Mexico → Japan · Frozen & Processed Foods

Trusted Supply Chain Experts

信頼できるサプライチェーンパートナー

もったいない — Every harvest deserves a home.

Your dedicated sourcing representative in Mexico, specialized in Butternut Squash and Kabocha IQF — identifying certified manufacturers, verifying quality on-site, and ensuring every shipment meets Japanese standards.

信頼

Shinrai — Trust

IQF Butternut Squash & Kabocha
FOB Export-Ready Pricing
100% On-site Verification
MX→JP Direct Supply Chain
Certified Manufacturers:
HACCP SQF BRC FSSC 22000 FDA Registered

Your Local Eyes
in Mexico

We eliminate your operational risk by acting as your trusted representative on the ground. You don't buy vegetables — you buy certainty.

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Manufacturer Identification

We map and pre-screen certified maquiladores across Mexico — validating HACCP, SQF, and BRC certifications before you ever make contact.

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On-Site Verification

Physical facility inspections, process audits, capacity verification, and export experience confirmation. We go there so you don't have to.

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Quality Validation

Technical specification matching, sample coordination, and sensory evaluation aligned with Japanese market standards and buyer requirements.

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Shipment Supervision

We supervise every loading, verify documentation — phytosanitary, health certificates, traceability — and coordinate until cargo departs port.

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Logistics Coordination

Full tracking from production floor to vessel departure. Cold chain integrity maintained and confirmed throughout the export process.

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Long-term Partnership

We don't close a transaction — we build a supply relationship. Consistent supplier management, reorder coordination, and ongoing quality monitoring.

From First Contact
to First Container

A disciplined four-phase process that protects your investment and ensures you only commit when quality and supply are confirmed.

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Briefing

You share specifications, volume targets, certifications required, and pricing expectations. We align on timelines and define what a successful supply looks like for your operation.

⏱ 1–3 days
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Sourcing & Audit

We identify and physically audit 3–5 qualified manufacturers in Sonora. On-site visits, certification review, capacity verification, and cold chain assessment. Full technical data sheets delivered to you.

⏱ 2–3 weeks
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Paid Sample Order

Production coordinated, supervised on the floor, and shipped with full documentation — phytosanitary certificate, health certificate, traceability records, and COA. You evaluate. We adjust if needed.

⏱ 3–4 weeks
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Commercial Flow

Upon approval, we manage ongoing production scheduling aligned to Sonora's harvest windows (Oct–Feb primary season). Loading supervision, cold chain confirmation, and full logistics until container departure.

⏱ Ongoing
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Extended Supply Window

Primary season Oct–Feb. Secondary cycle Apr–May. Two harvest windows per year for both Kabocha and Butternut.

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Global Certifications

Manufacturers hold HACCP, SQF, BRC, and FSSC 22000 — meeting Japan's strictest import requirements.

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Competitive FOB Pricing

Significantly below Asian competitors. Same or superior quality at better cost for Japanese importers.

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Trans-Pacific Access

Direct Pacific port routes reduce transit time and cold chain exposure versus Atlantic or Asian alternatives.

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Established Exporters

Hermosillo producers already export Kabocha to Japan. Proven track record, not a new supply chain experiment.

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Local Representative

You don't need to travel. We are on the ground — auditing, supervising, and solving problems in real time.

Butternut Squash & Kabocha
from Mexico

We specialize exclusively in two high-value squash varieties — delivering the depth of knowledge and supplier relationships that only a focused specialist can offer.

Annual Supply Calendar · Hermosillo, Sonora · カレンダー
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
🥬 Kabocha
かぼちゃ
収穫
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収穫
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収穫
🧡 Butternut
バターナッツ
収穫
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収穫
Planting / 植付け Kabocha Harvest Butternut Harvest Off-season
⚑ Primary season: Oct–Feb (main commercial window) · Secondary spring cycle: Apr–May · Source: Hermosillo industry data

Butternut Squash (IQF)

Diced or sliced. Sweet, nutty flavor with deep orange flesh — ideal for Japanese soups, ready meals, and food service. Mexico's climate produces exceptional sugar content and consistent sizing year-round.

PRIMARY FOCUS

Kabocha (IQF) · かぼちゃ

Japanese pumpkin grown in Mexico to Japanese varietal standards. Dense, sweet flesh with superior freeze-thaw integrity. Used in tempura, nimono, soups, and confectionery. Available diced or sliced.

PRIMARY FOCUS
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Custom Pack Formats

Both varieties available in retail IQF bags and food service bulk. Packaging, labeling, and specifications coordinated to match your exact requirements.

ON REQUEST
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Specification Matching

We work backwards from your technical sheet — Brix, moisture, color (CIELAB), microbiology limits, pesticide residue tolerances — and identify the right manufacturer before you commit to a sample.

INCLUDED

A Field Full of Food.
Destroyed.

The moment this project was born wasn't in a boardroom. It was in a field in Sonora, Mexico — watching a bulldozer flatten rows of perfectly good zucchini. Not rotten. Not unsafe. Just imperfect in shape or surplus in volume.

Farmers had decided it was more viable to destroy than to distribute. The water that irrigated those plants, the hands that planted them, the months of work — buried under dirt in minutes.

An ugly vegetable has the same nutrients as a beautiful one. A surplus harvest feeds the same people. Waste is not inevitable — it is a failure of connection.

TSCE exists to build that connection. By linking Mexican producers directly to Japanese buyers who value quality over cosmetics, we reduce waste at the source — turning what would be discarded into a reliable, certified, traceable supply.

No field should feed a bulldozer.

もったいない Mottainai — "What a waste." · The Japanese philosophy of zero waste, born from respect for resources and the effort behind them.
30% of Mexico's agricultural production is lost or wasted before reaching the consumer
70% of food waste happens at production & processing level — where we operate
IQF Freezing technology captures harvest at peak nutrition — eliminating seasonal waste
0 Cosmetic rejections. IQF processing removes appearance as a barrier to value

Who We Are &
Why We Exist

もったいない Mottainai

A Japanese concept with no direct English translation — the profound regret one feels when something of value is wasted. It is a call to honor the effort, the resources, and the life behind every thing we consume.

Every harvest deserves a home.
No field should feed a bulldozer.

TSCE — Trusted Supply Chain Experts — was born in the fields of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Not in a boardroom.

Our founder watched a bulldozer flatten rows of perfectly good zucchini. Not rotten. Not unsafe. Just surplus. The water that irrigated those plants, the hands that tended them, the months of sun and soil — buried in minutes because there was no buyer, no bridge, no connection.

That moment became a mission: build the connection that prevents the waste. Connect Mexican producers — who grow world-class Kabocha and Butternut Squash — with Japanese buyers who understand that quality doesn't always look perfect, but always tastes real.

We are not a manufacturer. We are not a broker. We are your local representative on the ground — verifying facilities, supervising quality, coordinating shipments, and making sure every container that leaves Mexico meets the standard Japan expects.

Luis Guillermo Herrmann Tapia Founder · Sourcing Representative · Hermosillo, Sonora, México
🎯 Mission Reduce food waste by connecting Mexican producers with Japanese buyers through reliable, verified, certified supply chains.
👁 Vision A world where no harvest is destroyed for lack of a destination — and where quality is defined by flavor, not appearance.
⚖️ Values Honesty before the sale. Verification before the shipment. Relationships before the transaction.

Let's Build Your
Mexico Supply Chain

Whether you're exploring Mexico sourcing for the first time or looking for a more reliable local partner, we're ready to start with a conversation — not a pitch.

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Representative Luis Guillermo Herrmann Tapia
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Email luis@tsce.mx
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Mexico (WhatsApp) +52 662 115 0599
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Location Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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Website tsce.mx

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