Sakamoto Poultry - From egg production to sales. The commitment of an egg shop that grows with the times.

The Evolving Egg Shop is located in Mizushima, Kurashiki City.

Sakamoto Egg Co., Ltd. was established in 1966 as a wholesale business delivering eggs to local stores.

They provide ingredients for industrial catering to companies in the Mizushima Industrial Complex, supporting one of Japan's leading industrial regions through eggs.

Recently, due to the decline in egg prices and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have shifted their main business from sales to companies to selling eggs and side dishes to general customers.

At the direct sales office of Sakamoto Egg, you can see local people lining up from the morning.

Sakamoto Egg is a shop that has grown while adapting to the changes of the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras.

I spoke with the representative director of Sakamoto Egg, Sakamoto Akiyoshi, about their business so far.

Let's take a look behind the scenes of Sakamoto Egg, which has led numerous businesses to success.

Introduction to Sakamoto Egg Co., Ltd.

This section introduces what kind of business Sakamoto Egg, a beloved egg shop in the community, is engaged in.

Let's look back at the history of Sakamoto Egg and examine its characteristics as an egg shop.

Overview of Sakamoto Egg

Sakamoto Egg Co., Ltd. is a company engaged in the wholesale of eggs located in the Mizushima area of Kurashiki City.

Founded in September 1966, it has been selling eggs sourced from poultry farms to local stores.

In addition to wholesale eggs, they also provide processed egg products such as rolled omelets as part of industrial catering to companies in the Mizushima Industrial Complex.

As a long-established company, they have supported Mizushima, which has one of Japan's leading industrial complexes, through eggs.

In November 2011, they established a poultry farm in Bisei-cho, Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture, to enable in-house egg production.

They have developed their own feed and continue to produce high-quality eggs.

In 2019, Sakamoto Egg renewed its brand image.

They began selling processed egg products that were previously produced for companies to general consumers as well.

They have opened direct sales offices in Mizushima, where their headquarters is located, and in Bisei-cho, where their poultry farm is located, actively serving as a beloved egg shop in the community.

The All-Rounder of Eggs

The characteristic of Sakamoto Egg is that they are focusing on all aspects of the egg business, including production, processing, and direct sales.

In the production process, they aim to improve egg quality by developing their own feed for the chickens.

In processing, they have developed side dishes such as egg sandwiches, creating popular products.

Sakamoto Egg has its own commitment in the processes of producing eggs and creating and selling products.

With strengths in all processes related to eggs, Sakamoto Egg is active as an all-round player in the egg industry.

Sakamoto Egg's Direct Sales Office

At Sakamoto Egg, freshly laid eggs and freshly made products are sold at the direct sales office.

The locations of the direct sales offices are in Minami-une, Kurashiki City, where the headquarters is located, and Hoshida, Bisei-cho, Ibara City, where the poultry farm is located.

Products such as Hoshi no Sato Tamago, produced at the poultry farm in Bisei-cho, and egg dishes like tamagoyaki, chawanmushi, and egg sandwiches made at Sakamoto Egg's processing plant are available in the store.

Additionally, there are products developed in collaboration with businesses within Okayama Prefecture.

The egg sandwich, a flagship product of Sakamoto Egg, is so popular that it often sells out, and there are people lining up even before the store opens.

Bisei Direct Sales Office

I visited the Bisei Direct Sales Office, which opened in 2021.

At the Bisei Direct Sales Office, there are not only Sakamoto Egg products but also production equipment for shipping eggs.

To allow customers to enjoy the process of how eggs are displayed in the store, they have placed some of the equipment used in the factory.

Equipment for washing eggs and equipment for sorting by weight were lined up.

▼ This is the device that lifts the eggs and places them on the transport platform.

The end of the vacuum cleaner has ten rubber suction cups that lift the eggs by sucking them up.

There were measures in place to gently transport the eggs to prevent them from breaking due to impact.

▼ The eggs roll along the conveyor to the next piece of equipment.

The destination of the conveyor is the washing device.

▼ This is the egg washing device.

Two rods with brushes rotate at high speed, polishing off dirt on the surface of the eggs.

Although it looked like they were spinning quite violently, the eggs were propelled by the brushes' contact and transported to the next device.

▼ Next is the sorting device that separates eggs by weight.

The eggs are sorted by weight and roll out onto a platform.

The sight of eggs rolling along the conveyor, one after another, is never boring to watch.

Not only for eating, but they are also showcasing the charm of eggs through viewing.

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