Sanrio teams up with Japanese fruits sandwich specialty store for pastel menu
Apr 28, 2022 23:56 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Sanrio is collaborating with fruit sandwich specialty store Fruits Box Daikanyama to offer a sandwich and beverage as well as exclusive merchandise inspired by the popular character Cinnamoroll. Cinnamorolls sandwich...
Japanese chocolate bar Black Thunder turns into a frappe
Apr 28, 2022 23:41 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Black Thunder is branching out into beverages through the convenience store Family Mart, with the Black Thunder Frappe. The frozen drink is available in two flavors: Kuroi Black Thunder Chocolate Frappe, which is based...
Ministop brings Okinawan cuisine to Japanese convenience stores
Apr 28, 2022 23:38 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Ministop is bringing some Okinawan treats to the whole of Japan thanks to their Okinawa Fair campaign. One of the collections primary attractions is the purple sweet potato mont blanc with beni-imo mousse. Theres...
KFC's to offer bouquet full of fried chicken for Mother's Day
Apr 27, 2022 23:07 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
KFC will be offering a strange Mothers Day promotional item in its the Kentucky Fried Buckquet, a DIY floral arrangement allowing customers to create a bouquet that is half flowers, half fried chicken. From May 1 to 3,...
Tropicana creates cereal to be mixed specifically with orange juice
Apr 26, 2022 23:02 pm UTC| Economy Business Life
Tropicana will release a cereal specifically intended to mix with orange juice instead of milk, in honor of National Orange Juice Day on May 4. Dubbed the Tropicana Crunch, it is touted as the first-ever breakfast...
Burger King Japan kickstarts new Whopper series with Salsa & Avocado Smoky Whopper
Apr 26, 2022 22:54 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Burger King Japan will soon offer its new Salsa Avocado Smoky Whopper as the first in the Smoky Whopper series. The Salsa Avocado Smoky Whopper packs a 100 percent beef patty grilled over an open flame. It also has...
S. Korea’s ice cream market grows 5.1% last year as people stay indoors
Apr 26, 2022 22:22 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
The South Korean market for ice cream grew 5.1 percent last year from 1.8 trillion won the previous year, according to the Korea Agro-Fisheries Food Trade Corp. and Euromonitor International. The industry has grown in...
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