New Food Products in Japan articles from February 2003

New Food Products in Japan archives from February 2003

Enzogenol Supplement.
February 25, 2003... Tokyo based Utsukyumeimaru has released "Q's Ladyna" a capsule type nutritional supplement specifically formulated for women containing "Enzogenol" a pine bark extract. Enzogenol contains an abundant supply of polyphenols - an...

Nisshin Flour Mills Strengthens Health Food Range.
February 25, 2003... Nisshin Flour Mills has announced its intention to augment its health food range by adding the substance CoQ-10 to a variety of its product ranges. CoQ-10, currently produced by its subsidiary Nisshin Pharma, is a coenzyme found in...

Wine Vinegar Soft Drink.
February 25, 2003... Rumier has released two non-alcohol wine vinegar soft drinks. Wine vinegar has recently received much attention due to its fatigue recovery properties. "Citron Shower" - A refreshing soft drink made from a white wine vinegar blended with...

Tohato Releases Chocolate line-up.
February 25, 2003... Tokyo based Tohato has released 3 chocolate products. "Choco Massy Milk Chocolate" - Vanilla flavoured marshmallows coated in milk chocolate and sprinkled with cocoa powder. Price: 110 yen. "Choco Massy White Chocolate" - Strawberry...

Ice Cream for Dogs.
February 25, 2003... Inaba pet food has released "Regalo" a nutritious soy milk based ice cream specifically formulated for dogs. As dogs do not have the necessary enzymes required to breakdown lactic sugars in milk, the semi-sweet product features a soy milk...

New Nescafe Instant Coffee.
February 25, 2003... Nestle Japan has released "Nescafe Konii Baisen" a new richer and more bitter flavoured instant coffee to run alongside its existing brands of "Nescafe Excella" and "Nescafe Gold Blend". The product is made using a so-called vacuum aroma...

Konbu Seaweed Pellets.
February 25, 2003... Hokkaido based Atsugishi Kyorei has released "Pearl De Konbu" consisting of 7-8mm sized pellets of konbu seaweed. The green coloured pellets containing only water and seaweed are rich in a wide range of nutrients and do not lose their...

Coarse Ground Mustard Flavoured Fried Noodles.
February 25, 2003... Nisshin Foods has released "Arabiki Mustard Yakisoba Shio" instant type noodles featuring a coarse ground mustard flavour. The product also contains "Sparklers" (Patent pending) small 2-3mm size candy particles containing high pressure...

European-Style Sandwich Shops Via Quadronno and Benugo Open.
February 25, 2003... L. S. Mode Dining has opened the first Quadronno sandwich shop in Japan. Via Quadronno is a Italian sandwich specialty shop from New York serving panini. There are 18 varieties of panini including Capreze (mozzarella cheese, tomato and basil,...

Starbucks, Tully's, Doutor Shops Offering Warm Food.
February 25, 2003... Starbucks Coffee Japan, Tully's Coffee Japan and Doutor Coffee have started serving oven-warmed food. A handful of Tully's shops have started serving the Hot Bagel Sandwich and report strong demand, so the operator looks to expand the...

Lotteria and MOS Burger Start Dinner Menu.
February 25, 2003... Lotteria has started serving the new dinner set Yoshokuyasan no Hamburg Teishoku (Western restaurant style hamburger set, 500 yen) at all Lotteria shops during the slower evening hours. The set includes a stewed hamburger with demi-glace...

French Eclairs Subject of New Trend.
February 25, 2003... Western-style confectioneries in Japan are starting to emphasize eclairs, which have long played a minor role compared to cream puffs and other specialties in Japan. The new popularity of eclairs is fueled by confectioners trained in France,...

Pororoca Develops Single-Operator Bakery System.
February 25, 2003... Supermarket operator Pororoca has developed an in-store bakery system that runs with the help of just a single staff member. A part-time employee works from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M., starting by defrosting frozen dough, then letting it rise and...

Victorian Tea House Opens Casual Tea Shop Vic-tea.
February 25, 2003... Victorian Tea House has opened casual tea shop Vic-tea. It serves 19 varieties of high quality black tea from India and Sri Lanka. The expansive first shop in Fukagawa, Tokyo comprises about 230 square meters with 120 seats. The shop uses an...

Uni Public Relations Opens Crepe Shop in US.
February 25, 2003... Uni Public Relations, the operator of crepe retail chain Crepe House Uni, has opened a shop in California. The company selected as franchisee an American apparel company, which has opened The Crepe House in The Galleria at South Bay, near Los...

Pietro Opens More Takeout Pasta Shops.
February 25, 2003... Pietro is stepping up store openings for the fast food-based Miomio. The stores sell mostly takeout pasta items, including the popular Salad Pasta, which is pasta with fresh vegetables in a cup served with Pietro's original salad dressing....

Twenty One Lady Starts Cream Puff Specialty Shop Overseas.
February 25, 2003... Twenty One Lady has started opening cream puff specialty shops in Asia. The first overseas shop is a franchise in Singapore. Known as Chou Factory, the takeout shop is operated by a subsidiary of the company Retail Net. Twenty One Lady plans...

Shin-Shin Foods Launches Soy-Based Meat-Like Products.
February 25, 2003... Shin-Shin Foods, known for its pickle products, has launched soy-based meat-like products. It established the joint venture Shin-Shin Yves with Canadian company Yves Veggie Cuisine (45% ownership each) and Organic Guild (10%). The brand name...

Aichi Foods to Open Store in Canada.
February 25, 2003... Aichi Foods operators of "Bentoss" the take away Japanese style boxed lunch franchise is to open their first store in Vancouver Canada. The stores are to be affiliates of the Japanese company and are to run by Canadian businessman of...

Lotteria to Release Set Menu.
February 25, 2003... The Tokyo based hamburger chain Lotteria is to offer a set dinner menu throughout its 650 stores located nation-wide. The meals are to be targeted at the increasingly health conscious female youth and will consist of a grilled beef patty...

Pan Akimoto Markets Canned Bread Developed as Rations.
February 25, 2003... Cancan Bread from Pan Akimoto is a canned loaf of bread originally developed as emergency rations. The bread is now gaining popularity for long-term supplies in pantries and as a picnic food. The dough is wrapped in a special paper then...

Lactic Sugar Free Milk Candy.
February 25, 2003... Lotte is set to release "Latte Scotch" a milk based candy product made with lactic sugar free milk. Lotte has successfully adapted its sugar free chocolate manufacturing process for use on milk to produce milk that is entirely lactic...

Rice Flour Bread Fat.
February 25, 2003... Fat is commonly used in bread to help it rise. Miyoshi Oil & Fat has announced the development of "Element Up" a fat powder with enhanced rising power making it ideal for use in rice flour breads that, compared to bread made with wheat, tends...

Liquid Sugar UV Steriliser.
February 25, 2003... The Tokyo based machine and component manufacturer Funatec has announced the development of "Ekito Yoh Sakkin Sochi SA-12" a sterilisation unit that utilises a special UV light to heat treat liquid type sugar solutions commonly used in soft...

New Technology to Powderize Maitake Mushrooms.
February 25, 2003... Akita-Ken Sogo Shokuhin Kenkyujo [Akita Prefecture Food Research Laboratory] has announced the discovery of a process that stops the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of proteins in "maitake" mushrooms. The discovery will enable a powder...

Mitsui Chemicals Perfects Use of Titanium-Based Catalyst for Pet Bottle Forming.
February 25, 2003... A Mitsui Chemicals PET bottle plant in Indonesia is the first to use a titanium-based catalyst to manufacture PET bottles. The catalyst reacts far more efficiently than the antimony-based catalyst it was designed to replace, so 20 times less...

Microscopic Fusion Opens Ways for Recycling PET Bottles into Film Products.
February 25, 2003... Osaka Gas has announced a breakthrough that will allow waste PET bottles to be used in films, thus greatly expanding their recycled applications and potentially the amount recycled. The new technology hinges on causing the bottles'...

RITE Finds New Way to Create Biodegradable Plastic.
February 25, 2003... The Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, or RITE, plans to have commercially feasible applications by about 2007 for a new biodegradable plastic made from wastepaper. The researchers at RITE start by dissolving...

Toppan Printing Supplements Anti-Counterfeit Holograms with Special Inks.
February 25, 2003... Toppan Printing will soon initiate sales of seals designed to thwart counterfeiting with a combination of holograms and special ink. Since counterfeiters are becoming more adept at imitating holograms, it is not always possible to verify...

Fuji Impulse Introduces Thermal Impulse Cup Sealer.
February 25, 2003... Fuji Impulse has developed and begun selling a new manual cup sealer which it expects to become one of the most popular items in its sales line. It is intended for take-out oden (Japanese hotpot) and soup shops. It is the first cup sealer to...

Rengo Develops Box Former for 12-Packs.
February 25, 2003... Rengo has developed a flexible box former for holding from 12 to 24 cans of various sizes. Twelve-can boxes are increasingly popular in the American market, and Rengo anticipates that this trend will appear in Japan. The machine will be...

Sekisui Chemical Marketing Apple Packing Case Sealer.
February 25, 2003... Sekisui Chemical has developed a case sealer for packing apples into expanded polystyrene (EPS) cases. The sealer is dubbed the WorkMate 81 AP. It accepts a supply of apples from a conveyor belt, fills the case, caps it, and fastens the lid...

Nitto Denko Hoso System Automates Can Sealer.
February 25, 2003... Nitto Denko Hoso System has developed a fully automated can sealer dubbed the CS-150. It is controlled by a touch-screen; no mechanical tools are necessary for making settings. Up to 13 types of cans may be programmed into the controller. The...

Standing Gusseted Bag from J-F Stockpack.
February 25, 2003... The Tatta G series of standing gusseted bags from J-F Stockpack (related to Hiranoya Bussan) continues to enjoy popularity. Typical gusseted bags are difficult to make stand for display because of the sealed parts at the bottom or the shape...

Horix Launches OPP Film Bag with a Band for Advertisement.
February 25, 2003... Horix has launched Banner Top, a non-fogging OPP film produce bag with a band. The bag, part of the Ikiiki Pack series, comes with a CPP band at the top. When the bag is filled with produce and sealed by tape, the band stands out and also can...

Chugoku Pearl Chemical launches New Foam Products Including First with PP Filler Foam.
February 25, 2003... Chugoku Pearl Chemical has launched the newly developed high quality container products MF (PP container with 4.5 expansion factor) and FF (PP filler container with 2.6 expansion factor). FF is the first PP filler foam container in the...

Kanso Releases Containers Made of Plant Materials.
February 25, 2003... Kanso has released container products consisting of more than 70% plant materials such as rice husks. Using agricultural materials that would otherwise be wasted, they are very inexpensive to make. The products come in a variety of shapes and...

Uetto Develops Reed Tray Product.
February 25, 2003... Environmentally friendly product maker Uetto has developed a food tray made from reeds. It does not release harmful substances when it is burned. The tray is made from reed pulp and heat treated to make it water resistant for wet food. The...

Packwell Releases Gum Tape Packaging System that is easy to Open without Scissors.
February 25, 2003... Packwell has signed a contract to become an agent for US packaging system maker Better Package, based in Connecticut. Using the system, a person can open a gum tape sealed box without a cutter or scissors. The system consists of special gum...

Echigo Seika Uses Biodegradable Container for Rice Cake Product.
February 25, 2003... Echigo Seika recently used a biodegradable container for kagamimochi, a traditional New Year's product consisting of a small round rice cake on top of a larger one. The company has started using biodegradable containers for the small size...

New Healthy Edible Oil from Nisshin Oilyo.
February 25, 2003... Nisshin Healthy Reset, from Nisshin Oilyo, is a wholesome edible oil which contains a medium chain fatty acid and is less likely than other oils to turn into body fat. It can be used for a wide variety of dishes such as fried dishes or...

New Curry Roux for Babies from House Foods.
February 25, 2003... House Bermont Curry Kids, from House Foods, is a flake-type curry roux for babies older than one year. The product is made from apples, honey, yellow-green vegetables and dairy products and features a mild taste. It minimizes the use of...

New Baby Foods from Q.P.
February 25, 2003... The Kids Kewpie series from Q.P. is a line of baby foods for the baby in the 2-6 age group. Products in the range include: 1) Maze Gohan no Moto Curry Pilaf (200 yen for 50g x 2) - A seasoning mix which requires only the addition of 120g...

New Breath Freshener from Morishita Jintan.
February 25, 2003... Shunkan Mint, from Morishita Jintan, is a breath freshener which helps remove bad breath and ward off sleepiness with its strong mint flavor. The two-layer capsule contains 20% menthol on the outside while including vegetable oil in the...

New Breath-Freshening Sprays from Lion.
February 25, 2003... The Etiquette Mouth Mint series from Lion is a line of strong menthol flavored breath-freshening sprays that contains a high quantity of l-menthol and is most suitable for males. The range includes five varieties - "Shock Mint" which has...

Mineral Rich Children's Jelly Dessert.
February 25, 2003... Tokyo based Wakodo has released "Kanten Dessert Yoghurt Mousse" an egg and sugar free jelly type dessert formulated specifically for children and made from mineral and fibre rich Japanese isinglass (gelatine). The product is simply mixed...

New Cupped Dessert from Meiji Milk Products.
February 25, 2003... Meiji Banana-to Milk-no Bavaroa, from Meiji Milk Products, is a Bavarian cream-style dessert food with a succulent texture. The product is made from milk and fresh cream as the base and contains diced (10mm) banana pulp. A 150g plastic cup...

New Asian Style Dessert Mixes from House Foods.
February 25, 2003... The House Fruche Asia from House Foods is a line of Asian-style mixes which requires only the addition of milk. The range includes two varieties. "Annin Fruit" is made from white peach and apple juices as the base and includes the pulp of...

New Liquid Dessert Mixes from House Foods.
February 25, 2003... The House Gyunyude Tsukuru Nomu Fruche from House Foods is a line of thick drink-type dessert mixes which requires only the addition of milk. The range includes two varieties - "Ichigo" which contains granulated strawberry pulp and has a nice...

Bread Pudding from House.
February 25, 2003... House Foods has released "House Pan De Pudding" an instant bread pudding mix consisting of a pudding sauce that is simply mixed with bread and eggs and then grilled. The reduced sweetness pudding mix is placed in a bowl and blended with...

New Pudding Mix from House Foods.
February 25, 2003... House Annin Milk Pudding, from House Foods, is a powder-form mix for making a milk-flavored pudding. It requires only the addition of milk, heating and chilling in the refrigerator. It has a soft texture and features an apricot seed flavor. A...

New Fruit Jelly from Taimatsu Shokuhin.
February 25, 2003... Taimatsu Fruit Chuchue Jelly, from Taimatsu Shokuhin, is a fruit-flavored jelly dessert which contains 10% fruit juice and comes in a fruit-shaped container. It is an assortment of four flavors - apple, strawberry, orange and grape. The price...

Two New Cupped Desserts from Taimatsu Shokuhin.
February 25, 2003... Taimatsu Shokuhin has launched two new cupped dessert foods. "Fruit lppai Jelly Banana Purin" is a low-sweet pudding that uses banana pulp puree and features the delicious flavor of the banana. An 185g cup costs 150 yen. "Onaka Sukkiri Aloe"...

New Frozen Dessert from Haagen Dazs Japan.
February 25, 2003... Cranberry Lemon Pie Sunday, from Haagen-Dazs Japan, is the Haagen-Dazs' existing cranberry-flavored frozen yogurt that is topped with lemon-flavored custard cream, whipped cream and whole strawberries. It features moderate acidity. Price:...

Chinese Style Soups from Nestle.
February 25, 2003... Kobe based Nestle Japan Group has released 3 Chinese style soups under the "Maggi Chuka Soup" brand. Available in a shark fin, Chingensai and a corn flavour type the soup powder is simply added to boiling water and an egg mixed in to make...

New Cold instant Soups from Heinz Japan.
February 25, 2003... Heinz Japan has launched four new instant soup products served cold in the hot summer season. A 160g standing pouch costs 210 yen. The products are: 1) Tsumetai Tomato no Soup -It is derived from olive oil, lemon juice, chuncky tomatoes...

New Drink Style Instant Soups from Q.P.
February 25, 2003... The Verde Soup Club series from Q.P. is a line of retort-packaged soups which can be consumed as a type of beverage. The range includes two varieties. "Wafu Tamago Soup" is made from bonito stock as the base and includes lots of ingredients...

New Instant Soups Served Cold from Q.P.
February 25, 2003... The Verde Hiyashi Soup from Q.P. is a line of healthy instant soup products intended for serving cold in the hot summer season. The range includes three varieties. "Jagaimo no Soup" is a creamy soup that is made from chicken bouillon as the...

New Rice Snack from Kameda Seika.
February 25, 2003... Kameda Yaki Ebi Mayonnaise, from Kameda Seika, is a rice snack made by drying and baking steamed rice pounded into cake flavored with shrimp. The product is tossed with mayonnaise and is crisp on the outside while remaining fluffy in the...

New Calcium-Rich Rice Snack from Kameda Seika.
February 25, 2003... Kameda Genkina Iwashi, from Kameda Seika, is a fried crisp rice snack kneaded with green "nori" Iaver and whole sardines. It contains about 220mg of calcium per bag (45g) and features the nice aroma of the green "nori" Iaver. A 45g bag is...

Fried Chicken Potato Chips.
February 25, 2003... Yamayoshi Seika has released 2 new potato chip products with unique flavours based on the traditional Japanese fast food favourite "Yaki tori" - chicken shish kebab. "Yaki Tori Shio Aji" - Chicken flavoured potato chips generously...

New Snack from Asahi Food & Health Care.
February 25, 2003... Asahi Beer Partner Sonomanma Gobo Chips Ukon Iri, from Asahi Food & Health Care, is a healthy snack food most suitable for snacks or for eating with beer. The product is a sliced and fried burdock root chip rich in dietary fiber. It uses...

New Potato Snack from S&B Foods.
February 25, 2003... S&B Nori Mayonnaise Aji Potato Chip, from S&B Foods, is a sliced potato chip which is kneaded with green "nori" laver and toasted "nori" laver and is flavored with mayonnaise. It uses tuna as a background flavor. It is a scrumptious...

New Snack Food from Yamayoshi Seika.
February 25, 2003... Yamayoshi Baked Onion Mustard Aji, from Yamayoshi Seika, is a snack food with a new taste that comes from a new combination of grilled onions and piquant mustard. A 60g bag costs 110 yen.

New Healthy Snack from Calbee Foods.
February 25, 2003... Calbee Vegetaberu, from Calbee Foods, is a cute heart-shaped bite-sized wholesome snack food which contains six kinds of yellow-green vegetables for a total of 40% such as spinach, carrot, tomato and molokhya and can supply 1/5 of the...

New Natural-Oriented Rice Cracker from Kameda Seika.
February 25, 2003... Kameda Okomeno Mebae, from Kameda Seika, is a natural-oriented thin rice cracker made from rice, highly nutritious germinated brown rice, salad oil, salt and a touch of powdered soy sauce. A bag of 22 pieces is open-priced (Approximately 200...

New Fried Rice Cracker from Kameda Seika.
February 25, 2003... Kameda Ebi no Shioage, from Kameda Seika, is an individually wrapped bite-sized fried rice cracker with a crisp texture. It has a nice shrimp flavor. Natural salt from the "Hakata" region has been used in the lightly salted product. A 120g...

New Fried Rice Cracker for Adults from Kameda Seika.
February 25, 2003... Kameda Torotto Sauce no Curry Age, from Kameda Seika, is a spicy curry-flavored hardish rice cracker for adults. The product contains a Worcester sauce-based sauce, an original curry powder consisting of 13 kinds of spices, and black peppers....

Two New Baked Confectionery Products from Bourbon.
February 25, 2003... Bourbon has launched two new baked confectionery products. "Bourbon Elise Ichigo & White" is a crisp wafer stuffed with soft, refreshing strawberry-flavored cream and white cream. A box of 18 bags of 2 pieces costs 220 yen. "Bourbon Ichigo...

New Rice Cracker from Bourbon.
February 25, 2003... Bourbon Okaki Ume Shiso Aji, from Bourbon, is a rice cracker which contains cheese and chips of plum and red perilla and is flavored with sweet-and-sour soy sauce. It features the mellow aroma of the plum and red perilla and the full-bodied...

New Biscuit from Bourbon.
February 25, 2003... Bourbon Camembert Cheese no Galette, from Bourbon, is a garette (a type of biscuit) kneaded with 8% French camembert cheese. It features a fragile texture and the mellow aroma of the camembert cheese. The price is 200 yen per box of 10 pieces.

New Pie from Bourbon.
February 25, 2003... Bourbon Belgian Butter no Pie, from Bourbon, is a multi-layered pie product which contains 7.5% Belgian high-quality fermented butter. It features a crisp, light texture. The price is 200 yen per box of 8 pieces.

New Semi-Fresh Cake from Bourbon.
February 25, 2003... Bourbon Petit Mousse Cake Ichigo, from Bourbon, is a dessert-style semi-fresh cake that is coated with milk chocolate and topped with strawberry-flavored whipped chocolate. It features the very light sweet taste of the strawberry and the...

New Type of Biscuit from Bourbon.
February 25, 2003... Bourbon Paribre Ichigo, from Bourbon, is a new type of thin biscuit sandwiching strawberry-flavored busse-form cream. It features a new cruchy texture. The price is 300 yen per box of 10 individually wrapped pieces.

New Spread for Making Sandwiches from Q.P.
February 25, 2003... Kewpie Sandwich Spread, from Q.P., is a mayonnaise-based spread which can produce delicious ham, egg or other sandwiches simply by spreading on bread. It contains lots of pickled cucumbers, onions and red bell peppers. A 145g tube costs 220...

New Grapefruit Jam from Q.P.
February 25, 2003... Aohata 55 Grapefruit Jam, from Q.P., is a jam made with grapefruit featuring refreshing acidity and clear bitterness. It retains the natural qualities of the fresh grapefruit since it is made with grapefruit juice and juice sacs. The brix...

New Jam Series from Q.P.
February 25, 2003... The Traditional Jam series from Q.P. is a line of jam products which uses a refined crystal sugar and features the natural texture of the fresh fruit and a clear full-bodied taste. The brix level is about 67%. The range includes four...

New Whipped Spread for Bread from Q.P.
February 25, 2003... Verde Pudding Whip, from Q.P., is a whipped cream-style spread for bread with a pudding flavor. It contains eggs and caramel and is fortified with calcium. A 130g tube costs 240 yen.

New "Toast Spread" Series from Q.P.
February 25, 2003... The Verde Toast Spread series from Q.P. is a line of spreads that is intended to spread on bread and toasted. The price is 250 yen for an 80g tube. Products in the range includes: 1) Garlic Toast Spread" - It contains parsley and has a...

New Low-Calorie Jam Products from Kikkoman.
February 25, 2003... The Del Monte 25-do Jam series from Kikkoman is a line of low-calorie (96kcal per 100g) jam products that allows the consumer to enjoy the original natural aroma of the fresh fruit. The sugar content has been reduced to 25%. The range...

New Hay Fever Fighting Candy from Morinaga & Co.
February 25, 2003... Morinaga Hana Tohru Menthol Candy, from Morinaga & Co., is a candy which has a strong menthol flavor and contains a "tencha" extract and suppresses hay fever symptoms and helps clear the nasal passages. Tencha is Chinese tea with...

Two New Chewing Candies from Morinaga & Co.
February 25, 2003... Morinaga & Co. has launched two new items as part of its "Hi-Chew" series of chewing candies. "Hi-Chew " is flavored with banana and has a sweet mild taste. "Hi-Chew Kids <Cola & Lemon>" has a cola flavor on the outside while retaining a...

New Soft Candy from Kanro.
February 25, 2003... Calpis Soft Candy Maroyaka Ichigo, from Kanro, is a soft candy which is based on the sweet-and-sour lactic-acid concentrate Calpis and contains strawberry juice. It has a center of strawberry-flavored jelly. The price is 100 yen per bag of 10...

New Spring-Only Crunchy Candy from Kanro.
February 25, 2003... Kanro Sakura Sakusaku Momomo Sakuranbo, from Kanro, is a spring-only crunchy candy product. It is an assortment comprising three flavors - "Sakura" with a cherry-blossom flavor, "Sakuranbo" with a cherry flavor and "Momo" with a peach...