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Everything you need to cover OMNEX is on this page — company facts, story angles, the founder's background, and how to reach us. Figures here are verified and free to quote with attribution to OMNEX CO., LTD.
Fact sheet
About OMNEX — boilerplate
OMNEX CO., LTD. is a Japan-based food supply-chain development and business-coordination company. Built on more than 40 years of Japan–Vietnam trade, OMNEX connects overseas factories with buyers in Japan and worldwide — coordinating quality, pricing, logistics, and documentation on a performance-based model with zero upfront fees. Headquartered in Ehime, Japan, with a branch office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Founder
Mr. Nobuyoshi Kan
Founder
A pioneer of Japan–Vietnam trade for over four decades and founder of Sakura Food Co., Ltd., one of the earliest Japanese–Vietnamese seafood joint ventures. He is known for turning Vietnamese pangasius into a staple of the Japanese market and for pioneering agricultural-byproduct trade between the two countries.
Story angles
Real, ready-to-report threads:
Vietnamese oysters, built for the Japanese market
OMNEX helped coordinate the development and commercialization of Vietnamese oyster products for Japan — meeting demanding quality, food-safety, traceability and cold-chain requirements. Now across 8 container shipments and growing.
An ultra-thin sweet potato slice, engineered for Japan
For a special-spec ultra-thin IQF sweet potato slice, OMNEX coordinated the match to Japan's exacting requirements from the raw-material stage — soil, growing method and agricultural-chemical control — through factory setup and production. ~350 MT supplied and ongoing.
A pioneer who built a seafood factory in Vietnam — back in 1995
OMNEX's founder, Mr. Nobuyoshi Kan, established Sakura Food Co., Ltd. in Nha Trang on 21 September 1995 — a 100% Japanese-invested seafood-processing and export venture that grew to 300+ employees. As one of the first Japanese entrepreneurs to build a seafood factory in Vietnam, he set a template that still drives OMNEX's oyster and sweet-potato work three decades later.
Among the first to export Vietnamese rice paper
Mr. Kan was also involved in some of the earliest exports of Vietnamese rice paper (bánh tráng) to overseas markets — an early example of opening a new Vietnamese product category abroad.
Achievement highlights
By product, route, and verified volume — counterparties withheld under NDA.
- IQF cooking oystersVietnam → Japan8 shipments · ~160–180 MT · ongoing
- IQF ultra-thin sweet potato slicesVietnam → Japan≈350 MT · ongoing
- Dehydrated potato flakesIndia → Japan≈140 MT
- IQF breaded oyster & tilapia karaageVietnam → USALaunch-ready
- Fried salmon skinVietnam → MalaysiaCommercialized
Manufacturer and customer names are withheld under non-disclosure agreements.
On confidentiality
Due to binding confidentiality obligations among multiple parties in the supply chain, OMNEX cannot disclose the identity of the manufacturer, customers, exact production location, or images from inside the facility. This confidentiality protects commercial relationships and does not prevent verification of the export achievement. Within the permitted scope, OMNEX can provide redacted documents and aggregated figures for journalistic verification.
In the media
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The bigger picture
This project shows that Vietnam's export opportunity lies not only in raw-material or cost advantages. The ability to meet standards, maintain consistent quality, manage the cold chain, and coordinate effectively with international customers is the real foundation for Vietnamese products to grow sustainably in demanding markets.
Media contact
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Headquarters
Ehime, Japan
Branch
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Languages
Japanese · Vietnamese · English
Response time
Within 24 hours on business days