Research Institute for Creating the Future

The Research Institute for Creating the Future acts as a research institute for the creation of new businesses to support the future of the group. This division engages in a variety of research, from the creation of new ingredients and technologies to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society, to thinking up ways to offer that value to society. Additionally, this division cooperates with research organizations around the world, aiming at creating new value with a global outlook on the future.

Deliciousness Research

Plant-Based Foods (PBF), which explore the possibilities of plant-based ingredients, are garnering attention all over the world due to growing global issues like population increase and climate change. At the Research Institute for Creating the Future, they are looking to create the unique deliciousness and satisfaction of meat-based foods using just plant-based foods, as well as elucidating the mechanisms behind deliciousness.

Solving the Issues of Future Society

The Research Institute for Creating the Future’s main theme is “sustainability.” This division has created a future timeline up to the year 2050, setting an agenda for a future society and coming up with ideas for an ideal society. Aimed at creating technology today to solve the problems of tomorrow through back-casting, they are engaging in research aimed at the realization of a sustainable society.