Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.nitten.co.jp

Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing has a lot on its beat. The company produces refined sugar as well as beet sugar. It also produces animal feed (beet pulp and compound), biodegradable paper planters, seeds, and raffinose and other oligosaccharides. Nippon Beet Sugar manufactures a dry yeast for brewing refined sake (an alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice popular in Japan). The yeast is sold throughout Japan by the Nihon Brewery Association. In addition the company sells farm machinery and leases real estate. Nippon Beet Sugar was founded in 1919.

Officers:
President: Akio Ogasawara
Executive Director: Agriculture & Forestry Sector

Competitors:
Ajinomoto
Südzucker
Tate & Lyle