Business Overview

As a professional coffee roasting company,
we pursue the “real taste” of coffee.

UNICAFE, the coffee company specialized in production and sales of regular coffee, pursues the authentic taste as a coffee professional group.
In order to satisfy each requirement of customers, UNICAFE selects appropriate green coffee beans, makes full use of our roasters and packing systems and offers safety and reliable coffee products. Our wide range of products and sales channels make possible to supply what customers need.

Commercial Coffee

We distribute high quality products to various channels such as restaurants, coffee shops, offices and coffee vending machines.
We proceed value added contract-manufacturing by suggesting proper coffee beans blending, roasting level and packing style utilizing our knowledge and technologies.
UNICAFE operates as a thankless role to support commercial coffee market.

Industrial Coffee

We sell to beverage companies and/or flavor companies who use our coffee as basic ingredient of their coffee related products. In industrial coffee market, we handle green coffee beans as one of the largest transaction volume companies.
Due to our great technologies, our customers evaluates us as a reliable partner to collaborate with in order to develop better products. Our roasted coffee is processed to various products, such as beverage, coffee essence, flavor, and so on and distributed to market thanks to our customers.

Household Coffee

We focus on contract manufacturing of household coffee to meet the customers needs of private label products and OEM products. There is a good selection of product forms and net weights, such as one cup drip filter coffee, other coffee packs and Quad-Seal Gusseted Bags. Unicafe undertakes contract manufactuirng of high quality coffee products which maximize the customers brand values.

KEURIG

Keurig is the capsule coffee system that offers professional drip coffee and tea by only one machine.
A cup of drink is available anytime consumer wants just by setting a capsule so called K-CUP, and pressing bottom.
We are the only manufacture of K-CUP in Japanese market.

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Sustainability

"People" and "environment" always present on the journey of a coffee bean, and these two factors have significant impact on a cup of coffee.

In order to attain the corporate philosophy of UNICAFE “Considering coffee as a core product, UNICAFE aims to become a company which is friendly to people and the environment.”, each employee has been independently engaged in sustainability.

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President Message

As always, we would like to start by thanking all of customers and stakeholders for your continued support.

Our corporate philosophy is "We aim to be a company that is friendly to people and the environment with coffee at the core."

Under this corporate philosophy, in order to respond to the diversifying needs of customers with the changing times, we will aim to develop a business that responds to the "taste", "deliciousness", and "diversification of extraction" demanded by customers at a high level and speed as a leading company in coffee roasting processing in Japan by making full use of the Kanagawa General Factory, which boasts one of the leading production systems in Japan.
In addition, in order to accelerate the efforts of the SDGs, we at Unicafé will conduct business activities that place greater emphasis on social responsibility and sustainability than ever before.

As for specific activities, from fiscal 2021, in addition to introducing new production equipment, the Kanagawa General Factory installed LED lighting in all buildings as the first step in investing in decarbonization, and in fiscal 2022, all electricity used at the Kanagawa General Factory was substantially switched to electricity derived from renewable energy. As a result, CO₂ emissions from the electricity used at the plant will be virtually zero.
Furthermore, as one of our activities to support producing countries, we started a project in fiscal 2022 to donate seedlings to producers in coffee-producing countries in order to fulfill our social responsibilities and sustainable business activities together with our customers.
In order to achieve sustainable growth, it is also essential to secure, develop, and strengthen human resources. In order to create a rewarding workplace that can accommodate diverse human resources, we will further strengthen the education and training system.

This year, as we evolve greatly, we, the Unicafé Group, will promote advanced proposals to our customers as coffee professionals more than ever before.

UNICAFE Inc.
President Hiroshi Shibatani

Business Policy

Company Philosophy
Considering coffee as a core product, UNICAFE aims to become a company which is friendly to people and the environment.
Quality Policy
  1. 1We observe laws and regulations, and promise the safety of foods.
  2. 2We, all employees, commit improving customer satisfaction, and ensuring stable profit in accordance with UCC group's purpose and value statements.
  3. 3We contribute to the sustainable develoment goals toward a sustainable society by aiming to be a friendly company to environment and people (employee’s working condition) together with the core value of “better coffee”.
  4. 4We aim to strengthen quality for all (people, products and service), and pursue continuous improvement activities.
Environmental Policy
  1. Through the production of coffee products and other business activities, we will conduct corporate management with due consideration for the maintenance and improvement of the global environment.
  2. 1We aim to reduce environmental impact by reducing energy consumption during coffee production and promoting waste reduction and reuse.
  3. 2We will comply with environmental laws and regulations and other requirements.
  4. 3We will actively conduct environmental education activities for all employees to raise their awareness and aim to achieve environmental targets and maintain and improve the environment around the region.
Food Safety Policy
  1. We will strive to ensure the safety of our products and deliver safety and security to our customers through the spirit of legal compliance and the collection of information related to food safety.
  2. 1By providing safe coffee, we deliver safety and security to our customers.
  3. 2We will comply with laws, regulations, and customer requirements to prevent food safety hazards.
  4. 3We value internal and external communication, strive to collect information, and ensure safety and security.
  5. 4We will continuously improve our food safety system by reviewing it regularly.
  6. 5We will provide education and training to our employees to improve their competence and foster a culture of food safety and quality.
Safety and Health Policy
  1. Unicafé Co., Ltd. recognizes that ensuring the health and safety of employees is the most important foundation of corporate activities, and strongly promotes safety and health activities that are company-wide as a whole. All employees will deliver coffee made with all their heart to bring smiles to customers' faces.
  2. 1We will strive to further manage safety and health by complying with relevant laws and regulations such as the Labor Standards Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act, as well as internal rules, and by operating OSHMS.
  3. 2We will conduct risk assessments of all regular and non-regular operations and make continuous improvements to realize a safe and comfortable workplace with zero danger.
  4. 3In order to prevent health problems caused by overwork, etc., we will enhance our hygiene management system with a focus on "mental and physical health promotion."
  5. 4With the cooperation of employees, we will set and implement targets for safety and health activities and review them regularly.
  6. 5We will actively conduct education for new employees, qualification acquisition education, and awareness-raising activities to raise safety and health awareness and strive to prevent occupational accidents in business sites.

Company Profile

Company Name
Unicafe Inc.
Head Office Location
8-5-26 Akasaka,Minato-ku,Tokyo 107-0052
Kanagawa General Factory
4026-9,Nakatsu Sakuradai, Aikawa-machi, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa 243-0303
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Foundation
November, 1972
Capital
2,518,240,000yen(as of December 31,2023)
No. of Employees
175(as of December 31,2023)
Business Overview
1. Manufacture and sales of regular coffee and processed coffee products
2. Purchasing and sales of food products, food ingredients, and beverages