Toyo Nut Co., Ltd. was established in December 1959 as the first company in Japan to produce and distribute nuts from all around the world. We have been striving for domestic distribution of nuts and dried fruits such as almonds, cashew nuts and raisins, and the popularization of cashew nuts by participating in the International Bazaar at Expo '70. In 1971, we developed and presented "Simplified Detecting Methods of Aflatoxin" to the academic conference of foods, to enhance quality control structures. There is no chance of Aflatoxin contaminated nut products to be distributed because of this detecting method. Many of our proprietary producing methods and some devices are exported overseas, and have been contributing to the enhancement of producing techniques around the world. We are currently interacting with technical experts around the world through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). We have been attracting attention from overseas nut traders, because of our pursuing of the potential of nuts, and the development of nuts products to make ingredients such as almond paste and so on. In 1998, due to the cooperation of a local plantation, we succeeded in the development and the local production of the "Tasty Prune", which is softer than conventional prunes, has a fresh flavor and is additive-free and safe. In 2000, we successfully developed and produced the "Ripe Pistachio" (Californian pistachios which are as good as Iranian pistachios, after achieving an excellent flavor and passing a demanding quality control). This was a result of our efforts to enhance the quality of pistachios by dispatching our employees to the local plantation, because we believed that it is necessary to cooperate with local producers. The challenge of our company is to continue. Company Profile Name of the Company Toyo Nut Co., Ltd. Location Headquarters 30 Fukaehama-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 658-0023 Tokyo Branch 1-27-12 Chuo, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan 164-0011 Fukuoka Sales Office 1-2-15 Hakataekiminami, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan 812-0016 Nagoya Office 7-1, Ushimakidanchi 1312, Ushimaki-chou, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 467-0863 Establishment December 25th, 1959 Capital Fund 90,600,000 yen President Hiroto Nakajima Number of Employees Approx. 180 Annual Sales 4.5 billion yen Company Prospectus 1. Production and distribution of nuts (and dried fruits) around the world. a. Production and distribution of the Ton Brand b. Production and distribution of products and partially processed products for snack production and other productions. c. Commissioned productions of custom-ordered products from other companies. d. Product supply for the consuming public and ingredients for professional use e. Production of products for factory use 2. Ingredients trading of nuts, dried fruits and miscellaneous grain crops 3. Distribution of devices such as test devices 4. Trading related to the products above