New Food Products in Japan articles from October 2002

New Food Products in Japan archives from October 2002

MGP Develops Vegetable Sheets.(dietary fiber supplement )(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Food manufacturer MGP has developed vegetables processed into sheets just like nori (laver). The product was developed as a supplement for dietary fiber. The product has three varieties (carrot, spinach and cabbage) and it does not contain...

California Prune Advisory Board Develops Prune Miso (Bean Paste).(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... The California Prune Advisory Board has developed prune miso, which is a combination of dried prune paste and akamiso (dark brown bean paste). It looks like regular akamiso but has a refreshing sweet and sour taste. Prunes have minerals such...

FamilyMart, Japan Asia Airways Link for Mutual Promotion.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Convenience store chain FamilyMart is offering new take-out foods with a Taiwanese flair. They include milk tea with black tapioca in it and Chinese-style rice porridge plus 10 other items. The new launch is part of a promotional tie-up with...

Trung Nguyen Opens Vietnamese Coffee Seller in Tokyo.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Fashionable Roppongi, Tokyo is the home of the first Trung Nguyen Coffee outlet in Japan. The parent company of the same name has over 400 shops in Vietnam. Young women in Japan have discovered the rich flavor of Vietnamese-style coffee,...

Takashimaya, Sogo among Department Stores Delivering Food Products in Metropolitan Areas.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... The Sogo department store in Yokohama now offers same-day delivery service on food orders worth at least 2000 yen. The service takes a fee of 500 yen (or 300 yen for club members) to deliver to most parts of the city. Other department stores...

Hotels Putting Focus on Sales of Take-out Foods.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Some of Japan's most famous hotels are looking to expand sales by retailing lines of food. The Hotel Okura in Tokyo has set up a take-out corner in its Terrace Restaurant featuring Chinese dishes and salads. Management expects to triple sales...

Convenience Stores, Restaurant Chains Find Mutual Benefits in Tie-ups.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Sunkus is among a growing number of convenience stores offering snack foods tied in with restaurant chains. For example, customers can purchase a retort pack of Baltic Curry for 398 yen that tastes like the curry served at restaurants of the...

Hurxley Releases Boxed Meal for Children.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Hurxley, which operates Hokka Hokka Tei that sells Japanese style takeout meals, has started selling boxed meals for children. Food additives in the product are very limited so it is safer and parents can feel good about serving the product...

Everyday Wine Product Keeps Wine from Oxidizing.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Everyday Wine has developed Whynot, a product to preserve wine, and has opened a shop that serves wine by the glass in Shibuya, Tokyo. The consumer uses a special cork changer to replace air in the bottle with an inert gas, then uses a...

Teijin Opens PET Bottle Recycling Center.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Teijin has improved its PET bottle recycling facility in Tokuyama to recycle PET bottles into new PET bottles. The facility is already making 24,000 tons of DMT (dimethyl terephthalate) from 30,000 tons of used PET bottles. DMT is not so...

UCC Ueshima Coffee Uses Coffee Grounds to Make Business Cards.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... UCC Ueshima Coffee has switched the material used in its employees' business cards from regular paper to recycled paper made with coffee grounds and hemp bags. This reduces factory wastes and at the same time can be used promotionally. The...

Leak Tester Sold by Seiko Engineering is Used by Major Food Manufacturing Company.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Seiko Engineering, which sells the Wilcomat Series of leak testers made by Swiss company Wilco, has delivered one such device for a plastic cup filling and packaging line at a major food manufacturing company. After the cup is filled and the...

Siegling (Japan) Releases Conveyor Belt with Special Anti-Bacterial Coating.
October 25, 2002... Siegling (Japan) has released Transilon HACCP Belt, a resin belt for conveyors that has special coating to limit propagation of harmful microorganisms. It does not use any of the common anti-bacterial agents but is in fact safer. The effect...

San-Ai Corporation Imports Ethylene Control Agent Noted for Maintaining Freshness.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... San-ai Corporation is now marketing Ethylene Control, an agent created by the US firm of the same name to extend the freshness life of produce and flowers. The agent absorbs and breaks down ethylene gas, thus preventing it from accelerating...

Fancl Develops Supplement Capsule without Beef Extract.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Fancl has created a new capsule for containing its food supplements and recently released propolis and seven other items with the plant-derived capsule. By the end of summer all of Fancl's supplements will use the new capsule, which will not...

More Companies Making Containers from Perennial Plant Fiber.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... An industry observer reports that 18 companies were producing containers from perennial plants like reeds at the end of 2001, with several firms entering the field in that year. The containers are becoming a fixture at convenience stores...

Kankyo Sogoken Recycles Book Debris to Disposable Foam.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Kankyo Sogoken has developed a process they call 'Mapka' for converting paper debris from book printers into a foamed material suitable for containers and sanitary goods. Much of this debris has fibers too short to be useful in older...

Teijin Introduces 'Bottle-to-Bottle' Technology.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Teijin has developed a method of re-processing PET bottles which maintains the quality of the PET but allows repeated use in manufacturing new bottles. The material from returned bottles is broken down into a highly pure form of dimethyl...

Matsushita Refrigeration to Roll out HFC-Free Vending Machine.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Matsushita Refrigeration has developed a vending machine which uses no fluorocarbons for cooling or insulation. It will begin selling the machine in 2003. It uses coolant R290 (isobutane), a hydrocarbon, for cooling, and cyclopentane for...

Rheon Automatic Machinery Downsizes Baking Line.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Rheon Automatic Machinery has introduced a downsized version of its fully automated bread production machine. Dubbed the VM 025 Line, it takes up about 1/3 the space required by its predecessor and is just 1.6m tall. The size reduction is...

Tamura Seals Introduces Modified Atmosphere Packaging Machine.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Tamura Seals has brought out a modified atmosphere packager called the GP Sealer/TBW-G3-HP, which can process up to 20 packages/minute. It can induce a vacuum in the package and then inject nitrogen to vacuum-seal or simply seal packages. It...

Green Energy Develops High-Temperature Wastewater Treatment Method.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Green Energy, a developer and seller of environmentally responsible systems, has developed the ACE Wastewater Treatment System, which boils the water and heats the steam to over 1000 degrees C, burning off all the organic components and...

Tani Kogyo Introduces Economical Self-Sealing Liquid Container.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Tani Kogyo, a manufacturer of containers, has applied for a patent on a cap for a squeeze bottle which prevents ingress of air into the bottle and the resultant oxidation of the contents. Called the V Drip, the cap consists of three...

Suntory Ad Nama happoshu Cans Featuring Ads from Uniqlo.(low-malt beer)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... The new Ad Nama happoshu (low-malt beer) beverage from Suntory Limited features advertising from clothing retailer Uniqlo. Suntory recently unveiled the new drink in a can that leaves most of its space for the use of third-party advertising....

Nissin Electronics Announces Metal Detector for Food Production.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Nissin Electronics has developed a new conveyor-belt fed metal detector for finding foreign objects in foods and drinks in plastic or aluminum packaging. The Alpas, an electromagnetic detector rather than the more expensive X-ray type...

Nagahama Cork Kogyosho Creates Bottle Stopper that Solves Persistent Problems.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Nagahama Cork Kogyosho is hoping that its UC Sen bottle stopper will replace conventional tin, polyethylene and aluminum foil stoppers found on 1.8-liter bottles. The UC Sen is made solely from polyethylene, which makes recycling easy and...

Takachiho Announces New Leak Tester Using Helium.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Takachiho is selling a new series of vapor-analyzing leak testers dubbed the GLT-8000 series. It does not require the test containers to be placed in any special locations and its hood can be adapted for use with containers of almost any...

Chuo Kagaku Selling Compact Cup Sealer.(Deli-Pita-kun)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Food packaging manufacturer Chuo Kagaku is selling a machine dubbed Deli-Pita-kun, which seals cups of coffee, soup, etc. without heat. Manufactured by a domestic machinery maker, the sealer has a footprint the size of a B4 size sheet of...

Ueda Hoso Kigyo Announces Compact Bowl Sealer.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Ueda Hoso Kigyo is selling a compact machine for sealing the top of a bowl called the Enter-pack. It is intended for use in convenience stores, noodle shops, fast food restaurants, supermarkets and other locations where consumers may wish to...

Tricompany, Japan Beer Accessory Selling Insulating Cover for Beer Kegs.(Hiyashi Taru Zo Cover)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Cold insulation maker Tricompany and kitchen tool maker Japan Beer Accessory have jointly developed a wrap-around cover for beer barrels to keep them cool for longer periods. Dubbed Hiyashi Taru Zo Cover, the product was conceived by Japan...

Nissin Foods Uses Dispenpak for Grilled Noodle Seasoning.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... In a new use of Dispenpak Japan's Dispenpak seasoning holder, Nissin Foods has adopted it to hold mustard and mayonnaise in the grilled noodle product Nissin Yakisoba W Karashi Mayonnaise. The noodle product is also available in an...

Ace Cook Creates Instant Chilled Noodles for Summer.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... For the summer instant noodle market, Ace Cook has launched Ryosen Tsuyu Soba Dashi Shoyu, chilled noodles with the taste of stock and soy sauce. The noodles come in a PSP cup with sealing lid. The consumer pours on hot water, drains it, then...

Kyoto Tea Cooperative's New Green Tea in Pet Bottle a Big Hit.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... The Kyoto Tea Cooperative reports that its new Ujicha green tea in a PET bottle (500ml) is so successful its first lot sold out very quickly. It is expanding production to a pace that anticipates 240,000 bottles sold annually. The cooperative...

Ezaki Glico Packages Foods for Toddlers on the Go.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Ezaki Glico offers Issai kara no Yoji-shoku Lunchbox, a series of foods for toddlers. The four items (chicken and rice, rice porridge with chicken, udon noodles with vegetables, and curried udon noodles) are packaged for mobility. Each paper...

Masuki Enjoys Steady Sales of Reed-Fiber Containers.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Masuki has been receiving strong orders for Eco Leader, a line of food containers made from 100% reed fiber. Demand is growing because the company supplies small lots of about 30 items. Bowl and cup type products have sold particularly...

Sapporo Breweries Dimple-Top Can, Rice Extract Combine to Enhance Frothiness of Low-Malt Beer.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Sapporo Breweries' new happoshu (low-malt beer) product Tarunama-Jitate comes with a unique dimpled can top that causes tiny bubbles to form as the beverage is poured into a glass. That gives the drink extra frothiness, plus the use of a rice...

Gunze Launches PP Multi-Layer Shrink Film ExceLap.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Gunze has started sales of ExceLap, a non-crosslinking-type multi-layer shrink film with polypropylene resin as the main material. The company's plastics business department has been making products such as shrink labels, compound nylon and...

Tohcello Develops Paper Containers Laminated with Biodegradable Film.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Tohcello is selling a line of biodegradable paper containers laminated with its Palseal biodegradable film. After lamination, press dies mold the paper sheets. The products served as food containers at a recent environmental exhibition at...

Fukusuke Kogyo Releases OPP-Laminated PS Container Products.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Fukusuke Kogyo has released new OPP-laminated PS containers including the Maruoke (round tub) of the Sushioke (sushi container) Series and the F-Cup Series for prepared foods. Maruoke has the first OPP-laminated divider in the industry;...

Taiko Rinzai Promotes Sales of Eco-Conscious Wooden Falcata Tray.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Taiko Rinzai has promoted the Falcata Tray, an eco-friendly wooden tray, by offering very low prices that similar products cannot compete with. The product is made of Albizia falcataria, one of the fastest growing trees. The wood burns at...

Suntory Updates Beefeater Gin Package.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Suntory has updated the package on its imported premium Beefeater Gin. The guard on the label is younger than in the previous design, and the bottle is sharply styled. A key feature is the clear label, plus logo messages "London" and "Dry...

Higashimaru Shoyu Fried Rice Mix with Traditional Japanese Design Package.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Higashimaru Shoyu has released the new products Shoyu Yakimeshi no Moto and Sauce Yakimeshi no Moto (soy sauce fried rice mix and Worcestershire sauce fried rice mix respectively). The package is a vertical pillow style with a traditional...

Three New Cheese Products from Koiwai Milk Industry.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Koiwai Milk Industry has released three new cheese products. "Koiwai Cheese Selection Emmental Cheese Blend" is a processed cheese blended with 100% Swiss emmental cheese. It features a sweetish mild taste and deep body. A 50g pack of 3...

Wasabi Flavoured Olive Oil.(new product from Kaneku)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Tokyo based Kaneku has released "Herb Wasabi" a wasabi (Japanese style horse radish) flavoured spicy Spanish olive oil containing dried wasabi leaves and a selection of other herbs and spices. According to the manufacturer, the product is...

Un-Hulled Rice Baby Food.(Life Care introduces "Baby Rice Genmai Cream" )(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Life Care has released "Baby Rice Genmai Cream" a retort packaged baby food for weaning toddlers off mothers milk onto more solid food. The product contains highly nutritious un-hulled rice which simply requires heating in water or the...

Mini Pack Frozen Vegetables.(new products from Uni Foods )(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... In response to customer demand for smaller size packs suitable for single people living alone, Uni Foods has released two new frozen vegetable products in convenient 220g single serving packs. "Hoku Hoku Kabocha Mini" - Bite size chunks of...

Two New Fish Products from Nippon Suisan.(new products include fish sausage, salmon hamburger )(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Nippon Suisan has launched two new fish products. "Osakana Hamburg" is a salmon hamburger which contains spices for hams and retains the natural flavor of salmon. Retail price is 150 yen for 180g. "Genki Gungun Oyatsu Sausage" is a fish...

Konbu Flavoured Dried Seaweed.(Maruai introduces dried seaweed products )(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Maruai has released 2 new dried seaweed products. "Konbu Dashi Ajitsuke Nori Ohban 60 Mai" - Consisting of 60 sheets of dried seaweed flavoured with stock extracted from Konbu (kelp). Chemical flavouring agent, colouring and sweetener free....

Vitamin Enriched Fermented Soybeans.(new product from Mitsukan Corp. )(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Mitsukan has released "Kin No Tsubu Hone Genki Hikiwari" a natto (fermented soy beans often eaten as an accompaniment to rice) product containing added vitamin K. The added Vitamin K helps the bone proteins convert the natural calcium...

New Fat Spread from Snow Brand Milk Products.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Snow Brand Nutte Yakuto Hot Cake-fu Toast, from Snow Brand Milk Products, is a fat spread which produces an aromatic hot cake-style toast simply by spreading it on bread and toasting them. A 90g aluminium metallized tube costs 170 yen.

New Bread Mix from Nisshin Foods.(Nisshin Okashi Hyakka Choco Mushi Pan Mix)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Nisshin Okashi Hyakka Choco Mushi Pan Mix, from Nisshin Foods, is a bread mix to produce a fluffy, moist steamed bread with a rich chocolate flavor. Retail price is 205 yen for 300g.

Curry Bread from Dai-Ichiya Baking.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Dai-Ichiya Baking has added three new curry flavoured bread products to its extensive confectionery bread line-up under the name "Curry No Osama" [Curry King]. Two types of curry flavoured fillings are available including the rich "Fond de...

Eight Oriental Flavoured Confectionery Breads.(new products from Shikashima Baking )(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Nagoya based Shikashima Baking has released 8 new confectionery bread products with an oriental theme under the collective brand name "Hotto Suru To Asia Na Aji". Products include:"Pineapple Pan" - A pineapple shaped bun consisting of a bread...

New Premium Hard Yoghurt from Koiwai Milk Indutry.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Koiwai Nama Cream Yoghurt, from Koiwai Milk Industry, is a premium hard yoghurt which is made from natural ingredients such as milk, dairy products and sugar by use of the company's own lactic fermentation technology. It features a...

Egg Free Custard Pudding.(from Akurei)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Akurei has released - Kyoyu Purin - a low calorie (30 kilo calories) custard type pudding product made without the addition of eggs. Conventional custard puddings use eggs as a gelling agent. However, in order to reduce calories the...

Fat & Cholesterol Free Frozen Yoghurt.(from ICBIY Japan)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... ICBIY Japan has released - ICBIY Frozen Yoghurt - a calorie and cholesterol free frozen yoghurt product. The product, despite containing quick frozen lactic acid bacteria that helps activate good bacteria in the gut aiding digestion, has...

New Cupped Yoghurt Dessert from Meiji Milk Products.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Foret Yoghurt Dessert, from Meiji Milk Products, is a cupped yoghurt dessert that is made from yoghurt and milk and topped with a lemon-flavored sauce with ideal acidity. The product, which is targeted at female consumers, features a mild...

New Low-Priced Premium Ice Cream from Meiji Milk Products.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Meiji Essel Super Cup Caramel Choco, from Meiji Milk Products, is a low-priced premium ice cream that is made by mixing melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chips into a caramel-flavored ice cream. A 200ml paper cup costs 100 yen.

New Ice Cream from Meiji Milk Products.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Meiji Hokkaido Vanilla Soft, from Meiji Milk Products, is a full-bodied ice cream with a distinctive milk taste. It is made using 100% fresh milk from Hokkaido. A 200ml cup costs 100 yen.

New Multipack Ice Cream from Kanebo Foods.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Kanebo Kisetsuno Fruits, from Kanebo Foods, is an assortment comprising "Nashi Sherbet" and "Nashi Sherbet in Vanilla." The "Nashi [Pear] Sherbet" is a stick-shaped sherbet which contains domestic Kosui pear juice (10%) and pulp (4%). The...

New Fruit-Containing Yoghurts from Ohayo Nyugyo.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... The Oishii Kajitsu series from Ohayo Nyugyo is a line of yoghurt products which contains lots of fruit pulp sterilized through the company's own "Tube Style Short Time Sterilization Method" which prevents the flavor of fruit from escaping....

New Jersey Milk Yoghurt from Ohayo Nyugyo.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Jersey Gyunyu Yoghurt from Ohayo Nyugyo is a high-grade yoghurt made using lots of full-bodied Jersey milk abundant in milk fat. It features a mild, thick texture. A 150g paper cup costs 130 yen.

New Plain Yoghurt from Ohayo Nyugyo.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Seinyu 100% Plain Yoghurt from Ohayo Nyugyo is a plain yoghurt made with 100% fresh milk as a milk component. The product contains no sugar, flavorings or stabilizers and features the original natural flavor of fresh milk. It uses...

Four New Pudding Products from Ohayo Nyugyo.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Ohayo Nyugyo has introduced four new pudding products. "Kabocha-no Yaki Pudding" is made from fresh eggs, milk and pumpkin and has slightly bitter caramel sauce at the bottom. The surface of the product has been baked to a crisp brown. A 100g...

Six New Frozen Dessert Products from Ohayo Nyugyo.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Ohayo Nyugyo has released six new ice cream products. "Kiseitsu-no Oishisa Ringo" is a milk-flavored ice cream with a marble pattern consisting of apple juice and sauce with diced apple pulp. It retains the natural flavor of the fresh apple....

New Milk-Rich Pudding from Fujiya.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Fujiya Milky Purin Milk Rich 90g, from Fujiya, is a low-sweet pudding made by adding 30% fresh milk and 20% condensed milk to milk cream. It features a distinctive milk taste and melt-in-your-mouth texture. A 90g cup costs 100 yen.

Deodorising Vegetable Fibre Jelly.(MDF introduces fiber enriched jelly)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Tokyo based MDF has released "Fibre Chokire" a fibre enriched jelly with an added mushroom extract with a high deodorising function. Each 60g pot contains 5g of vegetable fibre in the form of dextrin and cornstarch. The low calorie product...

Two New Functional Nutritive Products from Pola Foods.(Cereal Bar Choco, Cereal Bar White)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Pola Foods has launched two new stick-shaped functional nutritious products. "Cereal Bar Choco" (33g) contains cacao beans from Ecuador and features a distinctive chocolate flavor. 156kcal. "Cereal Bar White" (28g) includes blueberry and...

New Wholesome Powdered Drinks Served with Milk from UCC Ueshima Coffee.(Coffee Milks, Cocoa Milks, Ichigo Milks)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... UCC Ueshima Coffee has launched three new healthy powdered drinks - "Coffee Milks, "Cocoa Milks" and "Ichigo Milks" - which contain "Newka Oligo" which increases the population of bifidus bacteria and maintains the stomach and intestines...

New Healthy Drink from Yakult Honsha.(Yakult Honsha Company Ltd. introduces Yakult Kurozu Drink)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Yakult Kurozu Drink, from Yakult Honsha, is a low-calorie (23kcal) delicious beverage which contains 10ml of black vinegar, 2% plum juice, honey and a non-calorie sweetener "sucralose." The black vinegar helps reduce fatigue, promote one's...

New Nutritionally Adjusted Cookie from House Foods.(House Pure-In Banana-no Soft Cookie)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... House Pure-In Banana-no Soft Cookie, from House Foods, is a nutritionally adjusted soft cookie with a moist texture that is kneaded with banana and filled with banana paste. Banana is abundant in dietary fiber and the product can supply...

New Calcium-Supplement Drink from Takara Shuzo.(Takara Shuzo Company Ltd. introduces Calcium Parlor)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Calcium Parlor from Takara Shuzo is a calcium-supplement beverage which is fortified with calcium and contains vitamin D3 to aid calcium absorption and soybean isoflavone which prevents the leaching of calcium from the bones. It further...

New Dietary Fiber-Supplement Drink from Takara Shuzo.(Takara Shuzo Company Ltd. introduces Fiber Parlor)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Fiber Parlor, from Takara Shuzo, is a dietary fiber-supplement beverage which contains dietary fiber equivalent to four apples. It includes oligosaccharide, vitamin E and five varieties of fruit juices (70%) including grapefruit juice. It...

New Functional Low-Fat Milk from Takara Shuzo.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Life Line Oyasumimaeno Kutsurogu Teishibo, from Takara Shuzo, is a functional low-fat milk (milk fat content: 1.1%) that contains maple syrup rich in vitamins and minerals, herbs with relaxing properties and milk peptide. As the product does...

New Diet Drink from Takara Shuzo.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Self Care Konnyaku from Takara Shuzo is a low-calorie diet drink which contains konjak, aloe, dietary fiber, various kinds of vitamins, oligosaccharide, gymnema sylvestre which suppresses the absorption of sugar into the body, lemon juice...

New Pro-Biotic Yoghurt from Snow Brand Milk Products.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Snow Brand Gasseri-kin SP-kabu Yoghurt, from Snow Brand Milk Products, is a pro-biotic yoghurt which contains the company's own Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055, a type of intestinal lactobacillus which reaches one's intestines alive and stays...

Overnight Pickling Paste.(Yamazaki Jozo launches pickling paste)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Yamazaki Jozo has released "Kojitoko" a lightly flavoured pickling paste made entirely from rice and table salt that is simply applied to cucumbers and other vegetables and even slices of fish. The paste is simply spread over the vegetables...

Horseradish Sauce.(product launch from S and B Foods.)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... S&B Foods has released "Wasabi Sauce" consisting of traditional Japanese wasabi (Green horseradish) arranged in a Western style dressing sauce. The dressing type composition allows the wasabi to be used both on its own or mixed with soy...

Bouquet Garni Spice Mix.(product launch by S&B Foods)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... S&B Foods has released "Kaori Base Bouquet Garni" a granulated type aromatic seasoning consisting of a mixture of 6 different herbs. The celery, laurel, white pepper, thyme, cloves and caraway making up the product combine to neutralise the...

New Base for Making Tofu Hamburger from House Foods.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... House Tofu Hamburg-no Moto, from House Foods, is a seasoning mix which requires only the addition of tofu (bean curd) to produce a fluffy tofu hamburger. The product includes such ingredients as burdock roots, carrots, lotus roots and yam....

Bread Salad Dressing from House Foods.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... House Foods has released "House Pan Salad Dressing" a range of three dressing products designed for use on mixed toast and salad dishes - one of the most popular items on the menu in Tokyo's cafes. The vinegar base, creamy sauce type product...

New Base for Making Tofu Gratin from House Foods.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... The House Tofu Gratin series from House Foods is a line of seasoning mixes which simply requires the inclusion of tofu (bean curd) to produce a delicious tofu gratin. The range includes three varieties - Mayonnaise Cream Sauce, Kanjuku...

Three New Pasta Sauces from Kagome.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Kagome has launched three new pasta sauce products. "Anna Mamma Poromode Pasta Sauce Tomato & Anchovy" contains coarse-strained red-ripe tomatoes and anchovy. Uses no chemical seasonings. A 290g bottle costs 300 yen. "Guzai Dossari Tuna...

New Chilled Pizza Sauce from Kagome.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2002... Kanjuku Tomato-to Gudakusan-no Pizza Sauce, from Kagome, is a refrigerated pizza sauce that is made using coarse-strained red-ripe tomatoes and includes lots of ingredients such as mushrooms, onions and bell peppers and spices including basil...