Radar · Food & Beverage Products in Tokyo
Best Food & Beverage Products Companies in Tokyo, Japan
The 58 best Food & Beverage Products companies in Tokyo, Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Yuwaeru.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
58companies tracked
$16.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
5have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCTS × TOKYO
Our analysis of 150 Food & Beverage Products companies
$9.5b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
150companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
4unicorns
2017median founding year
Ranked: Best Food & Beverage Products companies in Tokyo
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuwaeru Brand of rice | $8M | 74 mo ago | Series A | Yoshitaka Ogino CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Base Food Produces and supplies food produts | $5M | 52 mo ago | Public | Shun Hashimoto CEO | 2016 | — | 36 patents High‑protein, soy‑enriched bakery and noodle formulations and production methods | — |
| 3 | PostCoffee Brand of coffee | $2M | 16 mo ago | Series A | — | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 4 | KOREDAKE Internet first brand offering plant-based nutritional drink | $1M | 31 mo ago | Series A | Tomoki Suzuki CEO | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 5 | SEAM Brand of pickle and low- alcoholic cocktails | $455K | 48 mo ago | Seed | Yurie Ishine CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Suntory Provider of multi-category beverages | — | 80 mo ago | Public | Ashwin Rajgopal CEO | 1899 | — | 8,220 patents Formulation and processing technologies for alcoholic, flavored, and functional beverages | 2 partnerships · 2 awards |
| 7 | Ajinomoto Multi category food and beverage manufacturer | — | 97 mo ago | Public | Saburosuke Suzuki Co-Founder | 1909 | — | 10,339 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | 1 partnership |
| 8 | Asahi Soft Drinks Multi-category beverage company | — | — | Unfunded | Katsuhiko Kishigami CEO & President | 1982 | — | 179 patents Formulation and production methods for sweetened, carbonated, acidic beverages and related additives. | — |
Top 7 Food & Beverage Products companies in Tokyo
#1
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 10 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 10 employees
Brand of coffee
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Series A—
- Oct 2022Series A—
- Jul 2021Seed$1.4M
- Dec 2020Seed—
Investors
Ceres, Asahi Media Lab Ventures, Incubate Fund, Venture Investors, D2C, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Tech stack
A8.NetAmazon PayAmerican ExpressApple Icloud MailApple PayChannel.Io
#2
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2018$1.3Mraised▾
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2018
Internet first brand offering plant-based nutritional drinks. The product catalog includes protein-based nutritional drinks like nutrition powders, shakes, and gift packs. It claims that the products contain vitamins & minerals required for dietary fibers.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2023Series A$1.3M
Founders & team
Investors
W inc, T&D Innovation, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, mint, Colopl Next
Tech stack
AhoyAmazon Web ServicesCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#3
Public · Meguro City, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 94 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Public · Meguro City, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 94 employees
Base Food produces and supplies food products. The product offerings include meal pasta, cup pasta, pasta sauces etc. The products are marketed under the brand name Base Food. The products can be purchased online through the website. Claims that the products contain 10 kinds of nutritious ingredients such as kneaded wheat, chia seed etc. The company is operational in Tokyo.
Funding rounds
- Feb 2022Conventional Debt$316.8M
- May 2019Series A$3.7M
- Sep 2018Series A—
- Nov 2017Seed$880.6K
Founders & team
Investors
Global Brain, Rakuten Capital, XTech Ventures, MUFG, Shoko Chukin Bank, Resona Group
Tech stack
Ad EbisAdobe Audience ManagerAmazon AdvertisingAmazon CloudfrontAmazon PayAmazon Ses
#4
Series A · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2009 · 220 employees$8.1Mraised▾
Series A · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2009 · 220 employees
Brand of rice
Funding rounds
- Apr 2020Conventional Debt$1.4M
- Apr 2020Series A$6.7M
Founders & team
Investors
WM Partners, Aucfan, Energy & Environment Investment, LTS, Shizuoka Financial Group, JFC
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCore-JsFacebook LoginFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#5
Seed · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2017$455.3Kraised▾
Seed · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2017
Brand of pickle and low- alcoholic cocktails
Funding rounds
- Jun 2022Seed$455.3K
Founders & team
Investors
Hyogo Kobe Startup Fund, Hiroshima Venture Capital, iFund, PARTNERS FUND
Tech stack
FirebaseFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag Manager
#6
Public · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 1899 · 23850 employees—raised▾
Public · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 1899 · 23850 employees
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $11.03B and a net profit of $0.63B.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 74k LinkedIn followers — 18.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. MonozUKURIinAction) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
U.S. Department of State
Tech stack
AccessibeAkamaiAngularAosApache Http ServerApple Icloud Mail
#7
Public · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 1909 · 32734 employees—raised▾
Public · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 1909 · 32734 employees
Multi category food and beverage manufacturer
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 315k LinkedIn followers — 80.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Syntax Bio) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, Yusen Logistics
Tech stack
All In One SeoAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http Server
Funding & investor landscape
$16.2Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
9disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Tomoki Suzuki
CEO · KOREDAKE
Shun Hashimoto
CEO · Base Food
Yoshitaka Ogino
CEO · Yuwaeru
Yurie Ishine
CEO · SEAM
Ashwin Rajgopal
CEO · Suntory
Takeshi Niinami
CEO & President · Suntory
Saburosuke Suzuki
Co-Founder · Ajinomoto
Kikunae Ikeda
Co-Founder · Ajinomoto
Prism market signals · Japan · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,044,929 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food & Beverage Products coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Japan
How research on Alternative Proteins is moving in Japan
A read on the academic research around Alternative Proteins — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 33 Japan-affiliated papers.
top research entities
- Amano Enzyme7
- University of Tsukuba5
- The University of Tokyo3
- National Fisheries University3
- The Polytechnic University of Japan3
leading researchers
Kiyota Sakai · Masamichí Okada · Shotaro Yamaguchi · Sumit Gaidhane · B. Ahilan · P. Chidambaram · N. Jayakumar · Soumaya Boukrouh
▲
Breakthroughs3 · 9%
0%→0% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly empirical
Consumption sociology and psychosocial sub-topics newly emerging in Japan's alternative-protein research, with 3 combined papers rising from zero.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Consumption (sociology)2
- Psychosocial1
- Moderation1
- Originality1
- Advertising1
Landmark Predicting and promoting the consumption of plant-based meat · 38 cites
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Advancements24 · 73%
▲ 0%→91% share
2 median citations88% since 2021mostly empirical
Food science dominates at 91% field-share, with 9 brand-new papers and fish meal plus feed conversion ratio sub-topics intensifying.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food science10
- Fish meal5
- Feed conversion ratio4
- Protein efficiency ratio4
- Meal4
Newly emergingFood science 0→9
Landmark Decolorization and detoxication of plant-based proteins using hydrogen peroxide and catalase · 30 cites
▼
Concerns3 · 9%
▲ 0%→9% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly empirical
Food science, enzyme, and hydrolysis concern sub-topics rising simultaneously, signaling processing-safety scrutiny across 3 fronts.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food science1
- Enzyme1
- Hydrolysis1
- Context (archaeology)1
- Quality (philosophy)1
Landmark Plant-based meat analogs: color challenges and coloring agents · 19 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Japan
Where alternative proteins is researched across Japan
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Tsukuba6 · +0.55
PATENT SIGNAL · Japan
Who's filing alternative proteins patents in Japan
Japan alternative proteins patent filing is cooling — 10 filings from 8 assignees (2022–2025), led by Mitsubishi CHEM, FUJI OIL, FUJI OIL Holdings; annual filings 3→1.
10 filings8 assigneespeak 4/yr2022–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2022–2025)
top patent filers
- Mitsubishi CHEM4
- FUJI OIL3
- FUJI OIL Holdings3
- Mizkan1
- Ajinomoto KK1
- Amano Enzyme1
- Mizkan Holdings1
- Amano Enzyme Europe1
Common questions
How many Food & Beverage Products companies are there in Tokyo, Japan?
Radar tracks 58 indexable Food & Beverage Products companies headquartered in Tokyo, Japan that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food & Beverage Products companies in Tokyo, Japan?
The Food & Beverage Products companies in Tokyo, Japan on this list have raised a combined $16.2M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food & Beverage Products company in Tokyo, Japan?
Yuwaeru is the highest-funded Food & Beverage Products company in Tokyo, Japan, with $8.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food & Beverage Products companies in Tokyo, Japan are funded?
5 of the 58 Food & Beverage Products companies in Tokyo, Japan on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food & Beverage Products unicorns are there in Tokyo, Japan?
None of the Food & Beverage Products companies in Tokyo, Japan on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Tokyo, Japan Food & Beverage Products companies?
The most active investors in Tokyo, Japan Food & Beverage Products companies on this list include Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Samurai Incubate, Asahi Media Lab Ventures, Aucfan, CARTA VENTURES.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.