On 13 February, greenase Inc. and Aeon Tohoku Co., Ltd. launched a new bakery range made from unutilised asparagus. The initiative also involves the Mogami Chuo Agricultural Cooperative and Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. The project focuses on...
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. launched a new upcycled food product across the Tokai region on 10 February, repurposing bread crusts that are typically discarded during sandwich production. The “Chicken and Mushroom Bread Gratin” is available at their stores...
A limited-edition face mask incorporating upcycled soy sauce lees was launched in Japan in January through a cross-industry collaboration involving Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd., StylingLife Holdings Inc. BCL COMPANY and biotech start-up Fermenstation...
Chocolate Design Co., Ltd., the operator of the Yokohama-based craft chocolate brand VANILLABEANS, has launched a new line of book covers crafted from upcycled cacao husks. The product debuted on the company’s online shop on 13 January, showing how...
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. has been awarded the Sustainable Design Award at the 13th Good Life Awards, an initiative organised by the Ministry of the Environment. The convenience store chain received the accolade for its “Teary-eyed Sticker” (Namidame...
Zero Plus Co., Ltd., based in Ashiya Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, has launched a new snack that upcycles a common byproduct of Japanese pickling. The product, “Sakutto! Aka Shiso,” upcycles red shiso leaves used in making pickled plums...
Triple Value Co., Ltd. has launched a new product through its food upcycling brand, Re.BooooN!. The Additive-free Kyoho Grape Butter, which is made from non-standard Japanese Kyoho grapes that would otherwise be discarded. The product was developed...
Kuradashi, Inc. that it is recruiting up to 200 public testers for a project aimed at reducing household food loss. Their project is titled the “Use-it-all Challenge,” chosen for the ministry’s FY2024 Model Project for Promoting...
Food collective TETOTETO inc. has launched a new brand, “Budo no One-piece,” to tackle food waste in Japan’s wine industry by upcycling discarded grape skins into new edible products. They aim to create value from the thousands of tonnes of pomace...
GOOD NATURE STATION has been busy with new food upcycling projects, finding new value in food! Their latest GOOD CACAO Series is all about turning what would be waste into something worth savouring. By utilising cacao husks, the discarded outer...