Corporate Philosophy

Contributing to the creation of a vital society and a healthy lifestyle through our fermentation technology and biotechnology in a way that achieves harmony with nature

The Takara Group unlocks new potential in the culinary, lifestyle culture and life science fields through its fermentation technologies for traditional Japanese sake and its cutting-edge innovation in the biotechnologies. These initiatives have consistently created new value and contributed to well-being and prosperity in the community.

Takara Holdings Inc., the Group’s holding company, coordinates and oversees the operations of Group companies with the aim of maximizing rewards and results. Under its umbrella are the Takara Shuzo Group, which develops the alcoholic beverages and seasonings business; the Takara Bio Group, which develops the biomedical business; and Takara Healthcare Inc., which plays a key role in accelerating growth in the health foods business.

The Takara Group has been actively promoting evolution in five business areas—business results, business operations, management, corporate culture and human resources, and environmental and social responsibility—under Takara Evolution-100 (TE-100), the Group’s 10-year, long-term management concept enacted in 2000. The concept focuses on establishing the alcoholic beverages and seasonings business as a stable profit generator, further broadening the potential for growth through the biomedical and health foods businesses, and in turn increasing underlying corporate value.