Company Information

Sanuki Menki Co., Ltd. is a long-established manufacturer of noodle machines in Japan with over 110 years of experience.
With about 40 locations in Japan and other countries, we help countless businesses and individuals to develop noodle businesses around the world.

Our strength lies in the fact that we do more than just sell noodle machines. We can provide comprehensive support to business owners, not only in terms of how to make delicious ramen and udon, but also in terms of expertise on operating restaurants that serve noodles and advice on management.

From ramen to udon, pasta, and soba, it is our mission and dream to help you bring your vision to life.
We hope you will allow us to support you in realizing your dream.

Our patents, trademarks, and other awards

・48 patents
・12 trademarks (including international trademarks)
・Invention Encouragement Prize (awarded four times)
・Science and Technology Agency Award
・Distinguished Service Award for Technology in the Food Industry
・Good Design Award
・Received the Mitoyo City Manufacturing Grand Prize and other awards

Company Outline

Company Name	Sanuki Menki Co., Ltd.
CEO	CEO Kaoru Nakano
Head Office / Factory	148-3 Shimokatsuma, Takase-cho, Mitoyo-shi, Kagawa, Japan 767-0011 Tel: +81-875-72-3145 (main phone) Fax: +81-875-73-5139 Email: sanuki@menki.co.jp
Offices	Tokyo Sales Office 9-8-12 Kamirenjaku, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, Japan 181-0012 TEL：0422-24-6966　FAX：0422-24-6967 Osaka Sales Office 2-16-21 Higashinakamoto, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan 537-0021 TEL：06-6974-3366　FAX：06-6974-3365 Fukuoka Sales Office Koragawa Bldg. 1F, 428-4 Nonakamachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, Japan 839-0862 TEL：0942-43-3197　FAX：0942-43-3210
Founded in	May 1, 1910
Established in	May 12, 1913
Capital	JPY 10,000,000
Business Activities	Noodle-making machine business Design and manufacture of compact machines for restaurant-use and mass production equipment for factory-use, support for the introduction of noodle-making machines Noodle-making process business Instruction on the noodle-making process, noodle school (Sanuki udon, ramen), development of noodle products

Sanuki Menki’s history

1910

Founded on May 1; began selling rice straw processing machines to western Japan
1965

Developed a machine to press udon (which was traditionally kneaded using the feet) by request from the Kagawa Prefecture health authorities
1968

Completed the SANUKI series for restaurants specializing in handmade noodles
1971

Established Sanuki Menki Co., Ltd. on May 12
1974

Completed the KONPIRA series of mass-production machines

1975

Opened a sales office in Osaka
Awarded the “Invention Encouragement Prize”
Developed the Rolling Press
1976

Established the Sanuki Udon Technical Center
Began offering technical training on Sanuki udon
1978

Awarded the “Invention Encouragement Prize”
1983

Completed the head office building and exhibition hall
1985

Received the “Distinguished Service Award for Technology in the Food Industry”
1988

Completed the “fully automatic knife-cut handmade noodle machine” with a built-in computer
Completed the “fully automatic double-aging system,” Japan’s first knife-cut handmade noodle machine capable of producing 5,000 servings per hour
Completed the “Sanuki Udon Information Plaza” technical training center
Received the Good Design Award in the display category
1989

Accredited as a “technical improvement business” by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
1990

Awarded the “Invention Encouragement Prize”
1991

Established a distribution center in Korea
1991

Received the Science and Technology Agency Award
1996

Awarded the “Special Prize” from the Japan Noodle Manufacturing Equipment Industry Association
2000

Completed the “viscosity system”
2003

Awarded the “Invention Encouragement Prize” for the “viscosity system”
2005

Launched the Kogane Udon Research Group; registered its trademark; established a sales office in Fukuoka
2008

Obtained seven new patents
2009

Developed the “Sanuki Shokunin Udon Robot,” a compact, fully automatic noodle-making machine
Obtained trademarks and utility model rights
2010

Celebrated our 100th year in business; established a sales office in Tokyo
2011

Established a joint venture company in Shanghai
2013

Established a joint venture company in Singapore
2014

Established distribution centers in LA, Chicago, Sydney, and Taiwan
2015

Established distribution centers in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Russia
Obtained a patent for our new viscosity system
2017

Received two patents related to the “multi-kneader”
2018

Opened the Sanuki Udon School and Ramen School in Korea
2019

Held our first workshops in Canada, Sydney, and Shanghai

Our Network

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North America

USA

J.C. Uni-tec Inc.
1467 W. 178th St., Suite 301, Gardena, CA 90248 USA
Tel: +1-310-323-5299
Fax: +1-310-323-1503
Email: sales@jcunitec.com

J.C. Uni-tec Inc.(East branch)
137 South Foley St., Bensenville, IL 60106 USA
Tel: +1-847-921-7200
Fax: +1-630-860-2015
Email: nk@kotakeinc.com

CANADA

Sanko Trading Co.
730 Queen St., West, Toronto,Ontario M6JIE8 Canada
Tel: +1-416-703-4550
Fax: +1-416-703-8593
Cell: +1-647-686-5419

Asia

SINGAPORE

Foodways Menki Asia Pte. Ltd.
6 Harper Road, #07-08 Leong Huat Building, Singapore 369674 Singapore
Tel: +65-6288-7374
Fax: +65-6287-3339
Email: chan_cs@highlightholding.com.sg

CHINA

Shanghai Foodways Co., Ltd.
Room I, 16F (Kai Kai Plaza), 888 Wan Hang Du Rd., Jing An, Shanghai 200042 China
Tel: +86-21-5237-5520
Fax: +86-21-5237-5519

HONG KONG

Hong Kong Packing Equipment Centre Ltd.
Unit 02-03, 21/F, CITIC Telecom Tower, 93 Kwai Fuk Road,
Kwai Chung, N.T., Hong Kong
Tel: +852-2610-2277
Email: info@hkpecmsg.com

TAIWAN

CHUANFA International Catering Ltd.
No.195, Sec. 3, Chongde Rd., Beitun Dist., Taichung City 406041, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel: +886-422479595
Fax: +886-422471010
Email: chuanfa.com.tw@gmail.com

KOREA

CHOE Won-young MITOYO UDO
Damji-ro 104st. 23-1, Seogu Incheon KOREA
Tel: +82-10-9438-6220
Email: sanuki2000@naver.com

CHOE Young-jin
Danggam-ro 17st. 9-1103, Jingu Busan KOREA
Tel: +82-70-8824-6698
Email: sanuki2000@naver.com

Jin Myung Fmc
13-2, Sundong-2Ri, Chowol-Myung, Kwangju-Kun, Kyonggi-Do, Korea
Tel: +82-31-765-5130
Email: jin0719@chol.com

Europe

NETHERLANDS

Biden V.O.F.
Joris Ivenslaan 29, 1325 LX, Almere, The Netherlands
Tel: +31-36-521-7689
Fax: +31-36-521-7689
Email: biden@tiscali.nl

FRANCE

Santop Sarl.
4 Rue Chabanais, Paris, 75002 France
Tel: +33-1-42-96-90-64
Fax: +33-9-56-00-52-23
Email: santop@free.fr

GERMANY

Treha Europe GmbH
Dorotheenstrase 80, 40235 Dusseldorf, Germany
Tel: +49-21199912355
Fax: +49-21199912356
Email: Yoshitomo.Hirasawa@me.com

Oceania

AUSTRALIA

Joseph Lee & Co.
Unit 9, 2 Rachael Close, Slough Business Park, Silverwater, NSW 2128 Australia
Tel: +61-2-9748-0868
Fax: +61-2-9748-0869
Email: jlpack@jlpackaging.com.au

Company Information

Our patents, trademarks, and other awards

Patent certificate: Method and device for changing the transport direction of noodles

Patent certificate: Flattened noodle dough machine for noodles with high water content

Patent certificate: Noodle dough-producing device and production method

Patent certificate: Production method for frozen noodles

Patent certificate: Noodle-making method and noodle-making device

Utility model right registration certificate: Handmade-style noodle-making machine

Utility model right registration certificate: Noodle strand cutting device

Trademark registration certificate: SANUKI Kogane Udon Research Group

Trademark registration certificate: Noodle Mecca

Invention Merit Award: Handmade-style udon production method

Invention Merit Award: Handmade-style udon production method

Invention Merit Award: Lengthwise/widthwise rolling device for producing handmade-style udon, soba, etc.

Invention Merit Award: Device for producing handmade and hand-rolled noodle dough

Invention Merit Award: Device for producing handmade and hand-rolled noodle dough

Science and Technology Agency Award

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Authorization NSF

Authorization CE・PN-16E

Authorization CE・TP-1E

Authorization UL

Company Driving Regional Growth

Company Outline

Sanuki Menki’s history

Our Network

North America

USA

CANADA

Asia

SINGAPORE

CHINA

HONG KONG

TAIWAN

KOREA

Europe

NETHERLANDS

FRANCE

GERMANY

Oceania

AUSTRALIA