Yakult Honsha, a Japanese maker of yoghurt-like drinks, plans to start output in the United States by 2012 to meet growing demand, the head of the company's overseas business said on Thursday.
Yakult to open factory in the US01/21/2010 illy brings Italian café culture to Japan12/21/2009  Transplanting Italian café culture to Japan is a big challenge, but it’s one that Gen Saito relishes. Saito, director of marketing & planning and new business development for Pronto Corporation, took on the job two years ago and in a market dominated by big chains such as Starbucks, Tully’s and traditional Japanese “kissaten,” he and his team have managed to create a niche for the relatively new brand of espressamente illy.  Young Japanese are fleeing the urban jungle for the half-abandoned countryside on a mission to make farming cool again and cut Japan's frightening food deficit in the process. Organic farming converts, rice-growing Tokyo fashionistas and other young greenfingers have trickled back into rural Japan where many farm towns have been slowly dying amid fast-greying Japan's demographic crunch.  News last month that Kirin Holdings Co. and Suntory Holdings Ltd. were discussing a merger shocked the domestic beverage industry for its sheer breadth: The deal would create a company with annual sales of ¥3.8 trillion, making it the world's fifth-largest drink and food conglomerate.
 Who needs humans? At a ramen noodle shop in Nagoya, Japan, a pair of robotic arms serve up 80 bowls of noodles a day to their hungry customers. They never get tired and they don't need tips. Japanese Supermarket Service Contest 200908/03/2009  Supermarket cashiers gathered in the western city of Kobe recently to vie for the title of Japan's top check-out staff. Hosted by Japan's Supermarket Association, the battle royale graded accuracy and deportment, drawing contestants from 43 supermarkets across the country in a test of the best and right-est.  Haagen-Dazs Japan will open the nation's largest ice cream shop in Tokyo's Ginza district Friday, as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. Haagen-Dazs La Maison Ginza is aimed at providing a more luxurious, upscale service than traditional ice cream parlors.  Suntory To Make Private-Label No-Malt Beers For Seven & I and Aeon -- Suntory Liquors Ltd. will supply leading retailers Seven & i Holdings Co. and Aeon Co. with private-label no-malt beers from late July. In the past, beer has been supplied to select retailers on a limited-time basis, but this is the first time a brewer will regularly provide a private-brand product.  Wholesale supermarkets that sell foodstuffs for restaurants are gaining in popularity among general consumers thanks to their low prices and wide range of merchandise. These supermarkets serve small-scale eating and drinking establishments. But in most cases, ordinary consumers can also shop there, availing themselves of bargain prices that the stores can offer as they sell goods in bulk.  In spite of the current economical crisis Japan's food market has great potential for European suppliers. Japan is not only one of the biggest food importers but also does produce foods and drinks worth 23.3 trillion Yen (170 billion Euro) in 2008. Compared to 2007 this is a growth of 1.7%.
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