Nick Sakagami, who was responsible for Kindai Tuna’s expansion into the United States, will be in charge of overseas business development at Daybreak.

Nick Sakagami, who was responsible for Kindai Tuna’s expansion into the US, is appointed in charge of overseas business development at Daybreak ​
Daybreak Co., Ltd. Press release: November 6, 2024 Nick Sakagami, who was responsible for Kindai Tuna’s expansion into the United States, will be in charge of overseas business development at Daybreak. Daybreak Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Masayuki Kinoshita), which operates a platform for product planning and development of special refrigeration technology and high-quality frozen products, is expanding its frozen food business globally using special
refrigeration technology. We would like to announce that Mr. Nick Sakagami has been appointed as the person in charge of overseas business development. Daybreak is a food tech company whose mission is to “create a better future for everyone from producers to consumers,” and proposes new possibilities for food from both special
refrigeration technology and big data. In July 2023, we achieved a total of 2 billion yen in funding in the Series B round, and have continued to expand our recognition in Japan and make full-fledged expansion overseas, including North America and Southeast Asian countries. In the future, we will build a global platform to distribute authentic Japanese food around the world by planning and developing original products that utilize special refrigeration, and establishing channels to distribute them. We plan to spread the word. In order to export high-quality specialty frozen foods from Japan to the rest of the world, we develop products suitable for each area, create a global distribution network, and build a cold chain that implements strict temperature control to deliver while ensuring frozen quality. is required. In order to resolve these issues, we have invited Mr. Nick Sakagami, who is familiar with the distribution and logistics of marine resources in the United States. With the participation of Nick Sakagami, who has deep knowledge of overseas food distribution and aquaculture situations, we will strive to resolve cross-border food issues and improve the value of frozen foods. About Nick Sakagami
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After graduating from Kaisei High School (Tokyo), he moved to the United States to study at the University of Southern California (USC). After launching the U.S. business of a small Japanese advertising agency and serving as the sales manager for a Korean fresh fish wholesaler in Los Angeles, in 2001 he started a company as co-owner of a trading company that imports fresh tuna from the Taiwanese longline fishing fleet. We established bases in Los Angeles and New York to build a nationwide chilled distribution network. NNPR was established in 2003 with the purpose of disseminating Japanese aquaculture technology to the world. Since 2007, he has been involved in branding and sales of Kindai Tuna in the United States. In 2009, he obtained the fish meister qualification. In 2018, he sold his shares in a trading company that imports fresh tuna and exited. In 2019, he published an English-translated book in the United States about sushi and seafood related to sushi. It is currently translated into five languages. Since the coronavirus, we have provided consulting services to aquaculture companies in Norway, Mexico, and other countries. Most recently, he led the development of the U.S. market for Umitron, a startup that utilizes space engineering in aquaculture technology and contributes to improving the productivity of Japan’s aquaculture industry. In order to deliver delicious food to more people around the world, we are passionate about conveying Japan’s food production, processing and preservation techniques, as well as our culture behind them, to other countries. Appointment comment Having been in the fresh food industry for a long time, I am confident that I have a deep understanding of the potential of innovation in refrigeration technology. Daybreak’s special refrigeration technology aims to “give new life to food, convey this Japanese technology to other countries, and contribute to improving the world’s food situation.” We also intend to promote overseas projects as a “boost on the ground.” What is Daybreak’s special refrigeration? It is a technology that achieves even higher quality freezing by following special technology for each freezing medium in quick freezing. In the case of general freezing, when passing through the temperature range where the water inside the cells turns into ice (ice crystal formation temperature range: 0°C to -5°C), the ice crystals become severely distorted, damaging the cells and causing texture problems. This may cause loss of flavor. Rapid freezing, on the other hand, minimizes the expansion of ice crystals and cell damage by cooling quickly and uniformly, thereby preventing the loss of flavor components. Furthermore, special refrigeration incorporates special technologies such as generating airflow to quickly freeze food without drying it out, making it possible to maintain shape and quickly freeze freshly cooked and hot food. It makes it possible to rapidly freeze foodstuffs, which was previously considered difficult, and produces frozen foodstuffs of higher quality than ever before.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/42920/83/42920-83-fe9b7a0daadea51bcf5e3946ca8a5339-1843×525.png About the special refrigerator “Artlock Freezer” The special refrigeration machine “Artlock Freezer” is a special refrigeration machine that Daybreak independently developed based on 10 years of research on food ingredients and customer feedback. It was launched in October 2021, and has been introduced by more than 700 companies in two and a half years. In August 2022, many food business operators won the 26th Commercial Processed Food Hit Award/Food Service Industry Contribution Award (sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) sponsored by Japan Shokuryo Shimbun. is supported by About Daybreak Co., Ltd. We were founded in 2013 as the only company in Japan specializing in special refrigeration machines, with the mission of “Creating a better future for everyone from producers to consumers.” We offer “Freezing as a Service” that utilizes special refrigeration technology, such as sales and installation support of special freezers to food businesses (restaurants, food manufacturers, producers, etc.), and distribution business of special frozen ingredients “Art Rock Food”. R) (FaaS(R))”. In October 2021, we launched the special refrigerator “Artlock Freezer” developed in-house, and it has been installed in over 700 companies in two and a half years. As a pioneer in special refrigeration, Daybreak will continue to develop and promote business that solves all issues in food distribution. *“Special Freezing (TM),” “Art Lock (R),” “Art Lock Food (TM),” “Freezing as a Service (R),” and “FaaS (R)” are trademarks or trademarks registered by Daybreak Co., Ltd. Application is in progress.