Corporate Profile
Yotsuba Milk Products Co., Ltd.

Delivering Hokkaido goodness directly to consumers

Yotsuba’s
Corporate
SloganDelivering Hokkaido goodness directly to consumers

Yotsuba Milk Products Co., Ltd. is a company established by dairy farmers in Hokkaido.
Every day, we provide consumers with milk and dairy products made using high-quality raw milk* in
Hokkaido's magnificent natural environment. We are able to ensure the delivery of safe,
high-quality milk* through our earnest dealings with dairy farmers and customers alike.
Our goal is to keep providing small pleasures to those who place importance on their own diet whilevaluing the health and happiness of their families.
To this end, we are committed to creating new value based on goodness.
Delivering Hokkaido goodness directly to consumers
We contribute to realizing daily lifestyles full of happiness by delivering goodness directly from
Hokkaido to consumers.
* Raw milk: cow milk that has not undergone processes such as heating and pasteurization* Milk: a general term covering milk as an ingredient, ordinary milk and dairy products

Working with dairy farmers then and now
Yotsuba’ s
Origins

We aim to deliver fresher milk and dairy products to consumers through ourefforts – Yotsuba was born from the hands of dairy farmers
with this goal in mind. It remains and will continue to be our driving force.

Milking scene in the mid 50’s and 60’ s

The crystallization of dairy farmers’ passion into the establishment of a company
Yotsuba was established in 1967. At that time, the production and sales of milk and dairy products
were left to major dairy product companies, and their decisions on milk prices did not reflect the opinions of dairy farmers.
In addition, major companies also controlled raw milk prices, and the position of dairy farmers was vulnerable.
To deliver fresher milk and dairy products to consumers, it was necessary to stabilize dairy farm management
and for dairy farmers to produce and sell their products independently.
Against this background, eight agricultural cooperatives in Tokachi Subprefecture founded a dairy productcompany that has established factories in the Konsen, Kitami and Soya regions and has also
founded a production base in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, thereby laying the foundations for Yotsuba
as we know it today.

For consumers seeking safety and high quality
Allowing people across the nation to enjoy milk and dairy products made from the raw milk
produced by dairy farmers in Hokkaido has been Yotsuba’ s mission since its inception.
For both milk and dairy products, we value natural status and deliver safe, high-quality goodness.
This has been Yotsuba’ s pledge to dairy farmers and consumers ever since the company wasestablished on the vast land of Hokkaido; it is a promise that will remain firm in years and decades to come.

We are committed to earnest dealings with dairy farmers and customers alike.

Dairy
farmers

Yotsuba
Milk Products
Co., Ltd.

Customers

Cows – the source of your daily milk
Yotsuba
Quality

Dairy farmers are fully aware of the difficulties and joys of dealing with living things.
They say the greatest concern in their work is the health of milk cattle,
as raw milk from healthy cows tastes great.

Dairy farming in Hokkaido – co-existence with nature
The average area of cultivated land per farm is 45 ha. in Tokachi – the home of Yotsuba. Milk cattle are raised freely
in a no-stress environment on vast tracts of land. The cold climate, low humidity and good-quality soil help finepasture grass to grow. This rich natural environment is to thank for the healthy cattle that produce Yotsuba milk.

The endless pursuit of genuine goodness
We released the nation’ s first whole milk in 1969, three years after the company’s foundation.
This was our first challenge in the pursuit of the ultimate goodness. In 2004, Premium Milk was first produced oncompletion of the Tokachi Main Factory’s milk plant. This high-quality pure raw milk fully meets the quality
standards of the Japan Milk Fair Trade Conference. In the manufacturing process, we use Extended Shelf Life (ESL)
technology, which enables the extension of best-before dates through advanced hygiene control, thereby allowing
the delivery of fresh milk over a large area.
*Extended Shelf Life (ESL) technology keeps products tasting better for
longer based on thorough quality control in all steps of raw milk processing.

Yotsuba
SafetyandSecurity

Stringent inspections in consideration for consumers
Our employees often say that although they feel tense when dealing with foodand the high standards required, it is also what makes them proud of their work.
We believe that the production of safe, secure products serves as a foundation
for work that plays an important role in promoting people’s health and happiness.

Introduction and operation of the HACCP system in processing
Yotsuba has secured approval under the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s Comprehensive Sanitation Management
and Production Process system, which incorporates the principles of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points),
for its sections producing milk, processed milk and other output. HACCP is a food sanitation management techniquedeveloped in the United States to ensure food safety. It helps to prevent the shipment of substandard products by predicting
possible hazards in all manufacturing processes from the receipt of raw ingredients to production and shipment andidentifying Critical Control Points (CCPs) to eliminate risks through continuous monitoring and data logging.
The Comprehensive Sanitation Management and Production Process requires documentation and observation ofcomprehensive management guidelines. These include general prerequisites ( such as facility / equipment maintenance andsanitation management as well as protection from insects, rats and other pests) and measures to ensure food safety basedon the HACCP principles. Yotsuba provides in-house training and internal auditing to ensure that all such criteria are met.

Work beginning and ending with inspections
State-of-the-art technology is used for milk production, and the processes involved (ranging from the receipt of raw milk
to cooling, pasteurization and packaging) are automated. Yotsuba’s manufacturing is based on a strict sanitation
management system under which inspections are extensively conducted. Yotsuba’s safety and security are supportedby this strict system and the high awareness of the company’s employees.

Yotsuba
Product
Development

Developing butter and cheese products together
with dairy farmers
Yotsuba – a company of dairy farmers – works closely with farmers to develop products
while maintaining its meticulous standards regarding raw milk.
For all goods we manufacture, we are fastidious in our approach to raw milk,
which makes Yotsuba’s dairy product development unique.

R&D to produce delicious, healthy dairy products
We at Yotsuba are committed to R&D with the aim of delivering delicious, healthy dairy products produced using
Hokkaido raw milk to consumers with the Cheese R&D Center as a base for such R&D activities.
The Cheese R&D Center develops original Yotsuba cheese products(including the Yotsuba Handmade Cheese Series – Blue & Camembert, Gouda and Original),
which are sold online and well received, as well as further improving the quality ofalready-commercialized cheese products. We will continue to explore the potentialof raw milk using fermentation technology and biotechnology.

Product development taking advantage of high-quality raw milk
Yotsuba dairy products, produced using fresh, nutritious raw milk, taste great and enjoy
high popularity nationwide. Take butter, for example. We produce Yotsuba Butter forhousehold consumption as well as a host of other products to meet the needs of commercial consumers.
In addition, as a Japanese natural cheese producer, we have unified the names of our major cheese products
under the Hokkaido Tokachi 100 brand. In particular, Camembert cheese is a source of great pride for us,
having been developed to suit Japanese tastes using a unique manufacturing method andthrough technical collaboration with Isigny Sainte Mère, a leading cheese-producer in France –the homeland of Camembert.
We also develop products in line with our uncompromising commitment to the use of Hokkaido raw milk,
including premium ice cream and cultured butter produced using the traditional churning method.

Yotsuba
Distribution

A nationwide milk distribution network
to serve consumers
We have established our own independent distribution network to meet nationwide
needs such as those for daily fresh milk from Hokkaido and safe food for children.
The network covers a vast range of up to 2,000 km.

A reliable network for transport from Hokkaido to the rest of the country
To deliver Yotsuba’s great products while they are fresh, our nationwide distribution network uses trucks, ferries,
trains and airplanes. In cooperation with group-related companies, many transportation types and routes
are combined to ensure fast and above all safe delivery under a variety of weather conditions all year round.

Distribution centers and network
SapporoTokachi●Transport by truck / trailer●Transport by ferry●Container transport by JR●Container transport by air
Kanto

Kansai

Thorough temperature control
Yotsuba milk is carefully and continuously temperature-checked en route to its destination
regardless of the means of transport. Temperature control is paramount in this regard,and supports the company’s delivery of safe and reliable products to consumers.

The choice of culinary professionals nationwide
Yotsuba dairy products for commercial use (such as powdered milk, butter, cream and cheese) produced from Hokkaido
premium raw milk are the preferred choice of businesses demanding safe, high-quality ingredients. Yotsuba’s
outstanding Hokkaido products are turned into a variety of other items for consumption, including confectionery,bread and beverages, and contribute to enrich Japanese cuisine.

Yotsuba
Joint
Purchasing

Further enhancing our good relationships
with consumers and producers
Milk and dairy products are now part and parcel of the Japanese diet.
We at Yotsuba are fully aware that, rather than simply manufacturing products
for sale, we also play an important role in food culture.
We therefore value discourse with dairy farmers and consumers alike.

Sapporo Paseo Branch

New Chitose Airport BranchTokyo Skytree Town Soramachi Branch

Collaboration with joint purchase groups
Yotsuba Milk’s joint purchase movement began in 1972 when food safety issues gained nationwide attention in Japan.
The movement originated with the first tasting and market launch of Hokkaido milk – Yotsuba 3.4 Milk –in Tokyo at an event that earned the approval of joint purchase groups. Since then, ongoing efforts have been
made to bring together Hokkaido and Japan’s main island of Honshu, rural and urban areas,and dairy farmers and consumers via the medium of milk. Yotsuba initially delivered only Ultra-high-temperature (UHT) milk,
which was followed by high-temperature short-time (HTST) milk (with its fresh flavor preserved thanks toa low pasteurization temperature) and then non-GMO milk (from cattle raised on non-genetically modified organism feed).
Since 2014, Yotsuba has delivered non-homogenized milk produced by designated farmers.
Only fresh milk output from grazing livestock farms certified by the Japan
Grassland Agriculture and Forage Seed Association is used to make this product.

Efforts to publicize the appeal of dairy farming and milk
The Tokachi Main Factory runs the Oishisa Massugu Kan exhibition facility featuring display panels with information on
dairy farming and the dairy industry. The facility also highlights milk production methods by providing visitors with opportunities toobserve actual processes and to view related images and dioramas. At the Milk & Parfait Yotsuba White Cosy coffee shops
in JR Sapporo Station, New Chitose Airport and Tokyo Skytree Town Soramachi, dishes and desserts made with focus on
Yotsuba milk and dairy products give customers full enjoyment of Yotsuba’ s outstanding line-up.

Yotsuba
Environmental
MeasuresYotsuba – aiming to protect naturein co-existence with it
The success of dairy farming in Hokkaido is entirely thanks to the prefecture’s
magnificent natural environment. Yotsuba – a company established by dairy farmers –promotes environmental activities based on a strong awareness of the importance ofprotecting and co-existing with nature.

ISO 14001 certification for all our Hokkaido factories
Yotsuba runs a company-wide environmental conservation promotion system, and encourages environmentally friendly
corporate activities based on the Yotsuba Milk Product Environmental Charter.
We have obtained ISO 14001 certification – an international standard for environmental management systems –for our Tokachi Main, Konsen, Okhotsk Kitami and Soya factories.

Efforts to protect the environment in conjunction with local communities
As our Soya Factory stands adjacent to the splendid Beniya Natural Flower Garden, we consider its premises
to be part of the garden. We contribute to environmental conservation and symbiosis based on fauna and flora throughthe environmental management system (EMS) and other green initiatives.
At the Tokachi Main Factory and the Konsen Factory (both surrounded by residential districts and riverside areas),
we volunteer to help with environmental conservation activities in local communities every year and strive
to keep the environment clean and make it more beautiful through efforts such as litter collection.
At the Yotsuba Forest in Tomakomai City, we clear woodland undergrowth regularly in order to enable appropriate
forest management and encourage rapid seedling development.

Striving to reduce CO2 for the future
To reduce CO2 emissions, we have installed waste-heat recovery equipment to allow the reuse of exhaust gas
heat from boilers at the Tokachi Main, Konsen, Okhotsk Kitami and Tokyo factories.
LNG ( liquefied natural gas) is also used as a manufacturing heat source at the Tokachi Main Factory.
We have also conducted other carefully planned activities, such as improving product delivery efficiency
based on a review of delivery systems and switching over to ecologically friendly company cars.

Returning clean water to nature
At our factories, including the Tokachi Main Factory, organic matter and suspended substances containedin effluent are removed through biological treatment, and clean water is released into a river.
Biological treatment is a technique for decomposing organic matter in wastewater using microorganisms.
We will carry on our wastewater purification efforts to ensure that animals
and plants in watersides areas continue to thrive.

Introduction – Yotsuba Products
Milk
Producer-designated Yotsuba Milk
Yotsuba Premium Milk
Yotsuba Hokkaido Konsen Milk
Yotsuba Hokkaido Tokachi Karoyaka Shibori Milk
Yotsuba Premium Low-fat Milk, etc.

ButterYotsuba Butter
Yotsuba Traditional Butter
Yotsuba Cultured Butter
Yotsuba Hokkaido Cultured Butter
Yotsuba Butter for BreadYotsuba Cultured Butter for Bread, etc.

CheeseYotsuba Hokkaido Tokachi 100 Camembert Cheese
Yotsuba Hokkaido Tokachi 100 Cheese Fondue
Yotsuba Hokkaido Tokachi 100 Three Kinds of Cheese
Yotsuba Hokkaido Tokachi 100 Gouda
Yotsuba Hokkaido Tokachi 100 Cheddar
Yotsuba Hokkaido Tokachi 100 Cream Cheese
Yotsuba Hokkaido Tokachi 100 Smooth Cheese Spread
Yotsuba Hokkaido Tokachi 100 Smoked Cheese, etc.

Other
Yotsuba Pure Fresh Cream
Yotsuba Tokachi Vanilla Ice Cream
Yotsuba Hokkaido Tokachi Plain Yogurt Seinyu 100
Yotsuba Skim Milk Powder, etc.

Dairy products for commercial use
We provide a wide variety of products to meet customer needs,
including powdered milk, butter, cream, evaporated milk andcheese.

Company Profile

Established

January 1967

Head office

Shindori 20-chome 3, Otofuke, Kato-gun, Hokkaido (registered address)
Hokuno Bldg., Kita 4-jo Nishi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido (actual place of business)

Description of
main business

Production and sales of milk and dairy products

Main banks

Hokkaido Credit Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives

Business year

April 1 to March 31

Capital¥3.1 billion

Representative

Ichiro Horibe, President

Turnover¥95.0 billion yen ( FY 2013)

Raw milk purchased

680,000 t ( FY 2013 )No. of employees

796 (as of March 31, 2014 )Corporate History
1966

Decision taken at the Conference of the Heads ofAgricultural Cooperatives in Tokachi to build a factory

1967

Established as Hokkaido Kyodo Milk Products Co., Ltd.
Tokachi Factory (now the Tokachi Main Factory) completed
Butter and powdered skimmed milk manufacture initiated1969

Milk factory completed; sales of Yotsuba 3.4 Milk commenced

1970

Tokachi Factory’s second processing plant completed

1972

Sales of milk products expanded outside Hokkaido

Tokachi Factory upon completion of construction

Name changed to Hokkaido Nokyo Milk Products Co., Ltd.
1973

Konsen Factory completed

1974

Kitami Factory (now the Okhotsk Kitami Factory) completed

1976

Konsen Factory’s milk plant completed
Tokachi Sales Office (now the Doto Sales Office) established

1978

Tokachi Factory’s milk plant completed

1981

Osaka Distribution Center (now the Osaka Branch Office) established

1982

Tokyo Distribution Center (now the Tokyo Branch Office) established
Tokachi Factory’s Cheddar cheese plant completed

1983

Head Office relocated to Sapporo

1984

Soya Factory completed

1986

Name changed to Yotsuba Milk Products Co., Ltd.

1987

Asahikawa Sales Office (now the Dohoku Sales Office) established1988

Yotsuba Research Center (now the R&D Center) completed

1992

Tokyo Factory completed
Tokachi Factory’s Camembert cheese plant completed

1998

HACCP certification obtained (milk section)

1999

HACCP certification obtained (processed milk, milk drinks, cream and skim milk section)

2001

ISO 14001 certification obtained (Tokachi Main, Konsen, Okhotsk Kitami and Soya factories)

2004

Tokachi Main Factory’s new milk plant completed

2006

HACCP certification obtained (skim milk section)

2007

Okhotsk Kitami Factory’s dairy product processing facilities completed

2010

Cheese R&D Center established

2011

Tokachi Main Factory’s butter / liquid-product manufacturing facilities completed

2013

Tokachi Main Factory’s milk powder product manufacturing facilities completed

Administrative and Sales Branch Offices

Head Office

Hokuno Bldg. 12F, Kita 4-jo Nishi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Tel: 011-222-1311

R&D Center

Wattsu 465-1, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
Tel: 011-377-5561

Cheese R&D Center

Shindori 20-chome 3, Otofuke, Kato-gun, Hokkaido
Tel: 0155-45-4001

Tokachi Main Factory

Shindori 20-chome 3, Otofuke, Kato-gun, Hokkaido
Tel: 0155-42-2121

Konsen FactoryOtanoshike 127, Kushiro, Hokkaido
Tel: 0154-57-4191

Okhotsk Kitami Factory Motonishi 141, Shokotsu-cho, Mombetsu, Hokkaido
Tel: 0158-24-5931
Soya Factory

Chifuku 2-chome 4, Hamatonbetsu, Esashi-gun, Hokkaido
Tel: 01634-2-2332

Tokyo Factory

Yakoshinmei 1-chome 6-1, Sakae, Inba-gun, Chiba
Tel: 0476-95-7768

Tokyo Branch Office

Sumitomo Seimei Kodenma-cho Bldg. 4F, Nihonbashi Kodenma-cho 11-9, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-5640-4280

Osaka Branch Office

Nakatsu Daiichi Rich Bldg. 5F, Nakatsu 1-chome 11-11, Kita-ku, Osaka
Tel: 06-6376-2661

Hokkaido Branch Office Naebo-cho 11-chome 3-36, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Tel: 011-350-1428
Doto Sales Office

Shindori 20-chome 3, Otofuke, Kato-gun, Hokkaido
Tel: 0155-42-2100

Dohoku Sales Office

Nagayama-kita 2-jo 10-chome 1-6, Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Tel: 0166-40-4280

Tokachi Main Factory
Start of operation: October 1967
Main products: milk, partially skimmed milk, low-fat milk, processed milk, milk drinks, yogurt,
skim milk powder, evaporated milk, butter, cream, natural cheese (e.g., Cheddar, Gouda, Camembert),
whey powder, ice cream

Konsen Factory
Start of operation: September 1973
Main products: milk, skim milk powder, cream, evaporated milk

Okhotsk Kitami Factory
Start of operation: July 1974
Main products: skim milk powder, butter, cream, evaporated milk

Soya Factory
Start of operation: April 1984
Main products: whole milk powder, natural cheese (Gouda)

Soya Factory
Okhotsk Kitami FactoryTokyo Factory
Konsen Factory

Start of operation: March 1992
Dohoku Sales Office

Main product: cream

Head Office / Hokkaido Branch Office

R&D Center

Tokachi Main Factory
Cheese R&D Center

Doto Sales Office

Tokyo Branch Office

Tokyo Factory

Osaka Branch Office

Yotsuba group companies
Yotsuba Logistics Co., Ltd. (Otofuke, Kato-gun, Hokkaido)
Kumiai Milk Products Co., Ltd. (Asahikawa, Hokkaido)
Yotsuba Techno Service Co., Ltd. (Otofuke, Kato-gun, Hokkaido)
Tomin Auto Transport Co., Ltd. (Kazo, Saitama)