Food Replica Manufacturer in Japan

We are a Japanese food replica manufacturer specializing in custom-made food replicas created from your menu photos. Restaurants and cafés from around the world can order accurate silicone replicas of their own dishes, designed to match the original appearance as closely as possible.

This allows you to present your menu visually before customers order, attract more attention, and significantly increase sales through a more effective display.

Food Replica Production in Tokyo, Japan

More than 40 craftsmen and apprentices work at the factory, specializing in the production of custom food replicas for restaurants.

Many craftsmen have been creating handcrafted food replicas for over 30 years, preserving traditional production techniques and paying close attention to detail to accurately reproduce the appearance of real dishes.

Customers

companies per year

Sales volume

replicas per year

Experience

years (since 1932)

Process of Making Food Replicas

The process of making food replicas, from receiving the order to shipping them to the customer, takes about 5–6 weeks. See the chart below for all the stages of the replica production process.

Food Replica Production Process

1. WE DISCUSS THE ORDER WITH SPECIALISTS

1–2 days

Compile scope of work in Japanese. Clarify details of each dish composition, shape and size of ingredients.

2. WE COOK DISHES FROM PHOTOS

2–3 days

Buy products. Cook identical dishes. Deliver ready dishes to the factory.

3. WE MAKE CASTS OUT OF PRODUCTS

1 week

Put products on the tray and cover them with liquid silicone №1. Take out the product when the silicone gets solid.

4. WE MAKE COMPONENTS OF THE DISH

2 weeks

Pour silicone №2 into the prepared mold. After hardening, take the finished part out of the mold and heat it in the oven.

5. WE APPLY COLORS AND SHADES

2–3 days

Colorize every detail of the food model, apply colors and shades with brushes and aerographics.

6. WE ASSEMBLY THE DISH

1 day

Glue all details into one dish according to photos. Complete the dish setting: decorate with topping, apply glitter.

7. WE DRY READY MODELS

2–3 days

Dry ready models at a specific temperature until the glue is consolidated, and odor of glue and paint is removed.

8. WE PACK THE PRODUCT AND SEND IT TO THE CUSTOMER

1 day

Pack food models in branded boxes. Ship the package «door-to-door».

Art of Creating Food Replicas

To produce food replicas, craftsmen use a patented silicone material specifically developed for creating highly realistic and durable food replicas.
Professional paints with a wide range of colors and shades are also used to reproduce the appearance of real food as accurately as possible.