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The Day Discarded Whey Met the Peach | The Challenge of Yamanashi's KEIPE and Kiyosato Milk
Yamanashi's KEIPE and the Kiyosato Milk Plant will release a new gelato "Noryo Jealousy," combining whey produced in cheese-making with off-spec fruit, on April 28, 2026. We summarize the background of the release and where to buy it. -
We were featured on "Life Hugger," a place gathering better options for living sustainably
Koji Nomura (left), head of the farming household "Nomura-ke," who grows the "Kyotamba radish" — known in Kyoto for its plump, cute color and shape — and Rei Kojima (right), head of OYAOYA, a dried-vegetable brand using non-standard Kyoto-grown vegetables. The two tackle the problems and challenges facing agriculture together... -
Featured in the sustainable media Sustera
1% sustainability for everyone. We were featured in a media outlet run by Sustella, hugely popular on social media. Related articles. What is OYAOYA? Contributing to reducing food loss and the survival of agriculture with dried vegetables! 21 recommended food-loss mail-order sites [2022]. Food loss... -
The Consumer Affairs Agency approves the second food loss reduction policy in a Cabinet decision—raising the 2030 target from 50% to 60%, for an additional 200,000-ton reduction
Cabbage Stays High at 149 yen/kg in Late March—Amid Continued Price Instability of Spring Vegetables, Why the "Stability" of Dried Vegetables Draws Attention -
In late March 2026, cabbage stayed high at 149 yen/kg at the Nagoya market. Against the backdrop of price instability of spring vegetables amid continued poor weather, the strengths of dried vegetables—stable supply, long-term storage, and avoiding price-fluctuation risk—are drawing renewed attention.
In June 2025, the Ministry of the Environment published FY2023 (fiscal 2023) food loss generation. The total was about 4.64 million tons, down 80,000 tons from the previous fiscal year (4.72 million tons), setting a new record low since estimation began. Business-related was about 2.31 million tons and household-related about 2.33 million tons, with business-related falling below household-related for the first time. Reduc... -
Upvege, Which Powders Off-Spec Vegetables, Points to a New Trend in Upcycling
In October 2025, Green Ace Co., Ltd. officially launched the upcycled food brand "upvege." Using its proprietary powdering technology, it transforms "unused vegetables"—those that didn't reach the market because their shape or size didn't meet standards—into high-value-added products with their color, aroma, and nutrition intact... -
Cacao, the raw material for chocolate, faces supply anxiety due to climate change. Amid this, AEON has been selling the chocolate alternative "Choco ka?" using sunflower seeds since 2025, drawing attention as a sustainable-food rollout at a major distributor. AEON's cacao-free ch...
March 25, 2026
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