[FANCL × Koiwai Dairy Products Vol. 2] Creative Japanese Cuisine with Yogurt: Eat and Learn Lunch Seminar Event

On Tuesday, March 17, FANCL Corporation held a lunch seminar event at "Creative Cuisine FANCL Reiwa Honzen" on the 9th floor of FANCL Ginza Square. This event was realized through a collaboration with Koiwai Dairy Products Co., Ltd., marking its second occurrence. FANCL's restaurants, as part of an initiative utilizing the synergy of the Kirin Group, plan and host food events that lead to learning and discovery in customers' lives.

The theme for this event was "Spring Gut Health Lunch Seminar: Eat to Regulate – Surprisingly Recommended!? Japanese Cuisine with Yogurt." We invited a Gut Health Advisor® from Koiwai Dairy Products as a lecturer. The event featured a gut health seminar focusing on the appeal of Koiwai Dairy Products and yogurt as a familiar gut health ingredient, along with a special lunch featuring Japanese cuisine incorporating yogurt.

【Event Highlights】

•Gut Health Seminar by a Gut Health Advisor®

One of the event's attractions was the gut health seminar, enjoyed during lunch, led by a marketing department employee who is a certified Gut Health Advisor®. Beyond highlighting the appeal of Koiwai 100% Raw Milk Yogurt, the seminar's content was designed to encourage greater use of yogurt as a familiar gut health ingredient, serving as an opportunity for participants to re-evaluate their own and their families' diets. It became an event where not only the lecturer but also customers already interested in gut health could refocus on their daily well-being.

•A Variety of Japanese Dishes Using Yogurt

Guests enjoyed creative Japanese cuisine, presented in a Shokado bento style, made with brown rice and featuring products such as Koiwai 100% Raw Milk Yogurt and Koiwai Premium Cream Yogurt Gourmet Fan.

New charms of yogurt were brought out through various applications, such as a shira-ae (white dressing) style dish where okara (soy pulp) rehydrated with milk was mixed with yogurt, ohitashi (blanched greens) combined with dashi (broth) and yogurt, and fritters made with brown rice flour served with yogurt cream.

•Customer Feedback

Customers shared comments such as, "I was vaguely eating yogurt for gut health, but now I feel I can consume it more efficiently," "I never knew yogurt could go so well with Japanese food," "I want to use it more in my cooking," and "I could use yogurt instead of seasonings like mayonnaise!" The conversation flowed lively among customers as they imagined incorporating yogurt into their daily home cooking, making for a vibrant event.

【Event Overview】

Reference Information

About Koiwai Dairy Products Co., Ltd.

More than a century has passed since the launch of "Koiwai Junryo Butter," a symbol of Koiwai's craftsmanship. Utilizing its fermentation technology, new products such as "Koiwai 100% Raw Milk Yogurt" are continuously being developed. Inheriting the traditions of Koiwai Farm, the company is committed to all aspects of ingredients, manufacturing methods, and quality to deliver even higher-quality deliciousness.

We will continue to add delicious color to our customers' dining tables.

Official Website: https://www.koiwaimilk.com/

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koiwaimilk_official/

About "FANCL Restaurant"

FANCL Restaurant is a directly managed restaurant by FANCL. It operates "FANCL BROWN RICE MEALS," a gluten-free brown rice Italian restaurant, and "Creative Cuisine FANCL Reiwa Honzen," which offers creative Japanese cuisine using brown rice, both in Ginza, Tokyo.

・Official Website: https://fancl-restaurant.jp/

・Official LINE: https://page.line.me/?accountId=828eqpvq

About "Creative Cuisine FANCL Reiwa Honzen"

"Creative Cuisine FANCL Reiwa Honzen" is a directly managed FANCL restaurant that opened in 2020. Here, you can enjoy creative Japanese cuisine made with seasonal ingredients that evoke the spirit of Japan, along with brown rice. The meals use "Kin no Ibuki," a brown rice variety carefully cultivated in Miyagi Prefecture. Lunch features a Shokado bento allowing guests to savor small portions of seasonal recommended ingredients, while dinner offers an authentic Japanese course. The afternoon tea, crafted by Japanese artisans, is also a popular menu item. FANCL's Kale Aojiru (green juice) and Gokudashi Shoyu (premium dashi soy sauce) are also used.

◇Address: FANCL Ginza Square 9F, 5-8-16 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061

◇TEL: 03-3289-0722

◇Business Hours: Lunch 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Tea Time 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Dinner (Weekdays) 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Dinner (Sat, Sun, Holidays) 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

◇Seating Capacity: 28 seats (1 private room / 8 people)

◇Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fancl_reiwahonzen/