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In our world, we are currently facing many challenges such as population growth, water shortage and crop damage due to extreme weather. Resulting in food shortages which cause food problems. The use of pesticides and fertilizers are becoming a major problem that is greatly impacting our health and environment. It will only become increasingly difficult for agriculture to steadily secure food by only using production methods dependent on soil conditions and climate.

It is under these circumstances that SPREAD Co., Ltd. was established in 2006 with the vision "to create a sustainable society where the children of the future can live with peace of mind." We believe our mission is to create innovations that can address the changing times based on the agricultural technology and skills that have been inherited from previous generations. We believe in taking on an important role that will connect us to the next generation.

In 2007, SPREAD constructed Kameoka Plant that produces 21,000 heads of lettuce per day, which at the time was the world’s largest vertical farm in terms of production. After six years of trial and error, our cultivation and production management system was established. Profitability was achieved in 2013, which is often said to be difficult for large-scale vertical farms. Our brand, “Vegetus”, can currently be found in approximately 2,300 supermarkets nationwide. In 2014, a partnership system and global expansion strategy for our vertical farming business was established. In 2015, we announced the concept for the leading vegetable production system. This new low cost and more environmentally friendly system will first be constructed in a new facility called Techno Farm Keihanna in the Kansai Science City.

We believe that the vertical farming business will play an important role in solving food related problems and we are putting efforts towards building a business that will contribute to creating a sustainable society and the revitalization of the agricultural industry.

Company Name	SPREAD Co., Ltd.
Address	Kyoto Research Park #8, 90 Chudojiawata-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8815 Japan tel:075-326-3850 fax:075-326-3851
Established / Fiscal Year-end	January 5th, 2006 / Every March
Chief Executive Officer	Shinji Inada
Capital	87,400,000 yen
Business Activities	Vertical Farm Operations and Vegetable Production
Access	●Public Transportation : ・JR San'in Main Line Tambaguchi station, 5min walk

Sales Office / Facility

Tokyo Office

Address	Nomura Bldg., 23F, 2-1-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan
Access	●Public Transportation : ・Tokyo Metro, Otemachi Station 　Chiyoda Line, Tozai Line, Toei Mita Line, Exit B2a 　Marunouchi Line, Hanzoman Line, Exit A5, 3min walk ・JR Shinkansen, Tokyo Station, 　Marunouchi North Gate, 8min walk

Techno Garden Tokyo

Address	PMO Kandaiwamotocho, 5F, 2-9-2, Kandasuda-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0041 Japan
Access	●Public Transportation : ・JR, Akihabara Station 　Showa Dori Gate, 5min walk ・Toei Shinjuku Line, Iwamotocho Station, 　Exit A2, 1min walk ・JR, Tokyo Metro, Kanda Station 　JR Line, East Gate, 5min walk 　Ginza Line, Exit 6, 5min walk

Osaka Office

Address	MF Sakurabashi #2, 5F, 2-6-24 Sonezakishinchi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0002 Japan
Access	●Public Transportation : ・JR Osaka Station, 7min walk ・JR Kitashinchi Station, 4min walk ・Yotsubashi Line, Nishiumeda Station, 3min walk ・Hanshin Line, Umeda, 6min walk

Kameoka Plant

Address	54 Kamata, Amarube-cho, Kameoka, Kyoto 621-0806 Japan tel:0771-22-7111
Access	●By Car : ・From Kyoto City, take Route 9 to the Kutsukake 　Interchange and then exit at the Kameoka Interchange, 　the factory will be on your left ●Public Transportation : ・From Kyoto Station: Take the Kyoto City JR San-in 　Line to JR Kameoka Station. Next, take the Keihan 　Bus 59 (Anao Temple Bound) or Keihan Bus 40 　 (JR Sonobe Station West Gate Bound) and exit at 　the Anagawa highway rode

January 2006	Establishment of SPREAD Co., Ltd.
July 2007	Completion of Stage 1 of the Kameoka Plant
April 2008	Sales begin for the lettuce brand, “Vegetus”
March 2009	Completion of Stage 2 of the Kameoka Plant
April 2011	Renewal of the “Vegetus” packaging
October 2013	Opening of the Tokyo Office
September 2014	Renewal of the “Vegetus” packaging
October 2014	Start of Partnership business
March 2015	Increase in Capital to 87,400,000 yen
May 2015	Business partnership with Obayashi Corporation
August 2015	Preparations begin for the construction of Techno Farm Keihanna at the Kansai Science City in Kizugawa, Kyoto
November 2015	Opening of the Osaka Office
April 2016	Renewal of the “Vegetus” packaging “Techno Farm™” received a gold award at the Edison Awards
October 2017	Opening of the Techno Garden Tokyo

TRADE GROUP provides an efficient business model for the fresh produce industry by innovating the supply chain from vegetable production, logistics, and distribution to sales. Our goal is “to provide society a valuable service and create a rich future through the business of fresh food distribution.”

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