Winning the 34th Food Industry's Technological Merit Prize

The prize was awarded for technological expertise and the realization of the idea for "the expansion of the soy peptide business with increasing demand". This prize has a long history, and was established in 1971 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Shokuhin Sangyo Shinbun-sha Co., Ltd. Its selection committee is composed of such prominent persons as; the director general of the Food Industry Center, the director general of the National Food Research Institute, the director general of the National Institute of Food and Nutrition, the director general of the National Research Institute of Brewing, the director of the Japan External Trade Organization, and the executive director of the Chain Stores Association.