Food Ingredients

Hayashibara Co., Ltd.

We will continue to work on inventive development of new materials using our well-honed biotechnology capabilities and increase our presence in the global market.

President and CEO

Naoki Yasuba

Hayashibara Co., Ltd., which became a member of the NAGASE Group in 2012, provides ingredients for food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, health foods, and functional dyes as a core business in the Group’s life sciences field.

Our core technologies are microorganism screening technology, substance production technology using microorganisms and enzymes, and technologies for discovering functions of materials. We will continue working hard to develop new materials while refining our core technologies. We produce unique functional carbohydrates using enzymes created by microorganisms. We then supply these carbohydrates as ingredients for foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals in a wide range of markets in Japan and overseas, which has cemented our position as the world’s leading brand of functional carbohydrates.

There is growing awareness of social issues such as climate change and food shortages. Amidst this, we sensed rapidly increasing expectations and demands to solve social issues through business activities in research development, manufacturing and dealings with business partners in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.

We will seize the momentum of the post-coronavirus era and share in the NAGASE Group’s management philosophy of maintaining the highest standards of integrity. At the same time, we will continue working on research development and growth with “care” as our keyword to signify a compassionate and sustainable business.

Prinova

Using our ability to provide Accelerating group synergies in Europe, the U.S., and Asia

President

Donald K. Thorp

Prinova has a wide customer network throughout the food industry, and our value added services are key to the supply chain of our customers. Prinova’s core competency is its industry knowledge and market expertise. It can be ingredient sourcing, R&D for blends & flavors or experience and relationships in the sports nutrition segment. This helps differentiate Prinova from its competitors.

The greatest opportunity that Prinova can utilize NAGASE’s strength would be their global network. There are geographic locations that NAGASE is currently operating that can be leveraged by existing Prinova operations to create synergies and cost savings.

Additionally, NAGASE’s R&D network is also very impressive, we need to figure out how to use this expertise globally. Prinova has a very hard working and entrepreneurial culture that empowers employees to work effectively across different functional areas. We encourage our leaders to be proactive and to come up with ideas that lead to efficiencies and growth of our customers.