In pursuit of producing high quality tapioca pearls,
we have an ISO22000 certified factory in Hokkaido – known for clean air and water,
where we manufacture tapioca pearls under strict and high standards.

Now with its Headquarter in Tokyo and the manufacturing site in Hokkaido,
Tapioca Express was established in 2009 by Kosuke Minami and Wataru Hirose,
originally as an importer of Taiwanese Tapioca Pearls.

Soon after the establishment,
we had developed frozen quick Tapioca which can be ready to serve immediately by reheating in a microwave or in boiling water,
with aims to cater to food businesses considering to include Tapioca on their menus.

20XX Built our first in-house factory in Sapporo, Hokkaido (Honmachi)
2019 Built our second in-house factory in Sapporo, Hokkaido (Shiraishi)
2020 Received ISO22000 for our Shiraishi factory

We bring to you Japan’s high quality control standards not only through the accreditation of ISO22000,
but making sure that our onsite staff are highly trained and well aware of the importance of world class quality and food management.

We as a Japanese company,
are known to the world to provide utmost and timely response to resolve issues,
but most importantly work together with our clients from the get go to avoid issues from arising.

We guarantee the provision of a stable,
high quality product.

Japanese companies are known for their well-mannered style of business culture in which we put ourselves in our client's shoes,
and work together to avoid troubles.

Our tapioca pearls have a smooth, silky surface with a chewy texture addictive to the palette.

With higher adaptability to water (moisture),
our products tend to maintain its firmness even when the pearls are soaked in syrup for a prolonged time after they are boiled.

One of our strengths in production is the clean air and water in Hokkaido.

Along with the cooler temperature in Hokkaido,
our strict hygiene control and food safety management enables us to maintain a world class clean production environment.

We are proud to say that our production facility meets one of the world’s most strict Japanese food production sanitary standards,
where the viable bacteria count must consistently be below 10 to the first power.

Our Tapioca Pearls are made in Japan,
and we are the only all Japan manufacture.

We are the largest manufacturer of Tapioca pearls in Japan.

We are the number one brand in Japan,
offering our customers genuine and highest quality Tapioca Pearls.

Our products have the largest market share in Japan.

Our production staff are diligent and hard working with high work standards,
enabling for high productivity.

Our products have been introduced by several mainstream Japanese media networks,
as well as being highly recommended by famous Tapioca
influencers on social media.

Our clients consists of more than 75% of top ranked shops in the Tapioca
Grand Prix (in Japan).

Our production facilities in Sapporo, Hokkaido have been accredited ISO22000,
a stricter certification than the ISO9001.

With this higher accreditation we aim to not only produce genuine and high quality Japanese Tapioca Pearls,
but it is also our goal to pursue development of new products to meet growing demand for Tapioca pearls.

Current shelf life of our tapioca pearls are appx 8 months at room temprature*.

This shelf life will enable our clients to store large quantities for a longer than average time.

(*NOTE: we are currently researching for ways to develop a product with a shelf life