FAQ

FoodOEM is a matching platform that connects companies that want to create original food products with manufacturers that can handle OEM production. You can compare by genre and by supported conditions, and the design makes it easy to proceed even for first-time developers.

We cover a wide range, including health foods, confectionery, beverages, frozen foods, and seasonings. We also list manufacturers that handle small lots and accept customer-supplied raw materials. See the list of listed companies

For those looking for an OEM partner (companies that want to develop products), it is completely free to use.

Yes. We also provide basic information such as the OEM process and cost ranges, so the structure helps first-timers grasp the overall picture.

You can contact each manufacturer directly. If the conditions match, you can move straight into the prototyping or quoting phase.

It is operated by Agriture Inc., which handles dried vegetables and ingredient processing. We built it based on our hands-on experience in OEM production. About Agriture Inc.

Listing your company page is free It's free. We also write the introductory text and select the photos for you. The only charges are for listing in the bulk quote form (10,000 yen per month) and for the article and advertising menus. Learn more about listings

It includes a writer-prepared introduction, accurate descriptions of your processing conditions and areas of strength, photo selection, and proxy edits to the information after publication. There are no additional charges.

There's no difficult work; the site operator supports the preparation on a fully hands-off basis. All you need to do is provide photos and take part in an interview.

Fill in the required fields on the listing application form and submit it, and the office will send you guidance.

Yes. The operator handles corrections and updates on your behalf, so when information changes you can simply request it.

Yes. We have additional exposure plans such as banner ads (from 5,000 yen per month) and featured article ads.

Yes. Article production with coverage by a dedicated writer is a paid service at 30,000 yen per article. For requests covering several articles, please contact us.

Because the biggest bottleneck in finding an OEM partner is the inability to compare. Manufacturers present information differently on each of their sites, and details such as minimum lots, supported genres, facilities, certifications, whether customer-supplied raw materials are accepted, packaging formats, and prototyping conditions are not consistently available. As a result, you can't make a judgment before inquiring, and exploration costs balloon before you even get to a quote. A directory site is needed to organize this comparison-ready information in a consistent format and reduce rework in your evaluation.

An official site is a place to talk about a company's own strengths, so the conditions needed for comparison tend to be missing. For example, whether and how many prototypes are possible, the scope of formulation proposals, flexibility in minimum lots, handling of supplied raw materials, allergen and cross-contamination control, and quality assurance systems are often not written down or hard to read. A directory site builds a basis for comparison by lining up the items the ordering side needs for decisions along the same axes.

There are three main ones.

• Easier to get internal approval: comparison tables and reasons for shortlisting are easy to prepare, which speeds up approvals and decisions
• Fewer low-prospect inquiries: you can approach only companies whose conditions match, reducing workload and stress
• Avoid the typical failures: it's easier to head off getting stuck in prototyping or seeing quotes spike, which stem from mismatches in lot size, facilities, or quality systems

The greatest value is higher-quality sales leads. Inquiries that don't fit drop off and projects closer to your areas of strength increase, so response costs go down. A company page also lets you convey what you can do in advance, so the first meeting more easily moves into the specifics of quoting and prototyping, raising the likelihood of winning the order. As a result, it also helps reduce reliance on individual salespeople.

Because even within the same product genre, manufacturing conditions differ from project to project. For beverages, for example, the suitable factory changes with the sterilization method (UHT, HTST, etc.), filling method, container, viscosity, solids content, pH, and storage conditions. For confectionery, the difficulty changes with the forming method, handling of fats and oils, temperature range, packaging, and labeling design. A directory site plays the role of making these differences in conditions visible and enabling alignment before an inquiry.

Reliability comes down to how up to date the information is and how the items are defined. A list that isn't updated quickly becomes useless, and if minimum lots or supported scope are vague, no comparison is possible. A good directory site has a path for updating listed content and is designed so the meaning of items (small lot = from how many units, prototyping = paid or free, raw material supply = under what conditions, etc.) doesn't waver. The ordering side can use it with enough precision at the shortlisting stage, while finalizing things through quotes and spec checks in the end.