Name

ICECO

Legal name

株式会社アイスコ

Website

https://iceco.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Frozen Food Distribution and Retail

NAICS

Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (42442)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Foods Distribution (CRAOABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Foods Wholesale (Packaged & Private Label) (AFAIAHAA), Frozen Food Cold Storage (TLALABAB), Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts Wholesale (AFAIAHAC), Bulk Frozen & Refrigerated Wholesale-to-Consumer (CRAHAMAL)

Keywords

• Frozen food distribution
• Cold chain logistics
• Wholesale distribution
• Supermarket operations
• Route sales services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanagawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Frozen Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale distribution of ice cream and frozen foods to drugstores and food supermarkets across Kanto and Tokai regions. Revenue generated from margin between purchase and selling prices, with approximately 90% delivered by company's own delivery staff.
2. Supermarket Retail: Operation of 7 'Super Seikenkan TAIGA' supermarkets in Kanagawa Prefecture, selling fresh produce, seafood, meat, and daily necessities directly to consumers.
3. FROZEN JOE'S Retail Stores: Frozen food specialty retail stores selling directly to individual consumers. Currently operating multiple locations including Motosumiyoshi Bremene-dori, Joinus Futamata-gawa, Yumegaoka Soratos, and Chofu PARCO stores.
4. Full Maintenance Service: Value-added service where company staff not only delivers products but also stocks shelves and manages inventory at retail locations. This creates customer stickiness and competitive advantage.
5. Private Brand Products: Development and sale of private brand products including TAIGA PREMIUM for supermarket stores and premium ice cream brands through partnerships with New Zealand manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ICECO operates a frozen food wholesale distribution business across the Kanto and Tokai regions of Japan, delivering ice cream and frozen foods to drugstores and food supermarkets with a unique "Full Maintenance Service" that includes shelf stocking and merchandising. The company also operates retail supermarket chains ("Super Seikenkan TAIGA" in Kanagawa) focused on fresh produce, seafood, and meat, plus frozen food specialty retail stores under the "FROZEN JOE'S" brand. Private brand products such as TAIGA PREMIUM and premium New Zealand-sourced ice cream (Anness) round out the offering.

Product overview

ICECO operates two core business segments: (1) Frozen/Frozen Food Wholesale Business (フローズン事業) distributing ice cream and frozen foods to drug stores and supermarkets across Kanto and Tokai regions with full maintenance service, and (2) Supermarket Business (スーパーマーケット事業) operating 'Super Seikenkan TAIGA' stores focused on fresh produce. The company has also launched 'FROZEN JOE'S' frozen food specialty stores and developed 'TAIGA PREMIUM' private brand products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• スーパー生鮮館TAIGA: 当社の強みである生鮮３品（青果・鮮魚・精肉）に注力するスーパーマーケット。神奈川県内に7店舗とテナント1店舗を展開。
• FROZEN JOE'S
• TAIGA PREMIUM
• アニーズ (Anness)

Products and services

• Frozen Food Wholesale Distribution Business (フローズン事業) B2B wholesale distribution of ice cream and frozen foods to drugstores and food supermarkets across the Kanto and Tokai regions of Japan. Approximately 90% of deliveries are performed by ICECO's own delivery staff, with a network of 15+ sales offices and logistics centers.
• Full Maintenance Service (フルメンテナンスサービス) Value-added B2B service where ICECO sales staff deliver products directly to store shelves, arrange attractive displays, and manage inventory replenishment — going beyond standard drop delivery to address retailer labor shortages and ensure product quality through proper cold-chain handling.
• Super Seikenkan TAIGA (スーパー生鮮館TAIGA) Supermarket Chain Chain of 7 owned-and-operated supermarkets (plus 1 tenant location) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, focused on fresh produce (vegetables, fresh fish, fresh meat). Stores range from 150–320 tsubo (~500–1,060 sqm) and emphasize same-day procurement and sales to local consumers.
• FROZEN JOE'S Frozen Food Specialty Stores B2C frozen food specialty retail chain offering a wide selection of frozen products directly to consumers. Locations include Motosumiyoshi Bremene-dori, Joinus Terras Futamagawa, Yumegaoka Soratos, and Chofu PARCO stores.
• TAIGA PREMIUM Private Brand Products First private brand product line launched at Super Seikenkan TAIGA supermarkets, representing premium quality store brand items.
• Anness (アニース) Premium Ice Cream Brand Premium and super-premium private brand ice cream products sourced from New Zealand manufacturers (Southland Delight and Tully's) and distributed in Japan.

Quantifiable outcome

• Productivity improvement of 20%+ within 1 month of voice system implementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• クッキータイム社 (Cookie Time, New Zealand)minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 February 2013License agreement with New Zealand's Cookie Time company. Opened Cookie Time Harajuku store (December 2013) and Futakotamagawa store (April 2015).
• タリーズ社 (Tully's, New Zealand)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2012Partnership with New Zealand ice cream manufacturer Tully's. Continued private brand premium ice cream 'Anise' product line.
• サザンデライト社 (Southland Delight, New Zealand)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 1994Partnership with New Zealand ice cream manufacturer. Began offering premium private brand ice cream 'Anise' and super premium 'Heavenly' through this partnership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Inageya: Regional supermarket chain operating primarily in the Kanto region with focus on fresh and daily foods. Comparable to ICECO's 'Super Seikenkan TAIGA' supermarket division as a regional Kanto-area supermarket operator, though without the wholesale business.
• Life Corporation: Mid-sized supermarket chain with strong Kanto and Kansai presence, known for fresh and frozen food assortment. Comparable as a Kanto-region food retailer and a potential customer for ICECO's wholesale distribution, with overlapping frozen food merchandising focus.

Broad incumbents

• Kato Sangyo: Listed Japanese food wholesaler (TSE Prime) with extensive distribution across frozen, chilled, and ambient categories. Comparable as a B2B food distributor serving retailers, though broader in product scope than ICECO's frozen/ice cream focus.
• Maruha Nichiro Logistics: Cold storage and frozen food logistics subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro, Japan's largest seafood company. Comparable in cold-chain storage and frozen food distribution capabilities, serving similar B2B customer base.
• Kokubu Group Holdings: Major Japanese food wholesaler with nationwide distribution including frozen foods. Larger and more diversified than ICECO with broader product mix (ambient, chilled, frozen), but competes in the same wholesale-to-retail channel.

Direct peers

• Yokorei: Japanese frozen food logistics and distribution company with cold storage warehouses and frozen food wholesale operations. Comparable in combining cold-chain warehousing with frozen food distribution, overlapping with ICECO's logistics-led model.
• Nippon Access: Japan's largest frozen and chilled food wholesaler, distributing ice cream and frozen foods to retailers nationwide. Directly comparable to ICECO in core business model (cold-chain wholesale to drugstores and supermarkets), but at much larger national scale.
• Itochu Shokuhin: Major Japanese food wholesaler distributing frozen, chilled, and ambient foods to retailers. Listed on TSE Prime, comparable in business model as a wholesale intermediary between manufacturers and retail chains like ICECO.

Regional players

• Mitsui-Soko Cold Chain: Cold-chain logistics specialist within Mitsui-Soko Holdings, providing temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution. Comparable in cold-chain infrastructure layer that supports ICECO's own logistics network.
• Yokohama Reito: Cold storage warehouse operator headquartered in Yokohama. Comparable as a regional cold-chain infrastructure provider supporting the same Kanto retail ecosystem that ICECO serves, though focused on storage rather than distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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