Chairman Masatoshi Takeno
Profile
Education
- 1978
- Tokyo University of Fisheries Department of Food Production Science
Career
- 1978.4 – 1993.3
- Taiyo Fishery Co., Ltd. Cold-storage factory construction and production technology guidance
- 1993.4 – 2023.4
- Fujitsusho Co., Ltd. Joined 1993.4 → Director 2006.5 → Certified Food Freezing Technologist 2008.6 → Senior Managing Director 2017.4 → Advisor 2023.4
- 2009.1 – present
- Tokyo University of Agriculture Began teaching and joint research. From Apr 2015 to 2019, secured funding from MEXT Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (5 years).
- 2016.4 – present
- Imported Frozen Vegetables Quality & Safety Council (Chair) International Exchange Committee lead / operating committee member
- 2017.6
- Japan Society of Air-Conditioning — Fellow Continued academic activity in food freezing and refrigeration.
- 2023.10 – present
- Meritime Foods Co., Ltd. (Technical Advisor) Advisory work in food manufacturing technology.
- 2023.10 – 2024.1
- WORSO Inc. (Technical Advisor) Joined as Technical Advisor, bringing deep expertise in food freezing and factory technology.
- 2024.1 – present
- WORSO Inc. (Chairman) Appointed Chairman, overseeing food-factory technology support.
Research
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MEXT Grant-in-Aid
Fundamental research in food freezing (5 years)
Joint research with Tokyo University of Agriculture began in 2009; from 2015 to 2019 passed MEXT review and secured funding for 5 years.
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Imported Frozen Vegetables Quality & Safety
Council activities on imported frozen vegetables
Chair since 2016, concurrently leading the International Exchange Committee and serving as an operating member. Contributed to raising quality and safety standards for imported frozen vegetables.
Chairman's Message
Food safety and quality can only emerge from on-site knowledge and the patient accumulation of research.
— Masatoshi Takeno, Chairman of WORSO Inc.