Tsunetaka Kawakami, the C.E.O. of Okayama Kobo, a leading bakery in Japan, has more than 30 years of experience as a baker and as a bakery owner and manager, and now he is making his vast know-how available to entrepreneurs and investors looking to launch successful bakery businesses outside of Japan.
Japanese bread is renowned for its great taste, particularly in southeast Asian countries and China. Chef Kawakami’s unique approach to bakery launch means that the entrepreneurs or investors involved don’t need to have any experience making bread or running a bakery. They don’t even need to have business experience. What’s more, there’s no need to hire experienced staff. With Chef Kawakami it’s possible, starting entirely from scratch and using locally sourced equipment and ingredients and locally hired staff, to open a successful bakery selling delicious, additive-free, Japanese bread.
In this book you will discover how he has been behind the launch of Japanese bakeries throughout China and southeast Asia, and more importantly how he can guarantee their success. Get to know the Bakery Producer, Tsunetaka Kawakami, in this tell-all guide to making it in the baking industry.

30年以上のキャリアを持つパン職人であり、岡山に行列のできるベーカリー、おかやま工房3店舗を展開する経営者・河上祐隆（かわかみ・つねたか）のもう一つの顔海外に…