Ceres is:

-Pastry & Bakery ingredients
-Catering Supplies
-Dairy Products

・Chronology
・Company Profile
・Contact
　
May 1972 Foundation
July 1985　 Completion of new facility with a coffee roasting plant.
20 July 1985　 Ceres coffee production started and launched to market.
November 1987　 Completion of new headquarters building with a commodity show room.
August 1988　 Production of pastry products and commercialization started.
April 1989　 Tableware marketing started.
March 1991　 Bread baking factory began operation.
April 1996　 Agent contract for Takanashi dairy products concluded.
October 1996　 Agent contract for Tokyo Marine insurance policies concluded.
September 1999　 Agent contract for Suntory Foods Co., Ltd concluded.
August 2001　 International division set forth.
October 2002　 Japan sole agent of French frozen bread Ty Vorn.
January 2003　 Japan sole agent of Espresso machine CONTI.
Febrary 2003　 MOBAC(Machinery of Bakery And Confectionery) in Japan
March 2003　 HOTERES JAPAN 2003 in Tokyo.
January 2004　 Japan sole agent of syrup Routin 1883.
March 2004　 HOTERES JAPAN 2004 in Tokyo.
March 2005　 HOTERES JAPAN 2005 in Tokyo.

Ceres, The goddess of Fertility

Demeter was the sister of Zeus and the child of Cronus and Rhea. Her name means "Barley-Mother" or "Mother Earth". She is known as the goddess of fertility. Her other name is Ceres (Roman) and sometimes Deo.

Demeter is often seen holding a stalk of grain or corn, sometimes a torch, a crown, or sceptre. Sacred to her are livestock and agricultural products (with the emphasis on corn), poppy, narcissus and the crane.

By the mid 70's, the boom of coffee shops took place in Japan, and Gifu was a part of this boom. From dairy products delivery, Ceres naturally took this orientation and started supplying the coffee shops. In order to deliver the best products to its customer, Ceres started to roast its own coffee. To look after the coffee, and guarantee a good material, the goddess of Fertility was chosen as the company name.