Frequently Asked Questions

The Japanese company “Nippon Dom” takes online orders for the production of imitation dishes based on photographs from any country in the world.

• Food models manufacturing factories are located in Tokyo, Japan.
• Only Japanese specialists work at the factories.
• Food models for foreign customers are manufactured by the specialists with over 20-30 years of work experience.

See detailed information about food models manufacturing at Japanese factories.

Manufacturing terms of food models for a standard restaurant display window is 4-5 weeks, due to the material quality. Japanese food models are made of silicone, which requires 18-20 days to get solid.

While the specialists manufacture food models, you have enough time to prepare location for them.

Japanese marketing specialist will provide unlimited consulting about food models location and setting for free.

The cost of dishes replicas, based on your photos, depends on size and complicity. Approximate cost of one standard replica is:

• dishes: 150-170 $;
• dessert: 110 – 150 $;
• drink: 95 – 110 $;
• roll: 20-37 $;
• sushi: 19-32 $.
• burger: 130-170 $.

Please send photos of dishes from your menu to e-mail address: mail@nippondom.com
or WhatsApp +81 9036895558

Our specialists will estimate cost within 1-2 days. If you agree with the cost, we will discuss terms of order and discount.

Delivery of models of dishes from Japan to any country takes 7-10 days.

What plates are used for food models

Food models are put in real plates.

However, not all models can be made in plates initially. It depends on type of food.

• Liquid food models are made in plates or glasses: drinks and first courses soups.
• Plates are used for second courses models if the course design is complicated, if there are a lot of minor ingredients, or if it is covered with sauce.
• The models, that do not require plates: second courses or fast food (for example, side dishes, burgers, pancakes, etc.). It is easy to replace plates for such food models.

If you need food models to be put in plates, we will select the most suitable ones. However, there is always a possibility that plates may slightly vary in shape, color or size from the original ones.

If it is critical for you to have food models in exactly your plates, we will request to send them to us.

Food models are full-size PVC copies of the real meals, products and drinks. They are manufactured in exactly the same dishes, as the original food or drink are served.

Food models are delivered from Japan to Russia via EMS.

• If final cost of your order exceeds 500$, delivery is paid by the factory, so you save about 10-15 dollars on delivery of each model.
• If final cost of your order is lower, than 500$, delivery will cost from 38 to 90 dollars, depending on number of models and package weight accordingly.

Delivery to Russia by the postal service EMS takes about 7-15 days. Also, we can send your order by any other postal service convenient to you.

Currently the factory, that manufactured food models for the catalog of ready products, makes models upon orders only. There are no ready food models in place.

Manufacturing terms for the models from the catalog are the same, as for custom ones – 4-5 weeks.

We do not accept orders for the models of cheese, sausages and bakery.

There are several reasons for it:

• Our specialists make casts of original products to manufacture models. Cheese, sausages and bakery vary in shapes and sizes in different countries. It is impossible to purchase a product, identical to the original one.
• Paper labels are sticked to cheese and sausages. Food models factory does not have a technology to locate paper under the material of food models.