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Flour Milling Business

The flour milling business pursues possibilities, strengthens corporate character through production and distribution.

The Chiba Mill

Wheat, the basic ingredient for every day good taste, in pursuit of improving quality characteristics and secondary processing, promoting new challenges with wheat flour.
Wheat is thought to be the first food crop raised by humans. In Japan the per capita consumption of wheat per year averages 32kg, of which bread comprises just over 40%, noodles over 30%, snacks just over 10%, and household and other uses just over 10%, and there are even greater possibilities with wheat flour. Since being founded in 1896 as Japan's first flour milling company, NIPPN has been particularly oriented to wheat flour. Beginning with improving quality and reliability in supplying wheat flour, NIPPN is forging ahead aggressively to respond to a diverse food culture by developing and commercializing bread, cake, snacks, pasta, tempura, etc. Consumer needs are answered by providing the type of flour most suited for each user.

Automated Packing Line

Large-scale coastal mills equipped with the latest facilities, distributed in major cities nationwide. Building the Largest Mill in Japan in 2006.
In 1987, NIPPN's Chiba Mill introduced to its mill a state of the art computer system developed specifically for milling. In 1994, with the completion of a high-tech automated milling system and a grain silo with a fully automated delivery system, the biggest coastal mill was born. In 1996, the Fukuoka Mill was reborn as the largest and most advanced coastal mill in western Japan. Boasting an ideal location on Hakata Bay and a highly efficient grain silo, the Fukuoka Mill represents the starting point for a 21st century model. In 2000, the Yokohama, Chiba and Kobe-Konan Mills achieved production systems enabling them to have milling capacity of over 80%. In November 2003, NIPPN decided to further strengthen the facilities at the Chiba Mill. With the completion of a large-scale milling line in April 2006, the Chiba Mill made a fresh start as one of the largest coastal mill in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

The Yokohama Mill

Working toward a 21st century production and distribution model, entailing more effective and revitalized corporate activities as well as more competitive costs.
As NIPPN forges ahead in the 21st century, one important “theme” is the rationalization of its distribution system to facilitate quicker and more reliable delivery of its factory produced goods. The Ina Distribution Center located in Saitama Prefecture, plays a critical role in acting as a distribution facility that can respond to the growth in retail sales of flour and processed foods as well as an increased number of product items. Similarly, the Chiwaka Warehouse located near the Yokohama Mill, is ideally positioned to maximize the distribution of products. Furthermore, reconstruction of production and distribution systems, as well as construction and reinforcement work on multilayered automated warehouses in major mills and plants are well under way. The Yokohama Distribution Center finished in March 2004, exemplifies how NIPPN is moving ahead to establish delivery centers in major areas, and adopt the latest distribution information systems. By establishing a finely-tuned distribution system, NIPPN hopes to further strengthen its corporate constitution.

ISO9001 Chiba Mill JQA-2317 Fukuoka Mill JQA-2884 Kobe-Konan Mill JQA-2730 Osaka Mill JQA-QM4981 Nagoya Mill JQA-QM7368 Yokohama Mill JQA-QM7492 Otaru Mill JQA-QM8470	ISO14001 Chiba Mill JQA-EM3941