Company overview

  • Trade Name
    Foremost Blue Seal, Ltd.
  • Established
    1948
  • Founding Anniversary
    1963/2/9
  • Main Office Address
    5-5-6 Makiminato, Urasoe City, Okinawa Prefecture 901-2610
  • Telephone Numbers
    • Representative
      +8198-877-5103
    • Operations Department
      +8198-877-5105
    • Supply Management Department
      +8198-877-5106
    • Management, General Affairs Department
      +8198-877-8490
    • Management Strategy Office
      +8198-877-5104
    • Merchandise Department
      +8198-877-5107
    • Gift center
      +8198-987-0855
  • FAX
    098-876-6499
  • Fax
    (Operations Line)
    098-877-9799
  • Capital
    100,000,000 yen
  • Business Operations
    • Sales of Ice cream
    • Sales of ice cream related goods
    • Sales of chilled sweets and dairy products
    • Management of Ice cream parlor
    • Franchiser of BLUE SEAL
    • Management of hug 3 do(hug-san-do)
  • Representative
    Representative Director: Takuma Murakami
  • Employees
    282employees (including ordinary fixed-term employee and part-time)as of 2024/3/31.
  • Banks of Transactions
    Okinawa Bank,Ryukyu Bank,Kaiho Bank, MUFG Bank

history

  • 1948
    Founded in present-day Gushikawa City, Okinawa Prefecture under a contract with the United States.
  • 1963
    Established in Urasoe City, Okinawa Prefecture as an affiliate of California-based International Dailies, Inc. Blue Seal BigDip Makiminato store opened.
  • 1972
    Japanese government approval to acquire shares.
  • 1976
    Changed the company name from International Dare's (Ryukyu) to Formost Blue Seal Co., Ltd.
  • 1978
    Approved by the Japanese government to expand business outside Okinawa Prefecture
  • 1984
    Transfer of stocks to Friesland Food Co.
  • 1990
    Come under the umbrella of Holland-based company, International division of Friesland Frico Domo .
  • 1994
    Opened Yaeyama Sales Office in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture.
  • 1996
    Transfer of stocks to the Pokka Corporation and coming under the umbrella of the Pokka Group.
  • 2002
    Established M & B Co., Ltd. through production integration with Okinawa Meiji Dairy Co., Ltd.
  • 2004
    Opened "BLUE SEAL restaurant On Dish" next to the directly managed Big Dip Makiminato store.
  • 2013
    "Became a member of the Sapporo Group through the business integration of Sapporo Beverage Co., Ltd. and Pokka Corporation.
    The brand mark has been renewed and the name of the directly managed store ""Big Dip"" has been unified to ""Blue Seal""."
  • 2015
    Closure of Blue Seal Restaurant "On Dish".
  • 2016
    Opened ice cream experience-based facility "BLUE SEAL ICE PARK" at the place formerly was "On Dish".
  • 2017
    Awarded Intellectual property distinguished service award "Minister of METI Recognition".
  • 2020
    Opened specialty ice cream sandwich store "hug 3do" as a new brand.