To ensure the good health of our pigs and the safety of our pork, we provide our pigs with feed mixed to our own formula based on natural ingredients including high-quality corns. We don’t excessively increase calorie intake to accelerate the pigs’ growth. We never use ingredients of unknown origin. And we strictly adhere to our feed formulations, which have been proven to be safe. These ongoing efforts keep our pigs healthy and ensure maximum flavor in the pork they produce. What’s more, we have set up a dedicated department staffed by veterinarians in order to ensure that our pigs are at the peak of health. Our veterinarians conduct research concerning the health management of our pigs from the perspective of preventive medicine, and put their findings into practice on our farms.

The fresher the pork, the better the taste. We manage our entire process – from production to distribution – to deliver Waton Mochibuta to our customers as quickly as possible with optimum taste, quality, and hygiene. In 2015, we established Shibata Packers, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary that slaughters and packs Waton Mochibuta. Shibata Packers processes freshly slaughtered pigs without delay under conditions of strict hygiene management, and ships them via the shortest possible routes, without making use of intermediate wholesalers as most companies do*. We maintain these painstaking efforts to ensure freshness and hygiene for one purpose: To be certain that our customers receive Waton Mochibuta in optimal condition.
* Some Global Pig Farms products are marketed via intermediate wholesalers.

The most distinctive characteristics of Waton Mochibuta are its superb taste and texture. We control every aspect of the environment in which our pigs are raised, and as a result their pork offers rich flavor and superior sweetness with every bite. The uniquely delicious flavor of Waton Mochibuta is the product of meltingly light, sweet fat and a fine texture that caresses the palate. Loins and shoulders do not get tough even when well-cooked, and remain soft even after cooling. Our pork also features the moderate marbling that accentuates the taste of red meat and creates a deep, rich flavor. Waton Mochibuta contains high quantities of glutamic acid, which produces umami flavor, and vitamin E, which prevents oxidization of fat. Higher amounts of these constituents than conventional pork ensure both a richly flavored meat that retains its flavor and a superbly fine texture.

Seeking to offer our customers the authentic taste of hams and sausages, Global Pig Farms has established “Ham Koubou Global” (Ham Smokehouse Global), a specialty shop that produces and sells processed meat products. Naturally, the meat used in these products is Waton Mochibuta. We also spare no effort in the way we cure our hams and sausages. Some manufacturers use a method in which a pickling solution is injected into the meat to shorten the time required for processing, and to increase production volume. Ham Koubou Global never uses this method. We are willing to put time and effort into painstaking processes in order to offer our customers the very finest products. We give top priority to our customers, and only use those methods that ensure the products we provide are both safe and delicious. Tailored to Japanese tastes, Ham Koubou Global’s hams and sausages feature a mild, refined flavor. Our workers finish each ham by hand, binding them with the greatest care. We think that this attention to detail is reflected in their superior taste, which we invite you to enjoy.

Online shop of Ham Koubou Global, directly managed by Global Pig Farms (Japanese only)