Japan Food Products & Service Journal articles from September 2003

Japan Food Products & Service Journal archives from September 2003

Dining-out Sales down 0.4% in FY2002; Top 100 Businesses Listed.(Directory)
September 25, 2003... The Food Service Industry Research Center reports that sales in the food and drink sector declined 0.4% to 28.0 trillion yen in FY2002. Considering FY2001's decline of 1.5%, the trend of declining seems to have slowed down. The weekly Shukan...

US Hotdog Chain Nathan's Famous Opens First Shop in Tokyo.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... US major hotdog chain Nathan's Famous will open its first Japanese shop in Harajuku, Tokyo in September. Nathan's Famous was established in 1916 and has about 160 shops including franchises. Its 100% beef hotdogs are popular and they are also...

Kirin Dining Starts Fast Food Pizza Sales.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Kirin Dining has started fast food style pizza sales at newly opened pizza restaurant Shakeys in Utsunomiya City. The restaurant has a separate corner facing the food court of a shopping center for fast food sales. Using a special fast oven...

Convenience Stores Strengthen Deli Dishes.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... am/pm Japan has started selling Okinawa Goya Chanpru (Okinawan gourd dish, 15g, 200 yen). It also sells Okinawa Goya no Harusame Salad (Okinawan gourd salad with gelatin noodles, about 90g, 180 yen). They are smaller servings so they can be...

Appetizing Real Curry Dishes for Summer from Convenience Stores and Family Restaurants.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... FamilyMart has released Ofu Demi-glace Curry (European style demi-glace curry, 550 yen). Demi-glace sauce has not been used before since it is costly. FamilyMart also has released Indoshiki Chicken Curry (Indian style chicken curry, 480 yen)....

Homemade Ice Cream Machines Become Popular.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Matsushita Electric Industrial sells the ice cream machine BH-941 (7000 yen). The product is cordless and the consumer put ingredients in the machine and keeps it in a freezer for three hours. Using a microcomputer, it makes as much as 500ml...

Variety of Honeys from Various Flowers.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Honey is catching on as a healthy food. It is used not only for spreading on bread or as a substitute for sugar in cooking but for other uses such as mixing with drinking vinegar especially for middle-aged to older people. A major Japanese...

Rock Field Opens First Organic Salad Shop in San Francisco.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Rock Field will open the first organic salad and deli dish shop RF1 in San Francisco in November. It is Rock Field's first shop overseas. The shop will be in the Ferry Building and the shop size is about170 square meters. It will have a...

Waterpipe Bar Opens in Tokyo.
September 25, 2003... Bong Bar Sheesha has opened in Roppongi, Tokyo. It is a bar where customers can enjoy waterpipe smoking while having cocktails. It is operated by Zenith. A waterpipe is more than one meter long and shaped like a lamp. One puts cut tobacco at...

McDonald's is First in Food Service Industry Brand Survey.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Nikkei BP Consulting has conducted its Brand Japan 2003 survey and the result shows McDonald's is the most valued brand in the food service industry among Japanese consumers. The survey covered 1000 brands (both companies and product names)...

Nisshin Flour Milling Systemizes Neapolitan Pizza Preparation.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Fresh Food Service, an affiliated company of Nisshin Flour Milling, has opened Italian restaurant Via Partenope in newly developing area Shinagawa Grand Commons. Nisshin Flour Milling has been trying to systemize the making of Naples-style...

Special Food Products for People with Allergies.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... People with food allergies have been increasing for about ten years. The three major allergens are the proteins milk, eggs and soybeans, while the next two are rice and wheat. It is very hard for people with these allergies to find food...

Sunkus Bento Boxes Go in Microwave with Separate Hot and Cold Sections.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Sunkus convenience stores in the Tokyo and Chugoku regions have started selling bento box lunches in boxes designed to keep certain foods cool even if they go into the microwave. By August Sunkus & Associates plans to offer the meals at all...

Fujimori Kogyo's Tegire Flow Pack designed as High-End Refillable Pack.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Fujimori Kogyo is putting strategic emphasis on refillable containers for toiletries in its product line, and recently added the Tegire (tear-by-hand) Flow Pack. Designed for thick liquids like shampoo, it has a wide straw-like spout and the...

Ebuno Acrylic Gloves Serving in Nuclear Plants.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Glove maker Ebuno reports strong interest in its Acryl Usute Tebukuro, or thin acrylic gloves, from users in the food and high-tech industries, and the latest entrant to the list of users is Kansai Electric Power, which has adopted the gloves...

StraPack Leasing Onsite Paper Cushioning Production Systems.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... StraPack has launched a new service leasing Padpack, a system for turning long-fibered recycled Kraft paper into cushioning for shipping. Four models are available, ranging from manual to automatic and offering different specifications. Each...

Mitsui Chemicals Demonstrates Uses of Biodegradable Resins.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Mitsui Chemicals is taking an active hand in promoting the use of biodegradable resin manufactured by its strategic partner Cargill Dow. The US company has implemented the facilities for generating a steady flow of the product PLA, and Mitsui...

Kawakami Sangyo Creates Eco-Friendly Versions of Air Bubble Wrap.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... The Puti Puti air bubble sheet from Kawakami Sangyo has expanded to include several eco-friendly versions, including biodegradable Green Puti. Orange Puti (Recycle) and Orange Air Pillow are designed to emit less dioxin when incinerated; the...

AIST Kansai Develops Applications for Recycled Colored Glass.(National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Kansai)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Researchers including leader Michiko Akai at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Kansai (AIST Kansai) have found a practical, high-added value application for recycled tinted glass. Such glass is typically...

Idea Hatsumei Shinkokai to Offer Onsite, 100% Paper Recycling Proposal.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... A Tokyo-area innovation council known as Idea Hatsumei Shinkokai has proposed a new paper recycling system that could recover fiber more efficiently and with less waste output. The process, which the group is to report on, would use no...

Yamagata Gravure Tech Attaches Labels to Tube Bags More Efficiently.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Yamagata Gravure believes it has solved the problem of poor productivity when securely attaching labels to net bags and other tube-shaped materials. In the past, the only way to do this and be sure that the label would stay on was to insert a...

Non-Tray Compact Packer from Nippon Polystar.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Nippon Polystar has a new compact system for packing products without trays. The NP-500 has a capacity of eight packs per minute. It seals loose or multiple items into packs and offers a very secure seal, even with differing materials. It...

Takenaka Electronic Industry Sensors Detects Clear Liquid Leaks.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Takenaka Electronic Industry offers two new water-detecting sensors that it describes as suitable for tracking down leaks of clear liquids from pipes. The GT2-WS with built-in amp and the F70A-WS with fiber sensor find leaks by shining a beam...

Fuji Impulse Cup Sealer for Takeout Industry.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Fuji Impulse recently exhibited the MRT-180MX-EU cup sealer for the takeout food service industry at a trade show. It provides a very precise seal suitable for soups and other foods without leakage. Users can easily manipulate the settings...

ELM International Devises Handy Tape Dispenser.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... The MS-1100 is an electronic tape dispenser that handles tapes of seven to 50mm width and supplies pieces in preset lengths of 30 - 999mm. The operator simply programs the desired length in millimeter units. As soon as one piece is taken, the...

Egg Pack Maker Kurihara Seisakujo Boosts Three-Layer A-PET Capacity.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Kurihara Seisakujo has recently boosted its capacity for manufacturing three-layer A-PET sheet to 300 tons per month. Three-layered sheets can include a layer of recycled material in the middle while retaining virgin properties on the...

Dia Foods Diversifies Packages with Eco-Friendly Properties.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Dia Foods, a company known for making food packages from used PET bottles and its own leftover material, is now developing packages with biodegradable sheets. This is one of several environmentally friendly packaging ideas coming available...

Masuki Develops 100% Reed Fiber Tray with Ecoleader.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Masuki is tapping China's constantly replenishing supplies of reeds to manufacture the food container Ecoleader. The tray is made of 100% natural reeds and thus breaks down readily in the soil. The product is one of several appearing in...

Single-Use Coffee Filter from Ogawa Coffee Uses Advanced Pulp Mold Technology.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Kyoto-based coffee shop chain Ogawa Coffee has developed a coffee product for home use, and along with it is packaged a unique single-use filter. The product Ogawa Coffee-ten Cafette, Hojun (mellow) Blend (280 yen for five sets) has a...

Sasaki Chemical Has Plastic with Moisture-Regulating Function.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Sasaki Chemical has developed a plastic incorporating a moisture-regulating inorganic filler. Films, sheets and bags made from the plastic can be engineered to keep the relative humidity of the enclosed area to any desired level between 10...

Trading Company Chubu Bussan Boeki Develops Food Freshness Film.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Though better known as a trader of foodstuffs and industrial materials, Chubu Bussan Boeki has quickly become a rising star in the food packaging world. The company is winning acclaim for the product Sendo Good!, which is a special film...

Daiichi Toryo Seisakusho Paper Container Coating Prized for Safety.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... The Herbil coating for paper containers including takeout boxes is winning a larger clientele because of its certified benefits to the environment and human safety. The product is made solely of materials approved by the US Food and Drug...

Kikusui Tape Product Earns Ecomark with Recycled Content.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Kikusui Tape, which earlier released Kikukraft 100 as an eco-friendly tape since fewer carbon dioxide emissions result from it, has further developed the environmental benefits of the product. The new Saiseishi Ecokraft 100 contains 40%...

Denki Kagaku Kogyo BOPS Sheet Withstands Long Microwave Heating.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Denki Kagaku Kogyo has a new biaxially oriented polystyrene (BOPS) sheet that tolerates microwave heating better than common BOPS. The product, named OPS-LT, is finding increasing use as lids for microwave-ready foods in convenience stores....

Kyokutou Film Kogyo Liner Bag Lineup.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Kyokutou Film Kogyo has a wide lineup of film bag products, including drum liners that reduce running costs by eliminating the need to coat drum interiors. The lineup includes PE bags with square and rounded bottoms. Such products range in...

Meiwa Sansho JN Type for Non-Boil Shrink Packaging.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... The new JN Type is a series of bags from Meiwa Sansho for high-quality vacuum packaging. The bags, which range in size from 150 x 250 mm to 250 x 750 mm, have a surface of PET film and barrier nylon and a back of aluminum vapor-coated PET and...

Biodegradable Film from Mitsubishi Plastics Industries.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Mitsubishi Plastics Industries manufactures Ecoloju, a biodegradable film made from plant derived polylactic acid and using the company's plastic molding process technology. It is easy to compost and has a low burning temperature so it does...

Tsukasa Chemical Industry Sells Core-Less Shipping Film.(Dia Stretch Non Core )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Tsukasa Chemical sells core-less shipping palette stretch film Dia Stretch Non Core to become environment friendly in the logistics and packaging field. The product does not have a core but it has a rolled thick paper that is usually used for...

Echigo Fudagami Sells Clean Room Label Product.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Echigo Fudagami developed its Clean Room Label about five years ago and the product has become very popular in IT-related fields. The product uses label materials without silicon that could cause hard disks to malfunction. Particles and gas...

Biodegradable Packaging Band from Dainichi Can.(Corn Tepla)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Dainichi Can sells packaging band Corn Tepla made from corn-derived biodegradable plastic. Corn Tepla generally breaks down in compost in a few days to one month. In a high speed composting experiment at 65 degrees C, it had mostly decomposed...

Daika Kogyo Releases Core-Less Stretch Film.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Daika Kogyo releases Daika Core-less Wrap, a new type shipping package stretch film that uses a liner paper instead of a paper core. When a consumer uses six stretch film products, six paper cores are left to be disposed of at some cost. But...

Chuo Kagaku Lineup Grows, Including New Sushi Containers.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... The new food package lineup from Chuo Kagaku features the Misai Series of sushi containers. Designed to be gently curving, the series comes in six color/pattern schemes with a high-class look. The top of the lid is wide for easy viewing and...

Tachibana Creates Containers for Fine Laver.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Tachibana, a supplier of containers for pickled plums and Korean kimchi, now offers Sen (Fresh) for keeping fine dried nori (laver) fresh. The screw-top lid is ideal for this use, since dried nori is easily affected by moisture. Sen (Fresh)...

Foamed PET Sheet Wins Growing Trade for Sekisui Plastics.(Celpet)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Celpet, the foamed PET sheet from Sekisui Plastics, has carved out a market of roughly 50 tons per month since its launch in the early nineties. Used widely to transport food products and electronics, the product has recently started to ship...

Daiwa Pax Sells Eco-Friendly Packaging Products.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Daiwa Pax is offering a range of environmentally friendly package cushioning solutions for objects big and small. Its latest idea is Ecopack, a line of inflatable cushioning for food and drink products, pharmaceuticals and electronics. The...

Flexible Small Pack Hanger from Yamagata Gravure Fits Limited Retail Spaces.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... The latest addition to the Cerise Pack line from Yamagata Gravure promises to help convenience stores and discount shops fill their limited space with products as neatly and efficiently as possible. A clear sheet is specially designed to hold...

Fluorine-Free Oil-Tolerant Paper from Koyo Paper Mfg.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Koyo Paper Mfg. is marketing a new fluorine-free oil-resistant paper for food applications. The product comes in response to a decision by Asahi Glass, a major supplier of fluorine, not to sell it for applications where heat is applied, for...

Oizuru Develops Paper foam Product.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Oizuru has developed paper foam product Wonder Eco using scraps from postcard manufacturing. It uses postcard scraps and cornstarch and polypropylene are added, then, using the company's original vapor foaming technology, fine cells are...

Biodegradable-Based Inks and Coatings from Dainichiseika Color and Chemicals.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Dainichiseika Color and Chemicals has developed gravure printing inks and coatings based on biodegradable resin. Although inks will still require synthetic organics to add color, the amount of non-biodegradable substances can be kept to a...

New Takeout Solutions from Paper Craft.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Takeout restaurants have a new way to pack meals to go by using a new solution from Paper Craft. The product Takeout 2-dan ("two-level") Type Box consists of an outer box, two square boxes that fit on the lower level, and one rectangular box...

Instant Rice Dish Product with Serving Dish from Q.P.(Verde Box)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Q.P. has released Verde Box, an instant rice dish product. There are two varieties, Gomoku Chahan (fried rice with various ingredients) and Dry Curry. An environmentally friendly paper dish comes in the package for cooking in the microwave...

Takahara Corporation Sells Photocatalyst Spray.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Takahara Corporation has been selling Sunlight Hikarishokubai Spray, a photocatalyst spray containing titanium oxide and silver. It has strengthened antibacterial and anti-mold effect to coat surfaces by spraying. The product also has a...

Japan Plus sells pens made of paper.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Japan Plus has launched Kamipen, a pen made from domestic 100% recycled paper. It uses casein from milk as glue. There are two types: a pen with a cap and a pen with knocking mechanism. The cap type is Eco Mark approved. The pen with the...

Izumochikuzai Industry Sells Bamboo Skewers and Chopsticks.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Izumochikuzai sells environmentally friendly bamboo products such as skewers, chopsticks, corn dog sticks, toothpicks, forks, knives, ice cream sticks, containers, blinds and packaging material under the Taka brand. Bamboo grows in three to...

Various Environmentally Friendly Products from Horix.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Horix sells various environmentally friendly products including the biodegradable film Green Gaia to wrap vegetables, Ecomicron (a thin film bag to reduce volume of waste), Kadomaru-kun (round-cornered bags) and Fit (film packages for fruits...

Ohki Develops Coffee Filter Product.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Ohki, manufacturer of nonwoven products, has developed coffee filter Pachit using its original processing technology. The product is made to facilitate making regular coffee. It can fit any shape and size of cup and it is very easy to set up....

Coca-Cola Japan Releases Refrigerator Pack.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Coca-Cola Japan has released Reizoko Pack, a special beverage pack that can fit in the refrigerator and make it easy to take out cans of Coca-Cola (six 350ml cans), Georgia Emerald Mountain Blend (six 190g cans) and Georgia European Blend...

Roasted Green Tea Product from Takara Shuzo.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Takara Shuzo has launched Yakancha, a roasted green tea product in a golden bottle-shaped can that displays an image of an old fashioned kettle. It tastes refreshing and is easy to drink. It is good cold in summer after school, after sports...

Snow Brand Milk Products Releases Cheese Product for Children.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Snow Brand Milk Products has released Yukijirushi Hai! Cheese Zoryo Pack, a cheese product that is packaged for small servings. The product is designed to meet mothers' needs to serve cheese easily to their children. Each serving is small...

5 Grain Rice Dish.(Hoko Suisan)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Hoko Suisan has released "Kokusan Gokokuhan" a frozen pack of 5 different grain types (wheat, barley, unhulled rice, brown rice, red rice and black rice) that are simply boiled in the bag for 10 to 15 minutes and mixed with white rice to make...

Nescafe One Push Dispenser.(Nestle Japan Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Nestle Japan has announced the release of "Nescafe Dispenser" an easy operation coffee dispenser offering a total of 8 coffee selections at the press of a single button. The device features a 3.5 litre hot water tank that can, depending...

Italian Broad Beans.(Murakami Noen )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Murakami Noen has released "Farve" 120g packs of domestically grown Italian type broad beans. Unlike conventional broad beans, the Italian type can be eaten raw after removing the thin membrane surrounding the bean. Delicious as a healthy bar...

Non-Woven Material Disposable Table Cloths.(Sanwa Shiko)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Sanwa Shiko has released "Tribon" disposable tablecloths made from a polypropylene based non-woven material. The material is water resistant and is available in a selection of 6 colours (wine red, dark blue, dark green, pink, yellow and...

Boxed Lunch for Sportsmen.(Tenjinya )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... The Japanese style boxed lunch chain-store outlet Tenjinya has added "Sports Eiyo Bento" to its extensive menu of boxed lunches. Devised by sports nutrition specialists, the lunch features fewer fried foods that take on average longer to...

Rice Pizza.(Tolona Japan releases "F9KM Crust" pizza base )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Tolona Japan has released "F9KM Crust" a pizza base made mainly from rice flour with added wheat flour. Baked in the same way as conventional pizzas, the fluffy textured base with its rice aroma makes it perfect for Japanese and Chinese...

Potato Noodles.(Miraiginoza's "Jagamen" product)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Okinawa based noodle manufacturer Miraiginoza has announced the development of "Jagamen" a dried noodle product made with 70% wheat flour with a 30% potato content kneaded into the dough. The resultant noodles have a stronger texture and...

Mango Juice Drink.(Kagome Company Ltd.'s "Fruits Mix Juice Mango Blend")(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Kagome has released "Fruits Mix Juice Mango Blend" a vitamin C rich tropical fruit juice blend featuring the sweet aroma and soft smooth flavour of mangoes. The juice consists of a pineapple and grape base blended with mango and passion...

French Carbonated Water.(Nichifutsu Shoji imports "Vals")(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Nichifutsu Shoji has begun the importing of "Vals" a natural carbonated mineral water extracted from a source over 10km deep under the mountain range in southern France. Over a period of thousands of years the water caught in the...

Peanut Sprouts.(Unzen Super Farm )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Unzen Super Farm has released "Peanut Sprouts" consisting of raw sprouted peanuts. The peanut sprouts provide a rich source of a wide variety of vitamins including vitamin E and are ideal eaten raw in salads and in cooked dishes alike....

Low Cost Disposable Chef Hat.(Dac)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Dac has released "Pal Chef's Hat" a disposable French style chef's hat made from a strong yet light natural vegetable non-woven material. The thickness of material used in the upper part of the hat has been reduced to improve ventilation...

2 New Dressings from Kenko.(Kenko Mayonnaise)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Kenko Mayonnaise has 2 new dressings for the catering industry. "Pomodoro Dressing" - A rich red coloured tomato base dressing with added onions, basil and pepper. "Green Salad Dressing" - A creamy, aromatic type dressing made from...

Electrolytic Water Maker.(Amano Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Yokohama based Amano has released "Kyodenkaisui Seisei Sochi Alpha Light" a device capable of producing both a strong alkali type electrolytic water for cleaning and an effective antibacterial strong acidic type for sterilisation purposes...

Table Brazier.(Kokusai Juki )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Kokusai Juki has released "Fukufuku Nabe Roaster FM-2" a versatile low type Japanese style table and brazier set that can be used for all types of cooking styles including "Teppan yaki" [grilling using a metal plate], hot pots and even...

Coffee Flavoured Take Home Ice Cream.(Tulley's)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... The popular self service cafe franchise Tulley's has begun retailing on a trial basis small 120ml take home tubs of ice cream from 91 of its 120 stores located nation-wide. While the outlets have sold ice cream for in-store consumption, this...

Domestic Eryngii Mushrooms.(Sun Farm )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Northern Japan Iwate prefecture based Sun Farm has begun the production of eryngii mushrooms commonly used as a flavour enhancement. The company has developed a unique cultivation method using 12cm diameter cylindrical tubes as beds which...

Yoghurt Type Tofu.(Tanakashoku )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Tanakashoku the Kochi Prefecture based manufacturer of tofu (bean curd) made using deep sea salt water has announced the development of "Fururun Tofu" tofu with a yoghurt like texture. According to a company spokesperson, reducing by the...

New Menu for Coco's.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... The family style restaurant chain Coco's Japan has announced a change in its menu. According to a company spokesperson, "Emphasis is to be on both volume and quality rather than speed. While items on the new menu may take longer to cook, our...

Dog Weight Loss Pills.(Teikoku Zoki Seiyaku )(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Teikoku Zoki Seiyaku has released "Amilypa Jo" a tablet type health supplement specifically formulated for over-weight dogs. Taken immediately prior to feeding, the active ingredients in the tablets (a substance extracted from wheat that...

New Canned Corn from Q.P.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Q.P. has launched two new canned corn products intended for use in cooking. "Aohata Tokachi Corn Whole" are canned whole corn kernels and "Aohata Tokachi Corn Cream" is a canned crushed corn. Each costs 135 yen per 190g can. The corn is...

New Semi-Fresh Cake from Lotte.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... "Lotte Cream Cheese Bouchee ," from Lotte, is a semi-fresh cake which contains cream cheese and apple juice. As it uses a new emulsified fat, it retains a soft taste and moist texture. The price is 300 yen per box of 6 pieces.

New Cake from Yamazaki-Nabisco.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Nabisco Cheese Cake, from Yamazaki-Nabisco, is an individually wrapped soft cake which contains three kinds of cheese (Cream cheese, Edam cheese and Cheddar cheese) and raisins preserved in rum to enhance the flavor of the cheese. The price...

New Rice Cracker from Kameda Seika.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Umami Yaki, from Kameda Seika, is a rice cracker that is crunchy on the outside while remaining crisp in the middle. It is flavored with soy sauce with bonito and kelp and topped with shredded dried "nori" laver. A 10-piece pack is...

New Rice Snack from Kemeda Seika.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Ebi-no Daigo Aji Kakimochi, from Kemeda Seika, is a sliced and dried rice cake that is kneaded with prawn and contains natural salt "Setono Honjio" to enhance the flavor of the prawn. A 13-piece pack is open-priced (Approxomately 298 yen).

New Biscuit for Children from Meiji Seika.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... Meiji Pockemon Biscuit, from Meiji Seika, is a plain biscuit fortified with calcium that is targeted at the children's market. It comes in the shapes of the popular Pocket Monster characters. A 180g box costs 300 yen.