平山直之
Naoyuki Hirayama
After graduating from university, I joined Sanwa Bank (now MUFG Bank), then joined Square Enix, where I was involved in start-up companies in the game industry for many years, and my long-standing hobby of smoking led me to become a German-style ham sausage maker.
Taking the opportunity to acquire the national qualification (food sanitation manager), which is essential in the meat product manufacturing industry, I launched Ikutose with two craftsmen who had deepened their friendship at the restaurant during their apprenticeship.
Based on the German manufacturing method that I learned in my training, I make the most of my delicate taste as a Japan person and work on new product development with unique ideas.
Based on our corporate motto of "creating the future (taste buds)", we are working hard every day to provide products that are loved by a wide range of generations, from children to adults.
We are also working to solve local issues, such as 6th industry products using local rice in collaboration with Tsukuba Mirai City, and upcycled products using unused dried sweet potatoes in collaboration with Ibaraki University.