Kaminashi to Host Seminar with Echigo Seika on Achieving FSSC 22000 through Frontline-Led DX

Kaminashi Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Hiroto Morooka; hereinafter "Kaminashi"), provider of the frontline DX platform "Kaminashi" series, will broadcast an online seminar co-hosted with Echigo Seika Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagaoka City, Niigata; Representative Director: Tadahiko Yoshihara; hereinafter "Echigo Seika") starting Friday, June 26, 2026. The seminar, titled "Behind the Scenes of Frontline-Led DX: How Echigo Seika Achieved FSSC 22000 - The Full Story of Transformation Aimed at a Halved Workforce in 10 Years," will be available for three days only. (Free of charge, pre-registration required)

[Event Details & Registration] https://kaminashi.jp/seminar/detail/20260626

Background

As the food manufacturing industry continues to face severe labor shortages and recruitment difficulties, Echigo Seika Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of rice crackers and other products in Niigata Prefecture, was facing the realistic prediction that "the workforce will be halved in 10 years." To break through this critical situation and achieve the major goal of acquiring "FSSC 22000 certification" to strengthen overseas exports, the company began considering the introduction of a system to promote frontline digital transformation (DX).

However, a difference of opinion arose with the management, who emphasized integration with the core ERP system for company-wide optimization. Prioritizing ERP integration would increase operational costs and the burden on the frontline, distancing them from the crucial goal of acquiring FSSC 22000 certification. Caught between management's demands and the frontline's ideals, Miho Katagiri, Deputy Plant Manager of the Katakai Plant, decided to prioritize "frontline usability" and set out to build consensus with the management.

In this seminar, Echigo Seika's Representative Director Mr. Yoshihara and Katakai Plant Deputy Manager Ms. Katagiri, who personally faced these challenges and drove internal transformation, will take the stage. They will reveal the real behind-the-scenes story of how they achieved consensus with management—a challenge faced by many companies—including their approach and how they balanced "system requirements demanded by the company" with "frontline usability." Furthermore, they will explain in detail the processes and ingenuities of "education and structuring" to ensure the tool is firmly adopted and established among frontline workers who are unfamiliar with digitalization after the system's introduction.

Event Overview

Seminar Name: Behind the Scenes of Frontline-Led DX: How Echigo Seika Achieved FSSC 22000 - The Full Story of Transformation Aimed at a Halved Workforce in 10 Years

Broadcast Dates & Times: You can choose a convenient date and time to watch from the following options. Friday, June 26, 2026, 13:00 - 14:00 Monday, June 29, 2026, 13:00 - 14:00 Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 13:00 - 14:00 *The broadcast content is the same for all sessions.

Location: Online

Participation Fee: Free (Pre-registration required. A URL to participate will be sent via email to registrants)

Presenting Companies: Echigo Seika Co., Ltd., Kaminashi Inc.

Registration URL: https://kaminashi.jp/seminar/detail/20260626

Speakers

Mr. Tadahiko Yoshihara, Representative Director and President, Echigo Seika Co., Ltd. Born in 1971. Joined Echigo Seika after graduating from the Faculty of Science, Niigata University in 1997. Appointed as a Director in 2009. Served as head of the purchasing department, focusing on finance. Became Managing Director in 2017, Senior Managing Director in 2018, and Representative Director and President in 2019.

Ms. Miho Katagiri, Deputy Plant Manager, Katakai Plant, Echigo Seika Co., Ltd. Joined Echigo Seika in 2008 and has worked at the Katakai Plant for 19 years. After serving for about 3 years on the launch team for new rice cracker products, she was in charge of quality control for about 11 years. She currently supports the Plant Manager in overall plant management, with a focus on quality control, as Deputy Plant Manager.

Mr. Hiroto Morooka, Representative Director and CEO, Kaminashi Inc. After graduating from Keio University's Faculty of Economics in 2009, he worked in sales at Recruit Staffing. Joined his family business, World Enterprise Co., Ltd., in 2012, and founded Kaminashi Inc. in December 2016 to solve the frontline pains he experienced there. Developed the frontline DX platform "Kaminashi" to streamline the operations of non-desk workers.

About the Frontline DX Platform "Kaminashi" Series

The frontline DX platform "Kaminashi" is a suite of cloud services that deploys multifaceted solutions centered on "tasks, people, and equipment," which are the cornerstones of frontline management. It offers a wide lineup of products, including "Kaminashi Report" for digitizing frontline forms, as well as tools for equipment maintenance, employee training, and communication. By integrating and utilizing frontline information on the cloud that was previously fragmented by analog processes, it dramatically increases productivity and builds a smart work environment where any non-desk worker can thrive.

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Kaminashi Inc.

Company Name: Kaminashi Inc. Location: 3F Kanda Kadouchi Building, 3-7 Kanda Kajicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Representative: Hiroto Morooka, Representative Director and CEO Established: December 2016 Business Description: Development and provision of the frontline DX platform "Kaminashi" series URL: https://corp.kaminashi.jp