Seven‑Eleven Japan began rolling out its “Freshly Finished Noodles In‑Store” offering on October 22 at select locations in Saitama Prefecture, and will gradually expand it to around 40 stores.
When frozen noodles are set in the machine, they are finished to restaurant quality in about 90 seconds. By achieving freshly made quality, which had been difficult with chilled or cup...
Nippon Ham has signed a joint venture agreement, dated October 29, with Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), Thailand’s largest food company, to establish a new...
Fuji Nihon, a sugar refiner, has developed "SAYUNOMI," a Food with Functional Claims containing inulin, a fermentable dietary fiber derived from sugar. Pre-sales began...
On the Nov 5th, THE MATCHA TOKYO opened its flagship store, "THE MATCHA TOKYO HARAJUKU" (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), in front of JR Harajuku Station. Amidst...
SL Creations (SLC) has been offering its stock-type frozen meal service for offices, “Office Premium Frozen,” since 2017. As of October 2025, the number of contracts surpassed 3,000.
KDDI and Lawson began a demonstration of new store DX (digital transformation) initiatives utilizing AI and robotics on November 8 at Lawson S KDDI Takanawa Head Office Store.
A confident new yakitori product. Large-cut chicken thigh meat is carefully charcoal-grilled by hand, rolled over a wire mesh. You can enjoy authentic charcoal-grilled...
The historic “Tsujiri” Uji Main Store, operated by Tsujiri Ichihonten in Uji, Kyoto, is enjoying a surge in popularity driven by the global matcha boom.
UCC Ueshima Coffee is introducing a new, evolved version of its “YOINED,” the coffee-based food product known as “non-drinkable coffee,” first launched in 2023.
Ajinomoto has launched demonstration experiments on the usefulness of the AI Menu Planner (β version)—an AI-based automatic meal planning service jointly developed with Chi-technology,
Samyang Foods, the Korean company behind the globally popular “Buldak Fried Noodles,” has appointed ENHYPEN as global ambassadors for its brand “MEP,” launched in 2023.
A new craft beer has been born through the encounter between Japanese wine and beer brewing. At Mercian’s Château Mercian Katsunuma Winery in Yamanashi Prefecture, 500 kilograms of grape clusters thinned during cultivation were provided to Far Yeast Brewing, a brewery known for its artisanal beers.
