New Food Products in Japan articles from April 2002

New Food Products in Japan archives from April 2002

Rice Flour Bread.
April 25, 2002... The Hayashibara Bio Technology Research Institute and the Fukumasa Bread research Institute have announced the joint development of a high quality bread product made from rice flour and containing the natural sweetening agent trehalose. ...

Keio Filtering Technology Used to Make Produce Last Longer.
April 25, 2002... Cushioning material manufacturer Plast and Keio University Professor Seimei Shiratori have collaborated to develop an ethylene gas adsorbent from a bamboo extract. The extracted enzyme has been worked into the new product Yasasheet for...

Kirin Brewery releases draft beer server system for home use.
April 25, 2002... Kirin Brewery will sell Kirin Tarunama Hoshiki, a draft beer serving system for home use, from the end of May at limited outlets around Tokyo. Earlier draft beer systems were designed for home parties, but not for daily use. The product...

Nestle Japan Group updates package of creamer Nestle Krematop.
April 25, 2002... Nestle Japan Group has updated the package of Nestle Krematop, a liquid coffee creamer, to focus customer attention on the quality and taste of the product by showing Krematop and coffee blending into each other. Krematop comes in a portion...

Containers Recycled Easily with Peel-Off Film.
April 25, 2002... Yokota has developed P&P Yoki tray with peel-off film layer. Made of recycled PP, PS or PE, it uses virgin PS as a core material and is sandwiched within virgin PP laminate materials. On the surface where food touches, a three-layer-film...

New Fat Spreads from Meiji Milk Products.
April 25, 2002... Meiji Milk Products has released two Meiji brand fat spread products. "Hachimitsu Soft" contains 20% honey and lemon juice and has a clear aftertaste. "Milk Caramel Soft" has a caramel flavor. The products are suitable not only for bread but...

New Breakfast Cereals from Nissin Cisco.
April 25, 2002... Ciscorn Vegetable & Fruit, from Nissin Cisco, is a breakfast cereal that is made from puffed carrot, puffed spinach, banana juice and four types of vegetables (raisin, papaya, apple and cranberry) and sprinkled with honey. Retail price is 300...

New Croutons for Salads from Pokka.
April 25, 2002... The Pokka Salad Crouton Slim series from Pokka Corp. is a line of two large-grain croutons for salads that is packaged in a slim container with a lid for table use. "Garlic" has a garlic flavor and "Plain Herb Iri" has a slight herb aroma....

Honen Corp Health Oil Range.
April 25, 2002... Tokyo based Honen Corporation has released a range of "Healthy and Safe" cooking oil products. "Honen Organic Safflower Oil" - Made from JAS accredited organic safflower seeds grown under contract specifically for Honen to guarantee...

New Cookies from Morinaga & Co.
April 25, 2002... Morinaga & Co. has launched three Morinaga brand cookie products. "Cream Cheese Cookies" (7 pcs.) contains 10% cream cheese and lemon. "Hokkaido Butter Galettes" (7 pcs.) includes 30% butter from Hokkaido. "Roast Almond Cookies" (7 pcs.)...

New Fruity Wines from Mercian.
April 25, 2002... The Fruit Wine Flora series from Godo Shusei is a line of three fresh, fruity and sweet-suppressed wine products. "Peach & Wine" is a blend of white wine and peach. "Ruby Grapefruit & Wine" is a mixture of white wine and ruby grapefruit....

Blended Tea Beverage from Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling.
April 25, 2002... In response to the heightened interest currently being shown towards health teas particularly among young women in Japan, Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling has released "Sokenbi Cha" a blended tea beverage made from a total of 10 different natural...

Balanced Mineral Drink from Coca-Cola (Japan).
April 25, 2002... Coca-Cola (Japan) has re-released "Aquarius Mineral Balance" a soft drink beverage containing a balanced variety of 7 essential minerals. In addition to calcium, magnesium, zinc, potassium, iodine, etc., the product also contains 50%...

New Winnie-the-Pooh Beverage from Coca-Cola Group.
April 25, 2002... Kumano Pooh San Hachimitsu Lemon, from Coca-Cola Group, is a soft drink which contains honey and lemon juice and features Winnie-the-Pooh, a favorite character among the very young crowd, on the package. It comes in 340g cans (120 yen), 500ml...

New Lactic Acid Drink from Morinaga Milk Industry.
April 25, 2002... Morinaga Mammy Fruit Blend Grapefruit & Lychee, from Morinaga Milk Industry, is a fruit-type lactic acid beverage blended with grapefruit and lychee. The fruit juice content is 5%. The product includes live lactic acid bacteria to maintain...

New Milk Drink Products from Nestle Snow.
April 25, 2002... Nestle Snow has recently added 2 new products to its extensive milk product line-up. "Nestle Milo" - The popular cocoa and milk drink is now available in a 200ml paper carton. Fortified with calcium and fructo-oligosaccarides. Price:...

Green Tea Drink from Otsuka Foods.
April 25, 2002... Capitalising on the recent positive publicity surrounding green tea and its health and beauty effects, Tokyo based Otsuka Beverage has become the latest in a long line of companies to offer a canned green tea product. "Kozen Sobacha" is...

New Prune Juice from Pokka.
April 25, 2002... Pokka Prune Blend Shokumotsu Sen'i from Pokka Corp. is an easy-to-drink 100% fruit juice made by blending apple, grape and lemon juice into prune juice. It contains dietary fiber equivalent to nine prunes. Contains no sugar, colorings or...

New Beverage to Help Relaxation from Pokka.
April 25, 2002... Pokka Lemode Relax Lemon Water from Pokka Corp. is a new type of drink which contains 3% lemon juice from Italy which features a mellow aroma and helps relaxation and has an ideal sour taste. It comes in 245g cans (115 yen), 250g paper packs...

New Chilled Coffee Drink from AGF.
April 25, 2002... Ajinomoto General Foods (AGF) has introduced two AGF brand chilled coffee beverages. "Blendy Cappuccino Double Espresso" is a cappuccino that is made by blending equal amounts of full-bodied espresso and aromatic espresso and features a...

New Chilled Coffee Beverage from AGF.
April 25, 2002... AGF Blendy Hikitate Espresso, from Ajinomoto General Foods (AGF), is a chilled coffee drink made from espresso coffee and plenty of milk. The product features the nice flavor of the just-brewed espresso coffee and the excellent body and mild...

3 New Drink Products from Japan Tobacco.
April 25, 2002... Japan Tobacco has added three new items to its extensive beverage line-up. "Roots Double Taste" - A can coffee product consisting of a 50 : 50 blend of mocha and Kilimanjaro coffee beans. The coffee is produced using an independently...

Milk & Soy Bean Drink from Snow Brand.
April 25, 2002... Snow Brand Milk Products has released "Snow Brand Mame No Megumi" a 30% soy milk and 70% milk health drink. The product features a 90-day use-by date. Price: 200ml carton = The price has yet to be confirmed.

Green Tea Drink from Ito En.
April 25, 2002... Tokyo based tea giant Ito En has released "Oishi Ocha Gyokuro" a green tea beverage in a 300ml PET bottle. According to Ito En the company is anticipating a year on year increase in annual sales of 29% over its product range due in large...

Improved Teabag from BBL Japan.
April 25, 2002... BBL Japan is announcing the re-launch of its "Lipton Yellow Label Teabag." The revamped black tea product is packaged in the new triangular shaped teabag which brings out the original natural flavor and aroma of black tea leaves. The product...

Two New Candy Products from Meiji Seika.
April 25, 2002... Meiji Seika has launched two Meiji brand candy products. "Tropicana Soft Candy Peach" is a soft candy with a white peach flavor. A 12-piece pack costs 100 yen. "Kyun Aoringo" is a small-grain gelatin type candy with a center of sour green...

Calpis Soft Candy.
April 25, 2002... Confectionery giant Kanro has released a range of 6 Calpis (A popular fermented lactic acid cordial drink) flavoured soft candy products. Products in the range include:1) "Calpis Soft Candy Asagari Ichigo" - A chewable soft candy with a...

Health Drink for Women.
April 25, 2002... Nisshin Oil Mills has added 2 new items to its "Pucera" nutritional supplement range formulated specifically to maintain women's natural body rhythms. "Pucera Drink" (Grapefruit Flavour) - In addition to a balanced supply of essential...

New Low-Calorie Food Supplement from Otsuka Pharmaceutical.
April 25, 2002... Calorie Mate STICK Chocolate Flavor, from Otsuka Pharmaceutical, is a stick-shaped low-calorie nutritional supplement with a light crunchy texture and chocolate flavor that is suitable for snacks. The product can be eaten without worrying...

New Body Line Firming Food from Morinaga & Co.
April 25, 2002... Weider Protein Body Design, from Morinaga & Co., is a nutritionally balanced protein supplement food targeted at women who aim to achieve a lovely body line. The protein-based product contains iron, calcium, dietary fiber and B group...

New Nutritive Foods from Asahi Beer Pharmaceutical.
April 25, 2002... The Pocket Granola Bar series from Asahi Beer Pharmaceutical is a line of two bar-shaped nutritious food products that is made from corn flakes and oats. The series comes in two varieties. "Fruit" contains five kinds of dry fruits (raisin,...

New Frozen Desserts from Meiji Milk Products.
April 25, 2002... Meiji Milk Products has released two Meiji brand frozen ready-prepared Western-style desserts served hot. "Atsu Atsu Apple Pie" is made by wrapping simmered apple in a crisp pie-style coating with almond bits and frying it. "Atsu Atsu Custard...

New Cupped Yogurt from Morinaga Milk Industry.
April 25, 2002... Morinaga Nata De Coco Yogurt, from Morinaga Milk Industry, is a mild fresh milk-containing yogurt that is added with nata de coco with a pleasant texture. The product contains pineapple and apple juice and has a taste which never becomes...

2 New Ice Cream Products from Snow Brand Milk Products.
April 25, 2002... Snow Brand Milk Products has released 2 new ice cream products. "Snow Brand Turkey Style Ice Cream" - A vanilla ice cream product based on the famous thick almost glutinous Turkish style ice cream. The package design features a...

Haagen Dazs Japan Adds Banana Collection to Range.
April 25, 2002... Haagen Dazs Japan has added "Banana Collection" to its range of ice cream products retailed via its chain of Haagen Dazs stores. Banana Caramel Sunday-Sliced bananas and strawberries covered in a caramel sauce. Price: 550 yen. Also...

New Low-Priced Premium Ice Creams from Meiji Milk Products.
April 25, 2002... Meiji Milk Products has launched two new items as part of its "Meiji Essel Super Cup" series of low-priced premium ice cream products. "Choco & Choco Chip" contains chip-form chocolate made by freeze-drying liquid chocolate and features...

Two New Liquid Seasonings for Chicken and Pork from Kikkoman.
April 25, 2002... Kikkoman has launched two thick liquid seasonings intended for use when cooking chicken or pork dish served with boiled rice or used as side dish in boxed lunches. "Satto Tori Teri" for chicken features a nice roasted garlic flavor. ...

New Sauce from Grilled Meats from Pokka.
April 25, 2002... Pokka Yakinikuno Lemon Dare, from Pokka Corp., is a refreshing soy-based sauce served with grilled meats. The product is made from soy sauce, lemon juice low in acidity, salt, sugar and spices. It comes in a 70ml bottle with an image of lemon...

New Sauces from Oliva Sauce.
April 25, 2002... Oliva Sauce has launched two sauce products featuring a cleat sweet taste. "Okonomiyaki Sauce" is a sauce for "okonomiyaki" (a Japanese-style pizza containing unsweetened batter and cabbage plus a choice of meats or seafood) that uses...

Two New Boxed Instant Soups from Pokka.
April 25, 2002... Pokka Corp. has launched two boxed instant soup products abundant in ingredients. "Pokka With Pasta Kinokono Cream Soup" is a mild full-bodied cream soup that is made from fresh cream and contains such ingredients as spiral short pasta...

Two New Cupped Instant Soups from Pokka.
April 25, 2002... Pokka Corp. has released two cupped instant soup products abundant in ingredients. "Pokka With Pasta Honnori Curry-no Clam Chowder" is made from fresh cream and contains such ingredients as large-size clams and spiral short pasta. It has...

Chicken Fried Gristle Flavoured Potato Crisps.
April 25, 2002... S&B Foods has released 2 new uniquely flavoured potato crisp products based on popular snacks commonly found in Japanese pubs and eateries. "Niwatori No Nankotsu Ageaji" - Fried chicken gristle flavoured pressed potato crisps. The...

Shrimp Flavoured Snacks from Calbee.
April 25, 2002... Tokyo based Calbee Foods have added 2 new items to its popular and enduring shrimp flavoured "Ebisen" snack line-up. "Otsumami Ebisen Wa garashi Soy Sauce Flavour" - A spicy snack food product featuring a soy sauce base with added...

Crinkle Cut Potato Crisps.
April 25, 2002... Calbee Foods has released "Giza Giza Potato" a range of thick sliced, crinkle cut potato crisp products in lightly salted and chicken consomme flavours. The crisps feature a tapering "V" type cut intended to reproduce the full flavour of the...

New Chinese Dishes from Ezaki Gilco.
April 25, 2002... Ezaki Glico has released "Gomokuyaki Bifun" as part of its "Gochiso Chuka" range of instant meals. Intended for pouring over rice, the product consists of dried biifun (a noodle made of rice), the traditional sauce and seasonings,...

New Frozen Meals from Nippon Suisan.
April 25, 2002... Nippon Suisan has launched two frozen Korean-style ready-prepared meals. "Nissui Range de Wakame Cuppa" consists of rice and ingredients such as pork, wakame seaweeds, carrots, spring onions and shiitake mushrooms. It has a plain salt taste....

New Cupped Instant Noodle from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2002... Kanebo Shirakawa Chuka Soba, from Kabebo Foods, is a cupped instant noodle. It is a dish of smooth flat non-fried noodles and ingredients such as charcoal-roasted pork fillet, Chinese -bamboo shoots, spring onions and large-size "naruto"...

New Cupped Seafood Instant Noodle from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2002... Kanebo Sanriku Iso Ramen, from Kanebo Foods, is a cupped instant noodle featuring seafood. It is a dish of springy non-fried noodles and ingredients such as wakame seaweeds, imitation crab meat, scallop-flavored fish sticks and eggs in a...

New Cupped Instant Noodle from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2002... Kanebo Wakate Tenshuno Cup Men , from Kanebo Foods, is a cupped instant noodle featuring an individualistic soup. It is a dish of firm, medium-thick and non-fried noodles and ingredients such as pork, cabbage, spring onions and red pepper in...

New Chinese Style Cupped Instant Noodle from Kanebo Foods.
April 25, 2002... Kanebo Shibaran Tantan Men, from Kanebo Foods, is a Chinese Szechwan-style cupped instant noodle. It is a dish of medium-thick non-fried noodles low in brine and ingredients such as minced pork, spring onions and leafy Chinese cabbage in a...

Spicy Korean Pickle Instant Noodles.
April 25, 2002... Nissin Food Products has released "Nissin No Don Heiei Kimchidon" an instant noodle product consisting of Japanese style "Udon" (wheat vermicelli) noodles in a "Kimchi" Korean style spicy pickle soup. Price: (66g noodles) 155 yen.

Italian Seafood Noodles.
April 25, 2002... Tokyo based Nissin Food Products has recently released "Cup Noodle Italian Seafood Noodle" an "Italian" style instant noodle product consisting of noodles in a tomato and cheese flavoured seafood soup. The soup consists of a seafood base...

Korean Style Noodles from Nissin.
April 25, 2002... Nissin Food Products has released two new Korean style spicy instant noodle products. "Ishi Nabe Fuu Ramen" - Noodles containing red peppers in a spicy Korean pickle soup. Additional ingredients include potatoes, spring onions and...

New Cupped Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2002... Nissin-no Ramenya San-no Cup Jukusei Tonkotsu Shoyu, from Nissin Food Products, is a cupped instant noodle. The noodles are a glutinous and elastic 3-layer non-fried noodle. The soup is made from pork bones as the base and includes soy...

New Frozen Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2002... Reito Nissin-no Yakibutaya Shoyu Dare Ramen, from Nissin Food Products, is a frozen ready-prepared noodle dish. The noodles are a springy 3-layer noodle. The full-bodied soup is derived from chicken bones, chicken, pork bones and soy sauce....

New Cupped Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2002... Nissin Men Shokunin Shio Tanmen, from Nissin Food Products, is a cupped instant noodle. The udon noodles are glutinous on the outside and springy in the middle as a result of the company's own production method. The delicious soup is...

New Chilled Instant Noodles from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2002... The Nissin-no Nama Ramen series from Nissin Food Products is a line of chilled ready-prepared noodle dishes. The noodles contain egg white and retain the original natural flavor of wheat. The series consists of four soup flavors including...

New Chilled Instant Chow Mein from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2002... Nissin Yakisoba Arabiki Chuka Sauce, from Nissin Food Products, is a chilled ready-prepared yakisoba (sauteed noodles). The noodles are flexible and thick. The sauce is made from oyster sauce, soy sauce, onion chips and garlic chips and...

New Cupped Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2002... Nissin Meiten Jikomi Sumire Miso, from Nissin Food Products, is a cupped instant noodle developed jointly with Seven-Eleven Japan. The noodles are a curled, thick and non-fried noodle. The soup is made from meats, onion oil, garlic oil and...

New Tall Cup Instant Noodle from Nissin Food Products.
April 25, 2002... Nissin Chicken Ramen Cup Won Ton Men, from Nissin Food Products, is an instant noodle which comes in a tall cup. The firm noodles are kneaded with chicken extract. The soup is made from chicken bones as the base and flavored with soy sauce....

2 New Cup Noodle Products from Toyo Suisan.
April 25, 2002... Toyo Suisan has released 2 new instant Chinese style cup noodle products. Maru-Chan Wan Ton Noodle Soy Sauce Flavour - Chinese style noodles with scrambled egg, roasted sesame seeds and spring onions in a soy sauce flavoured chicken...

Instant Retort Pack Curries.
April 25, 2002... Hachi Foods has introduced 2 new instant curry products packaged in retort packs. "Jawa Fuu Curry" - A medium strength minced beef, kidney bean and mushroom curry. Perfect for use over rice or with naan bread Price: 200g = 130 yen....