Calbee Kaitsuka Sweet Potato, Inc.

Calbee Kaitsuka Sweet Potato, Inc., located in Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Prefecture, processes, wholesales, and retails sweet potatoes.

Established in 1975 as a distributor primarily supplying baked sweet potato sellers, the company has grown to supply around 24,000 tonnes of sweet potatoes per year from approximately 600 farms in the Rokko region of Ibaraki Prefecture, particularly around Hokota city.

The company's product line comprises several sweet potato types, including Benitenshi, Beniazuma, and Hanamurasaki. These sweet potatoes are available in a variety of forms, including raw, cut, frozen paste, frozen baked, candied, and dried, to meet the needs of a wide range of customers.

Calbee Kaitsuka Sweet Potato became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calbee, Inc. in 2020, and the company's present name was adopted in 2023.