Nestlé Japan launched Starbucks Coffee Craft on March 1, a 260 ml 100% Arabica concentrate in Unsweetened and Caramel that dilutes 6x for about eight at-home iced café drinks.
Kagome will launch on March 10 a 195 ml orange-flavored 100% juice with no orange juice, blending New Zealand yellow carrots with apple, pineapple, lemon, and mango amid soaring OJ prices.
Suntory Beverage & Food will accelerate new brands in health-oriented energy drinks and functional hydration, adding a Thailand aseptic line and reformulating for sugar taxes as Gen Z tastes shift.
SEAPA Japan sees growing potential for single-seed oyster farming, supported by rising demand for premium in-shell oysters, artificial seed production, automated microalgae cultivation, and advanced purification systems that improve safety, quality, and shipment control.
SEAPA Japan sees growing potential for single-seed oyster farming, supported by rising demand for premium in-shell oysters, artificial seed production, automated microalgae cultivation, and advanced purification systems that improve safety, quality, and shipment control.
As mass oyster deaths hit the Seto Inland Sea, single-seed farming is drawing attention for efficiently producing premium, traceable in-shell oysters—meeting growing demand from restaurants, retail, and overseas markets while supporting more resilient aquaculture.
AEON is accelerating supermarket reform in Kanto through U.S.M.H. and Aeon Food Style, investing in fresh deli, process-center optimization, common procurement, and PB expansion to build a stronger profit model and sustainable growth cycle.
Seven-Eleven Japan is overhauling its 50-year-old supply chain to improve logistics efficiency, extend lead times, and cut costs across manufacturing to stores, while working closely with suppliers to build a more resilient, sustainable profit structure.
Fujicco has repurposed domestic nata de coco offcuts—used in its “Fruit Therapy” jelly—into material for an art wedding dress, highlighting innovative, circular use of food by-products beyond cosmetics and stationery.
NIPPN outlined record operating profit forecasts and medium‑term plans at a Tokyo luncheon, highlighting new flour and frozen food plants, “Oh! My Premium” master brand marketing, and U.S. and ASEAN expansion toward 2030 sales targets.
Nestlé Japan launched Starbucks Coffee Craft on March 1, a 260 ml 100% Arabica concentrate in Unsweetened and Caramel that dilutes 6x for about eight at-home iced café drinks.
Kagome will launch on March 10 a 195 ml orange-flavored 100% juice with no orange juice, blending New Zealand yellow carrots with apple, pineapple, lemon, and mango amid soaring OJ prices.
Suntory Beverage & Food will accelerate new brands in health-oriented energy drinks and functional hydration, adding a Thailand aseptic line and reformulating for sugar taxes as Gen Z tastes shift.
Japan’s 2025 soymilk production hit a record 444,552 kiloliters, led by unadjusted soymilk at 156,927 kL, as health-focused campaigns revived demand after the post-2020 slump.
Japan’s 2025 agri-food exports hit a record 1.7005 trillion yen, with green tea nearly doubling to 72.1 billion yen as matcha demand surged in the U.S., Europe, and ASEAN.
