TomizawaShoutenfor new graduates for the 2027 fiscal yeara recruitment information sessionhelda roundtable discussion with young employees, a company tour, and a confectionery making experience, in addition to information on the company philosophy, business operations, and organizational culture, allowing attendees to learn more about our company.

This article provides a digest of the day's events and includes feedback from participants.

Information about the next event is also included at the end of the article, so please read to the end.

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Corporate philosophy and business introduction - "Spreading the joy of cooking to the world"

Our company has grown over 106 years since its founding as a specialty store handling confectionery and bread-making ingredients and equipment.
With the philosophy of "spreading the joy of cooking to the world," wehighly specialized products that, as well as gift and wrapping materials, and other products that spread the joy of "sharing with others."

■ Seven business divisions

• Retail business(93 stores nationwide)
• E-commercebusiness(for individuals and corporations / orders placed before 12:00 PM are shipped the same day)
• Raw material wholesale business
• Partner wholesale business
• Studio business
• Content business(approximately 6,000 recipe assets)
• Manufacturing business(including small-portion packaging of cocoa beans at the Hashimoto factory)

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Company history and transformation - balancing speed and challenge

In 2023, the company strengthened interdepartmental collaboration by consolidating its headquarters functions in Tamasakai.
Since around 2009, the current president has promoted logical management, and the companyglobal expansionhas accelerated its
The organizational culture that allows the company to balance speed and challenge"small but elite teams.

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A "small but elite" organizational culture characterized by autonomy and speed

• Flat organization (President → Department manager → Section manager → General manager)
• team with an average4.9membersA small, elite
• Roles change flexibly depending on ability (section managers may also take on department manager duties)
• think and act independentlycan thrive.

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This is how you can achieve your dreams: A career dialogue between two senior employees - the reality of work from two perspectives, one in the back office and one in the creative field

At this information session,Yumoto, a back-office staff member with 7 years of experience,andYanagida, a creative professional with 6 years of experience—took the stage to discuss their criteria for choosing a company, the rewards of their work, and their actual job responsibilities.

1. Reasons for choosing the company and the focus of your career

Yumoto, who is in charge of back-office operations,
"wanting to contribute to the local community"her value ofsays that she chose the company based on

"Even though my commute time increased, I valued the 'non-negotiable core values' of being able to work regular hours and be involved in the local community."

Meanwhile, Yanagida, who is in charge of packaging,that she has continued to choose her career based on her honest desire to "do what she wants to do,"and
because "it allows me to be involved in design in the food field, which I am interested in."Shoutenthat she chose

"The more you articulate what you want to do, the more opportunities will come your way.
It's also crucial to continuously hone your skills," he passionately told the students.

2. Back office and creative work

We introduced some of the work done in the back office and creative departments

● Back office (accounting)

• Legal procedures such as tax payments
• Payment management to business partners
• Monthly and annual routine tasks
  → "supporting the norm"and requires the ability to create your own tasks by working backward from the deadline.

● Creative (packaging/planning)

• Renewal of packaging and labels
• Gift box and recipe card planning
• directing external designers and photography teams
  , and managing multiple long-term projects leading up to the release date, essentiallya "planning + production management"role.

Although the work is different, they both have in common the fact that "hidden efforts lead to results."

3. What is important in career development

At the end of the discussion, the two offered advice to job-seekers

• Choosing a company that aligns with your values
• Sorting out what you can and cannot compromise on
• Communicating what you want to do in words
• The more you hone your skills, the more they will be useful for the future

The students were nodding enthusiastically and taking notes, which was quite impressive, and
it seemed like their image of working in the field had become even more concrete.

4. Questions and answers from students

In response to the discussion, students

Can I try it even if I have no design experience?

What qualities are required in the back office?

Can I change careers?

Many students raised their hands, and two senior employees kindly answered their questions.
From here, the session continued with a Q&A that further broadened the participants' interest.

Students were seen nodding repeatedly during the discussion

"My criteria for choosing a company have become clearer."
"My image of what it would be like to work there has become more concrete.
" "I'm glad I learned that package design work is much broader than I imagined."

There were many moments when such comments were heard and the atmosphere in the venue became much more positive

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Participants commented:

"The tour of the company and the sweets-making experience were very refreshing and fun. In addition, the company information session and roundtable discussions helped me to deepen my understanding of the company and job hunting."

"I was able to hear directly from people working on-site, which made me feel closer to the company culture. I was able to get a concrete understanding of how to advance, and I was able to clearly imagine what it would be like to work there."

The content, which allowed viewers to feel the atmosphere on set, was well received

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■Information about the next new graduate recruitment information session

The next event will be held twice in March

📅 March,26th​ 13:00-16:00
📅 March28th,13:00 ​-16:00

If you are interested in participating, please check the details at the following URL:
👉Details here:https://tomizawa-saiyo.jp/job/-/info/detail/M0004390

We look forward to the participation of those graduating in the 2027 and 2028 classes