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About JVFood

Bridging Japan and Vietnam through trusted food trade.

JVFood is a bilingual B2B marketplace operated by Kitamura, built to make the Vietnam ⇄ Japan food trade lane transparent, verifiable, and direct.

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Operators

Operated by the Kitamura group, Kyoto and Ho Chi Minh City.

The group's Vietnam work began in 2008 when the founders visited the Mekong Delta in search of aquaculture feed. KITAMURA VIETNAM was incorporated in 2022 to formalize that work alongside the Kyoto parent.

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Legal partner

SBLAW handles the Vietnam legal layer.

SBLAW is the Vietnamese business law firm partnered with the Kitamura group. They cover the Vietnam side of every JVFood transaction: contract drafting, foreign-investment licensing, customs compliance, IP protection, and dispute resolution.

~40 lawyers and legal professionals across offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Offices
Kinh Do Building, 292 Tay Son, Dong Da, Hanoi
PDD Building, 162 Pasteur Street, District 1, HCMC
Hotline
+84 904 340 664
Timeline

From a Mekong Delta visit to a bilingual marketplace.

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); }; const Contact = ({ onNavigate }) => { const vp = useViewport(); const [type, setType] = useState("buyer"); const [sent, setSent] = useState(false); return (
Contact

Talk to a trade manager.

Whether you're sourcing, selling, or partnering, a senior team member replies within 1 business day in English, Japanese, or Vietnamese.

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Message received.

A senior trade manager will reply within 1 business day.

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