Company’s Profile
| Company Name | Red Heart Inc. |
| Location | Fujishin Bldg. 4F, 4-4-18, Kitanagasadori, Chuoku Kobe, Hyogo 650-0012 JAPAN TEL 078-391-8788 FAX 078-391-7677 |
| Established | May 1st, 1974 |
| Managing Director | Hiroshi Maeda |
| Capital | 60 million JPY |
Business
Distribution of pet food and supplies
- Sizenryu® 100% natural pet shampoo
- Kia Ora® premium dog and cat food
- BARRIER SUPPLE® dog and cat suppliments
- Moora Moora® freeze dry dog and cat treats
- Haere Mai® air dry dog and cat treats
- NY BON BONE® organic dog biscuits
- Parx disinfectants for pets
Dog Training related business
- SIRIUS® dog training school
- Dog training seminar and workshop
- K9 GAMES®, dog training game event
- Dog training books and DVD publication
History of Company
| 1974 | 5 | Established Stork Co., Ltd. in Amagasaki, Hyogo and started dog food distribution |
| 1979 | 5 | Company name changed to Red Heart Inc. |
| 1982 | 4 | Launched Ear Cleaner from Rich Health in US (later purchased by Gimborn and by Miracle Pet) |
| 1986 | 9 | Head office moved to Kobe |
| 1989 | 4 | Launched “Shizenryu®”, 100% natural shampoo for dogs and cats |
| 1993 | 1 | Launched Nutro “Max®” dog and cat food from US as exclusive distributor in Japan |
| 1994 | 6 | Added Nutro “Natural Choice®” dog and cat foood |
| 2002 | 11 | Started pet dog training seminar |
| 2003 | 3 | Started to translate and publish Dr. Ian Dunbar’s dog training books |
| 2004 | 8 | Launched “PALX”, disinfectants for pets |
| 2005 | 4 | Launched “MagiCarpet”, reusable housetraining pads from US |
| 2006 | Opened Sirius® Dog Training School in Amagasaki | |
| 2007 | 8 | Developped “Supremo®”, Japan exclusive Nutro brand |
| 2010 | 5 | Opened “Dog Resort Woof® “, dog run and hotel in Yamanakako, Yamanashi |
| 2011 | 6 | Sold Nutro® distribution business to Nutro Japan |
| 2011 | 11 | Launched “NY BON BONE®”, organic dog biscuits from US |
| 2012 | 6 | Launched Sensible Harness, dog training harness from US |
| 2012 | 9 | Launched “Life Suppli®”, dog treats from Australia |
| 2013 | 7 | Launched “Ziwi Peak®” air dry dog and cat food as exclusive distributor in Japan |
| 2015 | 1 | Launched “Kia Ora®” dog & cat food from NZ and “Barrier Milk” supplement |
| 2016 | 8 | Launched BARRIER SUPPLE®, dog supplements made in Japan |
| 2017 | 2 | Launched BARRIER SUPPLE®, cat supplements made in Japan |
| 2017 | 11 | Launched Moora Moora®, freeeze dry dog and cat treats from Australia |
| 2019 | 5 | Launched KiaOra® cat food |
| 2020 | 12 | Terminated the distribution of ZIWI® |
| 2021 | 5 | Launched Haere Mai®, air dry trearts from NZ |