ONE Bio To Provide Private-Label Organic Products To Sanyo’s Supermarket Chain Network

Green process herbal extract manufacturer ONE Bio, Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Sanyo Trading Co. Ltd. under which it will produce a new private-label line of organic products for distribution to Sanyo's network of supermarket chains. The chains range from large, moderately priced chains such as Jusco and Ito Yokado to smaller neighborhood food shops. The company says that since it launched the private-label line a year ago, its organic products division has seen 20 percent sales growth in Japan. According to the company, the Japanese market for organic food and drinks is the largest in the Asia-Pacific region.