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Food loss reduction
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. -
Media coverage
We were featured on "Life Hugger," a place gathering better options for living sustainably
京都でふっくらとかわいい色と形が特徴の「京丹波ラディッシュ」の栽培を手掛ける、農家「野村家」代表の野村幸司さん(左)と、京都産の規格外野菜を使った乾燥野菜ブランドOYAOYA代表の小島怜さん(右)。 お二人で農業が抱える問題や課題に取り組みなが... -
Media coverage
Featured in the sustainable media Sustera
すべての人に1%のサステナブルを。SNSで大注目のサステラさん運営のメディアに掲載していただきました。 関連記事 OYAOYA(おやおや)とは?乾燥野菜で食品ロス削減と農業の存続に貢献! 食品ロス・フードロス通販サイトおすすめ21選【2022】 食品・フードロ... -
Food loss reduction
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 -
Dried vegetables
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... -
Powder
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... -
Non-standard vegetables
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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