JFR

What JFR does

JFR Co., Ltd. is a privately held Japanese research and technology firm founded on October 1, 2014, by CEO Hiroshi Miyazaki and headquartered in Nerima, Tokyo. The company operates four business segments: Functional Food (probiotics, postbiotics, branded consumer products such as Kids Flora, Bi-Cho Flora, and Balenin Power, plus OEM/ODM development and overseas health food imports); Feed (antibiotic-alternative feed additives including yeast cell wall and Lacris 10, plus consultancy for livestock testing and regulatory applications); Environment (proprietary phosphorus adsorbents made from recycled waste glass, microorganism-based nitrogen recovery systems, biomass power generation, and methane fermentation systems for poultry manure); and IT (Python-based data analytics, image analysis, IoT systems, IT education, and consulting). Underlying technology is anchored by a patent-pending nitrogen recovery process that converts ammonia into nitric acid and fertilizer using microorganisms, and a phosphorus adsorbent registered in Japan, USA, South Korea, and Taiwan. Revenue mechanics are project-based and quote-driven across all four segments, with no public pricing tiers; distribution combines direct B2B sales, an in-house showroom in Yotsuya (Tokyo), two foreign subsidiaries (JFRKH in Seoul, JFRreserch in Portugal), and a 2025 USA joint venture (ALPHAWIN JFR Partners LLC in Delaware) with ALPHAWIN Venture Group. Customer segments span food and beverage companies, livestock farmers and feed companies, environmental service providers, corporate IT departments, and academic institutions, with a flagship embedded R&D partnership with Juntendo University on intestinal function research. With 11 employees and 70.26 million yen in registered capital, JFR positions itself around a Creating Shared Value (CSV) thesis linking environmental, food, feed, and IT businesses into a circular-economy model.

Name

JFR

Legal name

株式会社JFR

Website

https://jfrofficial.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JFR is a privately held Japanese technology firm operating four business segments—functional food (probiotics, postbiotics), feed (antibiotic alternatives), environment (phosphorus/nitrogen recovery), and IT services—with patented environmental technology, international subsidiaries in Korea and Portugal, a 2025 USA joint venture, and an embedded joint research course with Juntendo University.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nerima

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Functional Food Business: Sales of functional foods and general foods, functional materials sales (probiotics and postbiotics), research and development, research contract work, OEM/ODM product development, and export of materials and products overseas.
2. Environmental Business: Phosphorus and nitrogen recovery technology, sewage treatment related raw material sales, research contract work, contract research for companies and universities.
3. Feed Business: Sales of feed additives (probiotics and postbiotics as antibiotic alternatives), consultancy services for alternative antibiotic technologies, livestock testing, regulatory applications, overseas marketing support.
4. IT Business: IT education, system construction, program development, IT utilization consulting, human resource development, data analytics/AI, IoT services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JFR is a research-driven technology company that develops and sells functional food ingredients (probiotics, postbiotics), feed additives (antibiotic alternatives such as yeast cell wall and lactic acid bacteria mixed feed), environmental recovery solutions (phosphorus adsorbents made from recycled waste glass, nitrogen recovery and fertilizer production equipment, biomass power generation), and IT services (system development, data analytics/AI, IoT, IT education and human resource development). The portfolio includes branded functional food products (Kids Flora, Bi-Cho Flora, Balenin Power), industrial environmental equipment, OEM/ODM product development, and contract research for universities and companies.

Product overview

JFR operates as a multi-business technology company with four core business segments: Functional Food Business (probiotics, postbiotics, functional foods, OEM/ODM development), Feed Business (antibiotic alternatives, feed additives), Environment Business (phosphorus/nitrogen recovery, waste treatment, biomass power), and IT Business (system development, data analytics/AI, IT education). The portfolio includes branded consumer products like Kids Flora, Bi-Cho Flora, and Balenin Power; industrial products like phosphorus adsorbents and nitrogen recovery equipment; and research services. The company also operates Green Tech Lab and Bioscience Lab for R&D.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Functional Food Business Development, manufacturing, and commercialization of functional foods and general foods; sales of functional materials (probiotics and postbiotics); research and development; research contract work; OEM/ODM product development; and export of materials and products for food and beverage companies.
• Feed Business Sales of feed additives (probiotics and postbiotics as antibiotic alternatives); consultancy on alternative antibiotic technologies; livestock testing; regulatory applications; overseas marketing support; and contract research for livestock farmers and feed companies.
• Environment Business Phosphorus and nitrogen recovery technology; sales of sewage-treatment-related raw materials (e.g., phosphorus adsorbents); research contract work; and contract research for companies and universities on environmental recovery and biomass utilization.
• IT Business IT education, system construction, program development, IT utilization consulting, IT human resource development, data analytics/AI development using Python, image analysis, IoT systems for analyzer and equipment monitoring, and cybersecurity support for corporate IT departments.
• Kids Flora and Bi-Cho Flora Lactic acid bacteria (Bifidobacterium) products targeting children (Kids Flora) and intestinal health (Bi-Cho Flora), sold domestically and overseas to support gut health.
• Balenin Power Functional food product containing imidazole peptide derived from whales, marketed for high anti-fatigue effects under JFR's functional food portfolio.
• Yeast Cell Wall Feed Additive Brewer's yeast cell wall feed additive manufactured by Asahi Group Foods and sold by JFR to improve immunity and livestock productivity when added to feed, serving as part of the Feed Business antibiotic alternatives portfolio.
• Lacris 10 (Lactic Acid Bacteria Mixed Feed) Mixed feed containing lactic acid bacteria manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical and marketed by JFR as an antibiotic alternative for coccidiosis in poultry, distributed under the Feed Business.
• Phosphorus Adsorbent Phosphorus recovery adsorbent made from recycled waste glass that reacts with phosphoric acid in liquid to remove and recover phosphorus for fertilizer use; patents registered in Japan, USA, South Korea, and Taiwan. Sold under the Environment Business to industrial and municipal customers.
• Nitrogen Recovery and Fertilizer Production Equipment Equipment that uses microorganisms to decompose and neutralize odors, converting ammonia into high-concentration nitric acid and then into nitrogen fertilizer (patent pending). Provides a lower-cost deodorization alternative to combustion or chemical methods.
• Poultry Manure Methane Fermentation Power Generation System Nitrogen recovery system for poultry and other livestock manure that extracts ammonia to suppress ammonia inhibition in methane fermentation power generation, jointly producing bioenergy and nitrogen fertilizer.
• Advanced Integration Model Integrated circular-economy model combining JFR's environmental, functional material, and feed technologies to utilize all resources without waste, achieving high profitability through high-value-added products. Sold to environmental and industrial partners.
• Biomass Power Generation Proposal service offering optimal biomass power generation systems — from combustion to methane fermentation — based on biomass raw materials (wood, agricultural/livestock residues, food residues) and the customer's desired scale.
• Overseas Health Foods Functional foods imported and sold by JFR using its overseas bases in Europe and Asia, extending the Functional Food Business into international consumer markets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ammonia in odors is converted by microorganisms into high-concentration nitric acid, then transformed into nitrogen fertilizer - providing cheaper deodorization than combustion or chemical-based methods
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ALPHAWIN Venture GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 August 2025ALPHAWIN Venture Group, led by CEO Janet C. Salazar who is also representative of Foundation of the Support of the United Nations (FSUN), partnered with JFR to establish ALPHAWIN JFR Partners LLC in Delaware, USA. The joint venture aims to promote sustainable environmental, health, and longevity projects globally.
• Juntendo UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research course (Intestinal Function Research) established between Juntendo University School of Medicine and JFR Co., Ltd. Located at Juntendo University's Hongo campus in Tokyo. Focuses on developing technologies and materials that contribute to society through intestinal function research.
• Wako Riken Incubation Plaza (和光理研インキュbationプラザ)minorOthersIncubation facility in Saitama where JFR's Green Tech Lab and Bio Science Lab are located. Provides R&D infrastructure and hosts technology presentation events.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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