New Food Products in Japan articles from September 2002

New Food Products in Japan archives from September 2002

Kao Starts Selling Mayonnaise Product.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kao has announced the release of mayonnaise product Kenko Econa Mayonnaise Type (400g, 498 yen) using the healthy cooking oil Kenko Econa. Though a minor player in the market, Kao will appeal to health-conscious consumers by emphasizing that...

Nestle Confectionery Releases Chocolate with Toys.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Nestle Confectionery of the Nestle Japan group has released KitKat chocolate products with toys. The company has released KitKat Petit Kitty (150 yen), a wafer chocolate product very popular among young women. The product comes in a package...

Meiji Seika Emphasizing Chocolate/Cookie Snacks.(launching new products and investing in equipment )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Seeing chocolate/cookie combinations as a growth area in the sweets market, Meiji Seika is investing in new equipment and launching new products of that type. The company has invested 400 million yen in an Osaka Prefecture plant to install a...

Kibun Food Chemifa Stepping up Soymilk Production, Releasing New Product.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Noting that soymilk sales have been rising quickly since 1997, Kibun Food Chemifa says it plans to increase its own production by 70% over the next five years. It has just released Kitty Bifidus, its first lactic acid fermented type of soy...

Ichirakuso Creates Sweet Version of Sparkling Cherry Drink.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Ichirakuso, a hotel operator in Yamagata Prefecture, has added a sweeter version to its sparkling cherry alcoholic drink St. Cherry. The new St. Cherry Sweet blends in US-grown dark sweet cherries, which raises the sugar content. Each 330ml...

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Creates Cluster Dextrin Functional Foods.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Nihon Shokuhin Kako seeks to expand its business in functional foods by shipping samples of an energy-supplementing foodstuff. Mass production technology for that product, known as cluster dextrin or CCD, was developed together with Ezaki...

Kodama Foods Develops Dried Food Powders as Supplements.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kodama Foods has created several new dried food powders to help people get the nutrients they need. The new Kenko Powder Shokuzai (powdered healthy food materials) series comes in six sub-series: flavorful vegetables (onion, paprika, etc.),...

Kotobuki High-Land Food Offers New Fast-Cooking Rice Products.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kotobuki High-Land Food is manufacturing and vending a type of rice that cooks up quickly and, though it is unwashed, is sufficiently protected from the bacteria that causes botulism. The rice undergoes a sterilizing process and is packed in...

Daiwa Can's Steel Barrel-Shaped Can Takes Home APEAL Award.(Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... The three-piece laminated barrel-shaped can by Daiwa Can took third place in the beverage container category at the Steel Packaging Effectiveness Awards 2002 by APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging. The group...

Itohiko's Cap Pouch an Alternative to Several Materials.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Itohiko has enjoyed success with the Cap Pouch, a film package that displays like a standing pouch but adds the spout to the bottom. More and more companies are adopting Cap Pouch as an alternative to cans, bottles and other plastic...

Starbucks, Tsubohachi among Businesses Featuring Soy Milk.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Last year's 25% rise in soy milk consumption, spurred in part by concern over mad-cow disease, has prompted several food product and food service companies to give a more prominent role to the soy-derived liquid. Several Starbucks Coffee...

City Hotel Restaurants Offer Courses to Relieve Summer Blues.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Restaurants in central Tokyo and Yokohama have been offering special courses featuring foods to relieve the summer doldrums. These foods include turtle, shark fin and pork Achilles tendon, all high in collagen, to help repair skin damaged...

UCC Ueshima Coffee Offers Mixes for easy Exotic Desserts.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... UCC Ueshima Coffee is offering dining establishments three mixes for Asian style desserts, which young women have made popular recently. The first item is Halo-halo Mix, which creates the Philippine style medley of gelatin and fruits like...

Gold Egg Taking Extra Salmonella Precautions.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... As egg producers face greater obligations to protect consumers from salmonella, one such company is going even further. Gold Egg, which sells eggs for commercial use in shrink-wrapped stacks of PS containers, has created its so-called Clean...

Coca-Cola Central Japan Investing in Aseptic Filling Lines for Small PET Bottles.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Coca-Cola Central Japan is working with Tokyo-based Coca-Cola Tea Products to install aseptic filling lines for small PET bottles (280-500ml) in Japan. The new lines, located in Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture and Tokai City, Aichi...

New Freezing Technology from Abi Helps Food Better Preserve Flavor.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Chiba Prefecture-based Abi has created a new freezing system that depends on magnets and air pressure to create better conditions for freezing food. According to the company, foods frozen the ordinary way tend to lose their flavor because...

Nihon FD Turns Chocolate Strawberry Craze Inside-out.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Nihon FD, a specialist in freeze-drying technology, has created a product consisting of a freeze-dried strawberry infused with white chocolate. Chocolate-coated strawberries have been a popular item in the last couple of years, but Nihon FD...

Asahi Denka, Shin-Etsu Chemical Create Molding Technology for Exquisitely Shaped Chocolates.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... By switching to silicon instead of plaster, Asahi Denka and Shin-Etsu Chemical have created a way to shape chocolates with enough detail to recreate characters and other highly detailed shapes. Shin-Etsu Chemical developed a very flexible but...

Jintan Discovers Gelatin Replacement.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Jintan, a maker of health and beauty products, has developed a technology for using starch from seaweed in place of bovine starch to make gelatin, which is often used for the outer 'skin' of food and medical products. It may prove attractive...

Kao Thickener to Adjust Viscosity Freely.(HHM-PS)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kao has created a thickener that lets users freely adjust the viscosity of water in which inorganic substances have been mixed, thus opening up potential applications for water-based coatings without organic solvents. The new thickener,...

Lab, Central Glass, Osaka Seiko Glass Develop Laser-Based Glass Tinting.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has collaborated with Central Glass and Osaka Seiko Glass to create a glass coloring technique using lasers of X-rays or ultraviolet rays. The beam gives the glass its...

Alniko Carrying Economical Acidic Water Producer from Ltec.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Alniko is vending a system that produces a liter of highly acidic water per minute for protection from E. coli O-157 and other pathogens. The unique system built by Ltec cuts operating costs by two-thirds thanks to a replaceable cartridge...

I.P. Co. Boosts Cleanliness with Super Clean Freezer.(Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... I.P. Co. offers the Super Clean Freezer, built as its name implies to handle food with an exceptional degree of cleanliness. The system consists of the freezer itself and a conveyor to deposit food in the freezer, but it additionally uses PE...

Scan Technology System Detects Impurities in Filled PET Bottles.(Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Scan Technology hopes to boost the recycling rate of PET bottles with a new system for scanning filled bottles for impurities. The system shines a weak light through liquids from the top while a receiver amplifies the light by about a...

Dainippon Printing Packs High-Viscosity Foods for Home Use Aseptically.(Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Dainippon Printing's DN-ACP packages foods of high viscosity germ-free in pouches. Foods like sauces and stews are packed quickly under hot temperatures to protect the flavor and nutritional value. Dainippon plans to sell the system to food...

FP Corporation Devises Easy, Compact System for Top-Sealing Containers.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... FP Corporation expects sales of its new enterpack automatic top-sealing machine to reach into the hundreds of thousands in the next few years. That is because the compact device affords easy food sealing with one-touch operation. Containers...

Nihon Yamamura Glass Designs Bottle Label for Warmer Use.(to hold hot tea and coffee, Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... The glass bottle division of Nihon Yamamura Glass had introduced a new glass bottle and label together intended to hold hot tea and coffee drinks. Convenience stores and vending machines carry a wide variety of hot drinks in the autumn and...

UCC Ueshima Coffee Fills out Classy Lattepresso Line.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... UCC Ueshima Coffee has released Lattepresso Seppiart (Bitter Taste) in a package that gives an elegant look. It has a transparent cup with red accents that include the outer cap and straw. The coffee itself features the taste of fresh milk....

Katokichi Simplifies Product Packaging for the Environment.(uses OPP packaging film that emits less carbon dioxide)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Katokichi, which sells a line of packaged entrees for box lunches, is expanding the substitution of compound packaging films with a simpler form. The result is material that emits less carbon dioxide during incineration, a fact that is...

Suntory Happoshu Selling Ad Space on Cans.(Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Suntory Limited has released Ad Nama, a happoshu low-malt beer, in a can that proudly features an advertisement for a music CD from avex. As the happoshu market in general becomes more competitive, Suntory will push the price down to just 125...

Chikamori Sangyo's Chilled Dishes Last Weeks without Preservatives.(Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Chikamori Sangyo sells a line of chilled dishes specially treated to stay fresh for two months without preservatives. Every piece of food is coated with gelatin and kept separate from any sauces to maintain its original texture. The gelatin...

Otsuka Foods Process Condenses Vegetables into Small Cubes for easy Prepping.(Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Otsuka Foods sells e.v., short for essential vegetable, a line of vegetables partially dried, compacted into cubes and then frozen. Ordinary frozen vegetables are put into the freezer with all of their original water content, which can be up...

Kaneka, Sumitomo Chemical Market Expanding Acrylic Resin.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kaneka Corporation and Sumitomo Chemical have begun test marketing of an expanding acrylic resin suitable for several applications in which EPS cannot function. The two companies sell the product separately under the names Kanepearl AX and...

Yamagata Gravure Selling Machine for Prize-Winning Blister Pack.(Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Yamagata Gravure has kicked off sales of the HB-1200, a semi-automatic set-up system for making the Hybrid Cerice Pack B. The reclosable, hanging blister pack uses a transparent PP sheet exterior and a PET center to hold products in place....

Nagahama Cork Creates All-PE Stopper for Sake Bottles.(Polyethylene)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Nagahama Cork Kogyosho is selling a new bottle stopper that is easy to recycle. The new all-PE stopper replaces the currently common sake bottle stoppers made with a combination of PE, tin and aluminum foil. By using stoppers made of a...

Okamoto Builds Several Advantages into New PO-Based Food Wrap.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Okamoto forecasts first-year sales of two billion yen of Super Wrap Kankyo Omoi ("environmentally-conscientious"), a new food wrap with a PO base. The wrap is described as just as workable as vinyl chloride without the environmental...

Dai-Ichi Kogyo Producing New Resin Emulsion for Biodegradable Plastics.(polylactic acid resin emulsion)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku this year begins selling a new polylactic acid resin emulsion to make biodegradable plastics. Known as Plasema L110, it uses Dai-ichi Kogyo's surface-activating technology to render particles of just 0.6 microns. As...

Japan Polychem PP Resin for Food Products Melts at Lower Temperature.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Japan Polychem has announced Wintec, a metallocene random copolymer PP primarily for food industry packaging. The resin melts at just 125 degrees C, or 10 degrees C less than other forms of PP, and so can boost productivity when applying...

Asahi Sogyo Adds Elegance to Sauce Containers with Gold.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Asahi Sogyo has added an elegant series to its line of miniature sauce containers. The small containers, used to hold soy or other sauces, are typically packed with box lunches and other takeout meals. Independent laboratory tests have...

Takara Shuzo Puts Braille on Caps of Alcohol Products.(Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Takara Shuzo has started putting Braille on the caps of cardboard package alcohol products. The cap says "osake (sake)" in Braille so that blind people will not drink alcohol by mistake. The company plans to use Braille on the caps of all...

Yamada Bokujo Uses New Lightweight and Smaller Milk Bottle for Non-Homogenized Milk.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Yamada Bokujo of Shiga Prefecture has started using 50% lighter and smaller 200ml glass bottles from Toyo Glass for its low-temperature pasteurized Non Homo Gyunyu (non-homogenized milk). Present milk bottles weigh 244g and are heavier than...

Itoham Foods Using Universal Design for Product Packages.(Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Itoham Foods is improving the universal design of its product packages. Sawayaka Pack Usugiri White Roast, a thin-sliced white processed ham, is packaged in a deep-drawn clear container with plastic seal and an opening spot indicated clearly...

New Crouton from Q.P.(Japan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kewpie Salad Topping Crouton, from Q.P., is a large-size (20mm x 20mm x 9mm) plain crouton which brings out the full flavor of the bread and is most suitable for a topping for a popular menu item "Caesar Salad" at drinking establishments. A...

Three New Meat Products from Itoham Foods.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... The Fumi Jiman series from Itoham Foods is a line of three meat products perfect for eating with beer. "Beef Smoke Tongue" (300g) is a smoked beef tongue. "Aigamo Roast Smoke" (150g) is a smoked wild duck. "Aigamo Roast Tsubu Kuro Kosho"...

New Deep Fried Chicken from Itoham Foods.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Herb Tori Chicken Fillet, from Itoham Foods, is a juicy deep-dried 100% herb-fed chicken flavored with a specially manufactured spice made from a blend of black pepper, thyme, sage, etc. A sachet of tatar sauce for extra flavor has also been...

Honen Launches Organic Safflower Oil and Olive Oil with Catechins.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Honen has launched the only JAS-approved organic safflower oil product for cooking, Honen Yukisaibai Benibana Oil (500g, PET bottle, 700 yen) and Filippo Berio Catechin EX Olive Oil (180g, PET bottle, 550 yen), an extra virgin olive oil with...

New Beans In Pouches for Cooking from Q.P.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Q.P. has launched three new items as part of its "Salad Club" series of vegetables intended for use when cooking and packaged in clear aluminum-free standing pouches with high barrier properties. The products are: Redkidney Beans, Garbanzo...

Fat Burning Drink.(Combi introduces Be Quarter diet jelly drink)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Combi has released Be Quarter - an apple flavoured diet jelly drink that effectively doubles the rate fat is burnt up within the body when exercising. The product is consumed 15 minutes before commencing exercise (hence the name) enabling it...

New Healthy Vinegar-Based Drink from Q.P.(Kewpie Gokoku Kurozu Inryo)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kewpie Gokoku Kurozu Inryo, from Q.P., is a wholesome vinegar-based beverage that is produced using the vinegar made by fermenting five grains (brown rice, barley, chestnut, adzuki bean and millet) for more than six months and is rich in...

New Healthy Malt Beverage from Nestle Japan Group.(Nestle Milo)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Nestle Japan Group has launched "Nestle Milo" a malt beverage that contains fructooligosaccharide which accelerates the absorption rate of calcium. The product has been approved as a specific-effect health food by the Ministry of Health,...

Healthy reishi from Nippon Menard.(new reishi extract supplement)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Nippon Menard has released a reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) product that protects from lifestyle diseases. Reishi grows in China and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine. The product is a combination of two kinds of reishi extract, red...

New Food Supplement from Pola Foods.(Balanceup Morning Bran biscuits)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Balanceup Morning Bran, from pola Foods, is a nutritional-supplement biscuits made with 100% wheat bran rich in dietary fiber. A 204g box of 6 bags (1 bag: 4 biscuits) is open-priced. Each bag contains 3g of dietary fiber, 3mg of iron, 200mg...

New Flavored Sugar Products from Ajinomoto.(Ajinomoto Company Inc. )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Ajinomoto has launched two new items - "Cinnamon" and "Hazelnut" - as part of its "Ajinomoto Slim Up Sugar" series of flavored sugar products which has the same sweetness as sugar but is 2/3 lower in calories than sugar. "Cinnamon" has an...

Waking Gum Product from Kanebo Foods.(Nemuke Sukkiri Gum)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kanebo has launched Nemuke Sukkiri Gum, a gum that promotes wakefulness. The product (32g, 100 yen) is a sugarless gum that contains strong mint, caffeine and maca, a plant from the Andes. Maca contains nine kinds of amino acid, minerals,...

Toothbrushing Gum from Kanebo Foods.(Hamigaki Gum)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kanebo Foods has released Hamigaki Gum, a chewing gum whose effect is like brushing the teeth (32g, 100 yen). It is a sugarless chewing gum that contains a plant-derived polyphenol and calcium phosphate, which is the main substance of bones....

Playful Children's Snack Product with New Cola Flavor from Kanebo Foods.(Nerunerunerune Cola Aji)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kanebo Foods has released Nerunerunerune Cola Aji (27g, 100 yen), a new cola flavor addition to long-established series Nerunerunerune. The product contains powder and when the powder is mixed with water, it changes color and swells. It uses...

Kanebo Foods Launches Chewing Gum Product that Changes.(Henshin Gumgum)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kanebo Food has launched a chewing gum product that a child can make by mixing ingredients. Henshin Gumgum comes in grape and watermelon flavors. First, one dissolves the first powder in water, then adds the second powder and mixes. A gumball...

Kanebo Foods Releases Candy Product with Image of Popular TV Program.(Ainori Candy)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kanebo Foods has released Ainori Candy, a candy product with the image of the very popular TV program Ainori. That is a story about seven men and women traveling the world together in a pink "Love Wagon" and forming relationships and...

Japanese Traditional Confectionery Series.(from Hari)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Hari has released a range of 4 traditional Japanese confectionery products in a convenient and easy to make powdered form. The powder is simply mixed with water and heated in the microwave oven. Products include:Range De Odango -...

New Tablet Form Breath Fresheners from House Foods.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... House Foods has launched three new items as part of its "House Sawayaka Toiki" series of tablet-form breath fresheners. The products are: "Citron & Spearmint" which contains citron juice and spearmint; "Green Citrus & Mint" which includes...

New Small Grain Tablet Confectionery from Pola Foods.(Mintia Juicy Grape )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Mintia Juicy Grape, from Pola Foods, is a small-grain tablet-form confectionery product that consists of juicy grape-flavored tablets and orange-flavored capsules and allows the consumer to enjoy the two fruit flavors at the same time. Retail...

New Chewing Candy from Pfizer Consumer.(Mentos Green Apple )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Mentos Green Apple, from Pfizer Consumer, is a low-sweet three-layer chewing candy which features the juicy sweetness of the fresh green apple. The product is made by covering soft candy with hard candy and coating them with sugar. A 37.5g...

New Throat Candy from Kanro.(Kaju 100 Yonshi Nodo Ame )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kaju 100 Yonshi Nodo Ame, from Kanro, is a throat candy which contains 8 kinds of herb extracts, 200mg of vitamin C and 20% pear juice which is five times more concentrated than usual. The product features the refreshing delicious flavor of...

New Confectionery Product from Meiji Seika.(Chocolat Casshu)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Chocolat Casshu from Meiji Seika is a confectionery product which is kneaded with chocolate and contains plenty of almond bits. It is suitable for snacks between meals. A 51g pack sells for 150 yen.

Three New Chocolate Products from Meiji Seika.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Meiji Seika has launched three new items as part of its "Fran" series of chocolate products. "Fuwatto Cafe Latte" is a non-sweet chocolate for adults that features the mellow aroma of coffee. "Original Chocolat" is a chocolate with cacao...

New Throat Candy from Meiji Seika.(Nodo Ame Stick)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Nodo Ame Stick from Meiji Seika is a two-layer throat candy. The upper layer contains 2% citrus fruit juices of three kinds including lemon and the lower layer includes three varieties of herbs including fennel. Retail price is 100 yen per...

New Throat Candy from Meiji Seika.(Nodo Ame Fruit Bag)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Nodo Ame Fruit Bag from Meiji Seika is a throat candy which contains fruit juice (6%), three kinds of herbs (fennel, peppermint and plantain) and 100mg of vitamin C per bag. It is an assortment comprising 7 flavors - lemon, lime, navel...

Two New Throat Candies from Meiji Seika.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Meiji Seika has launched two new small-grain heart-shaped sugarless throat candies which contain fruit juices. "Heart & Heart Nodo Ame Citrus Orange" is an assortment comprising three flavors - lemon, orange and lime. "Heart & Heart Nodo Ame...

Two New Soft Candies from Meiji Seika.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Meiji Seika has launched two new aerated soft candies with a light texture. "Mousse Soft Candy Choco-no Mousse" uses cacao essence powder which is extracted from cacao beans through the company's own technology and features a distinctive milk...

Two New Chocolate Confectionery Products from Meiji Seika.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Meiji Seika has introduced two new chocolate confectionery products. "Macadamia Choco Ball" is a globular chocolate confectionery which contains a whole macadamia nut and features the excellent body of chocolate. "Hazelnut Choco Ball" is a...

Two New Konjak-Based Desserts from Mannan Life.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Mannan Life has launched two new items as part of its "Konnyaku Batake" series of dessert foods made by adding fruit juice to the water-soluble glucomanna which is derived from konjak and helps maintain the stomach and intestines healthy....

Maruha Launches Italian Dessert Product Developed by Chef Hiromi Yamada.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Maruha has launched three types of Italian dessert products developed by Hiromi Yamada, a popular chef of Italian cuisine. The Yamada Hiromi Chef no Panna Cotta series includes Fromage Bran no Panna Cotta, Mango no Panna Cotta and Orange no...

Strawberry Chilled Desserts.(Nikko Boeki unveils new dessert products )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Tokyo based Nikko Boeki has released two new strawberry and condensed milk chilled dessert products. Creamberry (Plain & Snow) - Real strawberries coated in a condensed milk ice cream and coated with snow-like white milk chocolate. Each...

New Milk Drink from DyDo Drinco.(DyDo Milk Coffee)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... DyDo Milk Coffee, from DyDo Drinco, is a canned milk drink which contains 83% fresh milk from Hokkaido, uses sucralose as a sweetener and is flavored with coffee. The prodcut brings out the full flavor of the fresh milk as a result of the...

New Canned Cocoa Drink from DyDo Drinco.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... DyDo Mild Cocoa, from DyDo Drinco, is a canned cocoa beverage made with 100% carefully selected quality cacao beans. Containing 25% defatted condensed milk, the product enhances the flavor of cacao. A 208g can costs 120 yen.

New Canned Coffee Drink from DyDo Drinco.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... DyDo Dark Roast, from DyDo Drinco, is a canned coffee beverage which features a sweet aroma, distinctive bitterness and excellent body. The product is made with carefully selected 7 kinds of coffee beans including Guatemala SHB. It uses the...

Pepsi Twist.(new beverage from Suntory)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Suntory has expanded its Pepsi line-up with the introduction of - Pepsi Twist - consisting of Pepsi cola with an added twist of lemon flavour. Price: 500ml bottle = 140 yen.

New Pear Juice-Containing Soft Drink from Kanebo Foods.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Kanebo Nomigoro Kajitsu Nashi Kosui, from Kanebo Foods, is a soft drink which contains 10% domestic Kosui pear juice and features the frefreshing sweetness and rich aroma of Kosui. Kosui juice includes lots of aspartic aicd which counteracts...

Freeze Extraction Black Coffee.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Sapporo Breweries has released Sapporo Hyoketsu Black Coffee Muto - a sugar and milk free canned coffee product made using the independently developed Hyoketsu [Freeze Extraction] method resulting in a distinctive crisp, sharp flavour. ...

Caffeine Drink.(Kataoka Bussan )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Tokyo based Kataoka Bussan has released Ippatsu Okitaro Gold - a natural caffeine drink product containing the equivalent caffeine of two strong cups of coffee (150mg). In addition to the natural caffeine extracted from tea, the product...

New Natural Smooth Cayenne Pineapple Juice from Kirin Tropicana.(Tropicana Smooth Cayenne Pineapple)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Tropicana Smooth Cayenne Pineapple, from Kirin Tropicana, is a 100% Smooth Cayenne pineapple juice that features a juicy taste and refreshing aftertaste and can be drunk in large quantities. Retail price is 145 yen for a 395g aluminum can...

New Natural Blended Fruit Juice from Kirin Tropicana.(Tropicana Season's Beat Pear Taste)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Tropicana Season's Beat Pear Taste, from Kirin Tropicana, is a 100% fruit juice made from a blend of pear, white grape and domestic "Kosui" pear juices. It features the mellow aroma of pear. A 200ml slim long-life paper pack costs 100 yen.

New Chilled Grapefruit Juice from Kirin Beverage.(Tropicana 100% Juice Grapefruit)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Tropicana 100% Juice Grapefruit, from Kirin Beverage, is a chilled 100% grapefruit juice which has an optimum balance of acidity and sweetness. A 200ml chilled cup costs 130 yen.

New Soft Drink Containing Orange Juice from Nippon Sangaria Beverage.(Sangaria Yummy Orange)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2002... Sangaria Yummy Orange from Nippon Sangaria Beverage is a soft drink that contains 30% orange juice, vitamin C and DHA. It is targeted at the children's market. A 300ml PET bottle is open-priced.