About ichiban

Our Vision

“To build and maintain a profitable, customer-focused food business through high quality, innovative products that are an inspiration to the market and which will appeal to all generations.”


Quality

Sushi rolls on slateHere at ichiban UK, we pride ourselves on the high quality of the sushi we produce and believe customers should have the best possible product. Our view is that this should never be compromised, therefore we have a dedicated team of Quality Assessors working round the clock to ensure all our products meet the high standards we have in place. Our site maintains BRC AA Accreditation as well as a 5 star EHO food safety rating.


Authenticity

Plate of sushi on red backgroundJapanese authenticity is at the heart of everything we do at ichiban. We use traditional Japanese methods in the production of our sushi, topping all our nigiri blocks by hand so that every topping is placed accurately and neatly on the block of rice. Last year we topped 21 million nigiri blocks, all done by hand!


Innovation

Plate of sushi on blue background

A company with creativity at the core of our values, our enthusiasm for bringing innovative sushi products to the market never fades. We are proud to have received customer awards for our development work, and for our products themselves; but the real award lies in seeing our products being enjoyed by consumers across the country. Our team work with a customer focused and creative attitude to develop products that give an innovative and Western twist on traditional Japanese sushi. We believe in working together with our suppliers to bring new and exciting products into the sushi market.


Market Knowledge

Sushi rolls on orange

Here at ichiban we pride ourselves on really understanding the sushi market and why people love to buy sushi. It’s that knowledge that helps us work together with our retail partners to build better product ranges that our customers really want to buy.


EnvironmentSuffolk countryside

Our factory nestles in the heart of idyllic Suffolk countryside, we are continuously aware of the environment around us and our impact upon it. We are committed to becoming a greener company and have set the following targets in place to achieve this:

– 15% Carbon reduction over the next 3 years
– 5% Water use reduction over the next 3 years
– Installation of biomass boiler to reduce CO2 levels by 665 tonnes
– 99.9% of our waste is recycled