7 8FOODEX JAPAN 2021 SHOW REPORT

Organizer's Program: FOODEX Frozen & FOODEX TECH06

■ Why Frozen Food at FOODEX JAPAN? ■ Featured Exhibit Zone

The largest exhibition specialized in “Frozen Food” in AsiaTop Japanese buyers expect uniquefrozen foods from overseas!

With the key words of convenience / health / preference, the ‘new-normal’ lifestyles a�er pandemic, the demand for a wide variety of Frozen Food is continuously increasing in Japan.

As represented by the challenge against the issue of food waste, FOODEX JAPAN is engaged in penetrating SDGs concepts and its importance to the world through FOODEX Frozen project.

1. Customers’ rising demand (market)

2. Contributing to SDGs

Resource: Japan Frozen Food Association

AJINOMOTO FROZEN FOODS / ASC / DayBreak / EAT&FOODS / GODO FOODS / Häagen-Dazs Japan / HARADA CORPORATION / Hienz Japan / KS Frozen Foods / KYOKUYO / Life Foods / MARUHA NICHIRO / Meiji / Mitsubishi Shokuhin / MORINAGA / MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY / NICHIREI FOODS / NIPPN CORPORATION / Nippon Suisan Kaisha / Nipponham Frozen Foods Sales / Nisshin Foods / Nissin Frozen Foods / Nosui / TableMark

24 companies displayed the best frozen foods and proposed new products, experiences and lifestyles for buyers and consumers.

■ Beauty-Gourmet Award Ceremony

01 Frozen Food for Breakfast Nippon Suisan Kaisha02 Frozen Food for kids Life Foods03 Frozen Food for dinner Nichirei Foods04 Frozen Food for side dishes with alcoholic drinks Nissin Frozen Foods05 Frozen Food for reward to yourself Häagen-Dazs Japan

06 Frozen Food for contribution to food waste Nosui

■ Buyer’s comment

EXHIBITORS

Consumer Division

Wholesale Division

Exhibition video

6 Categories and Award Winners

Import volume offrozen vegetables

Import volume ofcooked frozen foods

Total (consumption)

230,735 245,579 254,353 264,620

2,728,2112,854,408 2,893,299 2,951,388

943,211 1,008,783 1,051,938 1,089,449

Domestic Consumption in Japan

AEON RETAILOperating O§icerGeneral Manager Food Merchandising DivisionNobuyasu Nanao

Mitsubishi ShokuhinManaging Executive O§icerDeputy in charge of Trade Chief Operating O§icer, Frozen & Chilled Foods Business DivisionTakashi Onose

A lot of people found that “Frozen Foods” are preservative, convenient and delicious in “Corona crisis”. I expect “Frozen Foods” provide many hints for the market development a�er “Corona crisis”.

I am sure that “Frozen Foods” can perfectly realize both of “Convenience” or “Shortening of Time” and “Taste”. I expect all foods all over the world would appear on the dining tables in Japan as “Frozen Foods” in future from the perspective of high “recreation”.

FOODEX JAPAN 2021 SteeringCommittee Chairman

FOODEX JAPAN 2021 SteeringCommittee Vice Chairman

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Due to the rapid increase of female workers (reached 30 million workers in 2019) in Japanese market and the emerging demand of Frozen Foods to support them with convenience, health and preference, Beauty-Gourmet Award 2021 was held at FOODEX JAPAN venue. The Award was divided into 6 categories and more than 20 companies joined the competitions. The 50 female food & beverage buyers were the judges. Each category winner was announced on the FOODEX stage surrounded by hundreds of audience and media.

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High demand for overseas frozen food

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Summary

■ Why FOODEX TECH was launched

■ FOOD TECH Seminar

■ Featured Exhibit (items and interview summary)

In addition to the existing issues of productivity and logistics, food & beverage industries are facing new challenges regarding SDGs, such as reduction of CO2 emission and food waste.

Meanwhile, the new technologies represented as IT solutions, Eco-friendly packaging and Plant-Based Foods are emerging recently to tackle the issues and retain the sustainable eco-systems across the world.

As one of the largest platforms in Asia where food & beverage suppliers and buyers gather in one place, FOODEX JAPAN launched the featured category of ‘FOODEX TECH’ and started to introduce the latest technologies across the world and connect related business.

- To contribute to SDGs and sustainable food supply management -

16 sessions in 4 days, high attentions from 557 audience!

IT service

Eco-friendly Food / Packaging

Industrial machinery / material● Mie-rudo (IOT remote monitoring system)● Hygiene management planning solution● GOO GOO FOO (Food casting platform service)

Agri-tech, food science, AI, food delivery, retails, new technologies enable food-related industries to accelerate the transformation of food supply and eco-systems. Why are more than 3,000 companies are trying to reach out for FOOD TECH now? Why and where are big tech companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tencent… investing billions of dollars to FOOD TECH? Mr. Ohno spoke about the latest movement of IT companies’ case studies and insights.

IT companies launched into Food business? The Unknown World of Food Tech

Mr. Yasutaka OhnoChairman, FoodTech Lab Production CommitteeSpec Holder Co., Ltd.

How can we increase the value of Plant-Based Foods and related business? Is it the only way for Chef to pursue the beauty of the food? Mr. Sugiura has been engaged in tackling the social issues by creating not only the vegan foods, but also consulting and business matching for developing innovations around the world. In order to improve the eco-systems for sustainable futures, the speaker shared his distinguished experiences.

Mr. Sugiura HitoshiExecutive chefONODERA GROUP

Exhibit items examples

Summary

● Cherry blossom jam Sakura-jam from Nagan

● Freeze dried Natto● Gluten free pan cake mix● Japanese style pure taste fruit jam● Plant based meat Pea

● Chocolate machine Enrober● Cooling tunnel ● FINE NATURAL FNP POWDER● GenKan (IOT total solution)● High E�iciency Heater● Large pressure pots● melting machine kettle. chocolate tank● NURSEWASH● NURSEWASH LAUNDRY● Oil Vanish● Oxygen Dissolver featuring Artificial

Waterfall 「DO-MAX Falls」

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How to generate Food Industries ‘Big Bang’ throughPlant-Based Foods and FOOD TECH

Innovation of Technology - Contribute to SDGs in Food & Beverage Industry

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