Food processing and packaging company tna solutions has opened a new office in Japan and launched a new Japanese website.
Located in central Tokyo in the Marunouchi district, the new office will host technical support and sales staff to directly support the Japanese market with more food technology solutions and innovation, according to the company.
Tna’s Japanese operations will be headed up by Shuntaro Yamasaki, who recently joined the business as general manager – tna Japan.
Yamasaki will head up a team supporting local food manufacturers with tna’s start-to-finish solutions – from processing, cooling, coating, distribution, seasoning, weighing, bagging, inserting and labelling, metal detection, verification, controls systems through to end-of-line equipment.
Tna Asia GM Paul Webster says he's "thrilled" to open an on-the-ground office in Japan.
"We’ve been operating in the Japanese market for a couple of years now and have been able to build up a solid local customer base," he says.
"However, as tna has grown and added more brands to its portfolio, so has the interest in our expanding range of turnkey solutions, and we felt it was time to further establish our local presence in such a highly innovative and flourishing market.
"The opening of tna Japan k.k. is an exciting milestone for us and yet another important step in our global expansion strategy, which now consists of 30 offices around the world.”
Joining tna as general manager for Japan, Shuntaro Yamasaki brings with him over eight years of experience in the packaging and processing industry.
“The Japanese food processing market is unique in many ways,” Yamasaki says.
“Japanese customers have some of the highest expectations when it comes to product quality and put immense value on outstanding customer service and business practice.
"At the same time, the Japanese food and manufacturing industry is considered to be one of the most innovative markets in the world, making it a great fit for a company like tna."
The new website, www.tnasolutions.co.jp, shows tna’s portfolio of turnkey products and services, enabling Japanese visitors to easily find the right solutions.
It includes an extensive library of brochures, product sell sheets and demo videos, technical white papers and solution-based blogs.
