On October 23, Suzuyo announced that its Sakado Logistics Center in Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture, which serves as a logistics base, received the "Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Award for Meritorious Service in Food Hygiene Business" for fiscal year 2025 as an excellent food hygiene facility.
<At the awards ceremony on October 16th, on the left is Mr. Hitoshi Ishii, President of Suzuyo Cargo Service North Kanto, and on the right is Mr. Yusuke Masuoka, General Manager of Suzuyo Third DC Business Division.>
The Sakado Logistics Center is a dedicated food facility that, in addition to storing food products, also holds a confectionery manufacturing license and handles distribution and processing operations. The award was given in recognition of the high level of improvement in general hygiene management achieved through steady and thorough efforts in hygiene management, including the thorough implementation of 5S activities and the installation of clean rooms, as well as the focus on strengthening the management system, such as the reliable avoidance of foreign object contamination risks caused by workers and processes, pest and rodent control measures, regular stool examinations for employees, and the continuous implementation of hygiene training.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare implements this award system with the aim of recognizing facilities that have made outstanding contributions to the dissemination and improvement of food hygiene and the guidance and development of the industry, so that they can serve as models for others.
<Suzuyo Sakado Logistics Center>
■Suzuyo Sakado Logistics Center Overview
Location: 6-24-2 Nissai Hanamizuki, Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture
Site area: 2676.3 m2 (approximately 811 tsubo)
Main products handled: Food
Facility functions: bonded warehouse, clean room,
Temperature control equipment (refrigeration and freezing)
