Free Food? A recent food business trend in Japan

A recent food business trend in Japan is low price, shops are trying to cut costs by using touch screen remote control menu ordering systems(they use ipad!!) or self service( customers bring foods and drinks from food counter to table by themselves). Those kind of food business are getting popular due to the long recession.

This summer we have another trend: "Free Stuff". Mr. Donut is giving away 16,000 donuts in order to celebrate they’re 40th anniversary this year. They will also bring back 14 types of donuts that they from a long time ago, which they don’t sell anymore, for a limited time.

"Lawson", the second largest convenience store in Japan, is promoting their new Autumn menu item"baked pasta" by giving away 200 "baked pastas" at the R25 cafe everyday until the end of September.

Those two promotions are temporary events, but the food company Ajinomoto's "Dashi Cafe" will serve a free cup of miso soup and a small rice ball anytime. Ajinomoto is famous for inventing MSG (monosodium glutamate), and the company name (Ajinomoto) is actually the word for MSG in Japanese. They also make fish soup and kelp stock, called “dashi”, which is very popular with consumers. We use dashi to make miso soup and many other kinds of Japanese food, so Ajinomoto made the Dashi Cafe to promote the importance and good taste of dashi. I welcome to such trends and hope we have more of these kinds of places and promotions in Tokyo since more and more people are having to pinch pennies (or Yen in this case).

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[ray bans]

They also make fish soup and kelp stock, called “dashi”, which is very popular with consumers. We use dashi to make miso soup and many other kinds of Japanese food, so Ajinomoto made the Dashi Cafe to promote the importance and good taste of dashi. I welcome to such trends and hope we have more of these kinds of places and promotions in Tokyo since more and more people are having to pinch pennies (or Yen in this case).

[burberry outlet]

A recent food business trend in Japan is low price, shops are trying to cut costs by using touch screen remote control menu ordering systems(they use ipad!!) or self service( customers bring foods and drinks from food counter to table by themselves). Those kind of food business are getting popular due to the long recession.

[ray ban sunglasses]

It's parody of Japanese TV animation "Heidi, Girl of the Alps" and actually ZUIYO which is the creative studio of the original animation co-operated to make this. Satoshi Fumihara's parody characters are really popular in Japan now, Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan etc,. Unfortunately there are only two video have English sub but I like most the Granpa and candy one, if I knew how to add English sub, I could do it but I don't know.

[air jordans]

Pigs are friends of human beings

[chanel j12 watch replica]

The body of calcium from food, milk is rich in calcium, which is the best source of calcium.

[coach outlet]

it's been a great day!*

[Insanity]

This trend must be so popular, hehe

[Franzi]

Interesting observation!

[Chris Kuan]

Ah... In Malaysia my parents also called MSG "Ajinomoto"...