marine products, fishery, purchase and sale of raw fish |
Main bank | Shiogama Branch, Kita-Nippon Bank, Ltd. |
Number of employees (Total in the Group) |
225 (as of the end of April, 2017) |
Organization chart
Company history
1921 | Uhei Watarai and Tahei Sugiura began trawler fishing by themselves. |
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April 1952 | Watarai Shoten Co., Ltd. was established |
December 1963 | Operated ocean-going trawling fishery (Hokuten-sen or deep-sea trawlers converted to the northern ocean) |
June 1968 | A refrigerator (freezing: 20 tons, refrigerating: 1,100 tons) was built and the refrigerating business was started. |
January 1969 | Operated ocean-going trawling fishery (north trawl), and a mother ship-type salmon and trout fishery/bonito and tuna fishery |
April 1972 | Koshin Maru No. 17 (96 tons/Mother ship-type salmon and trout fishing and long line bonito and tuna fishing) was built and started service |
March 1977 | Sendai Central Wholesale Market intermediate wholesaler, Watarai Co., Ltd., was established |
November 1986 | Koshin Maru No. 3 (379 tons/south and north trawl) was built and started service |
October 1987 | A refrigerator (3,600 tons) was added. Permitted as a bonded warehouse. |
October 1988 | Koshin Maru No. 28 (379 tons/Ocean-going long line tuna fishing) was built and started service |
October 1989 | Koshin Maru No. 27 (409 tons/Ocean-going tuna long line) built and started service |
January 1990 | Changed the company name to WATARAI Co., Ltd. |
November 1992 | A new food processing factory was completed. |
February 1998 | The food processing factory was HACCP-certified. |
January 2006 | Koshin Maru No. 7 (435 tons/ Ocean-going tuna long line fishing) was built and started service |
June 2006 | Far-infrared radiation drier (M tech) was introduced at Shiogama Factory |
September 2008 | Koyo Maru No. 38 (65 tons/Coastal trawler) started service |
September 2009 | WATARAI QINGDAO Office was established |
February 2012 | Shinhama No.2 Factory started operation |
March 2013 | First Center Building B started operation |
September 2013 | Shinhama No.2 Processing Factory started operation |
January 2016 | Three tunnel freezers were newly installed at the Head Office Factory. |
January 2017 | NewTonR, which is a high-efficiency freezing machine using the natural refrigerant, started operation at Head Office Factory |
May 2020 | Koshin Maru No. 11 (105 tons/Coastal trawler) launched |
Group companies
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Watarai Reizo Co., Ltd.
1-7-10, Shinhamacho, Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture
Refrigerator business (including bonded warehouse)
A total of 4,500 tons can be stored in Buildings A and B at the Head Office
3,500 tons can be stored in the refrigerators at No.2 Factory -
Watarai Co., Ltd.
4-3-1, Oroshi-machi, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
(Sendai Central Wholesale Market)