Sakura Soy Sauce

Sakura is a traditional Brazilian brand of soy sauce and related Asian cuisine products. It was founded in 1940 by Suekichi Nakaya, a Japanese immigrant in São Paulo, who began producing soy sauce (shoyu) and miso to meet the demands of the growing Japanese community in Brazil. Over the decades, Sakura Nakaya Alimentos has become a leader in the Brazilian soy sauce market.

The product is manufactured primarily in Brazil, where the company operates multiple production facilities, utilizing local crops of soy and corn. While the brand is deeply rooted in Japanese fermentation techniques, it is a quintessential Brazilian success story, evolving from a small artisanal operation to a major industrial force in the South American food sector.