Nihon Hotel Co., Ltd. (Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, President and Representative Director: Hiroyuki Mitsubayashi) will exhibit again this year at the food loss reduction awareness event "mottECO FESTA 2026" (Organizer: mottECO Promotion Consortium), to be held on Monday, July 27, at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, which we operate.

At our exhibition booth, we will introduce food loss reduction initiatives unique to hotels, based on six themes: "eating everything," "using everything," "reusing," "taking home," "recycling," and "promotion and awareness." Additionally, at the tasting corner, you can experience food loss reduction firsthand by "seeing, knowing, and tasting" "Mottainai Menus" prepared by chefs from Tokyo Station Hotel, Hotel Metropolitan (Ikebukuro), and Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, as well as upcycled baked goods.

Since 2019, we have been working to reduce food loss through initiatives such as promoting the "3010 Movement" at banquets and developing "Mottainai Menus" that utilize ingredients without waste. Furthermore, since 2022, we have introduced the "mottECO" leftover food take-home service and have participated as a managing company in the "mottECO Promotion Consortium," a public-private-academic-citizen alliance promoting the take-home of leftovers. We are promoting its adoption in collaboration with a wide range of businesses, including the hotel industry. As a result of these efforts, our "mottECO" usage in fiscal year 2025 reached 1,321 cases, leading to a reduction of approximately 330kg of food loss.

Now in its fourth year, "mottECO FESTA 2026" is an awareness event promoting food loss reduction through the expansion of the "mottECO" initiative, recommended by the Ministry of the Environment, the Consumer Affairs Agency, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. On the day, relevant ministries, local governments, hotel and restaurant operators, universities, and others will gather to introduce advanced initiatives and case studies, and a variety of programs will be held, including lectures, panel discussions, exhibition booths, and tasting corners.

Event Outline

- Name: ~Let's Eliminate Leftovers!~ Food Loss Reduction "mottECO FESTA 2026"

- Date and Time: Monday, July 27, 2026, 10:30 - 14:00

- Venue: Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, 2nd Floor Banquet Hall

- Address: 3-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Approx. 5-minute walk from Iidabashi Station / Suidobashi Station)

- Organizer: mottECO Promotion Consortium (General Incorporated Association Food Sustainability Association)

- Sponsorship/Cooperation:

- Sponsorship: Japan Hotel Association

- Special Sponsorship: Nihon Hotel Co., Ltd.

- Cooperation: Denny's Japan Co., Ltd., Royal Holdings Co., Ltd., SRS Holdings Inc., Aleph Inc.

- Estimated Visitors: Approx. 600 people *Participation is free

Media Coverage Inquiries | Applications Accepted (Until 7/22)

We are accepting applications for media coverage of "mottECO FESTA 2026." Due to venue preparation, we kindly request that you apply for coverage in advance.

Please enter via the form below by Wednesday, July 22.

➤ Media Coverage Application Form https://forms.gle/VwgsPVyFeoVxW1n87

Scenes from last year's event (Exhibition Booth) Scenes from last year's event (Exhibition Booth)

Scenes from last year's event (Tasting Corner) Scenes from last year's event (Panel Discussion)

Event Program

Venue "Banri"

10:15

Doors Open

General MC: Yuko Kamiya, Manager, Public Relations, IR & Public Relations Department, SRS Holdings Inc.

10:35 -

11:20

Keynote Speech

"Expanding Food Loss Reduction Through Collaboration"

- Yuko Sakitada, President, National Network of Delicious Food Consumption Movement

Opening Talk

- Tomoyuki Nakagami, Environmental Counselor, Denny's Japan Co., Ltd. & Representative, mottECO Promotion Consortium

11:30 - 12:20

Government Ministry Lectures

Part 1: Ministry of the Environment

"Introduction to mottECO Implementation Guide ~An Introductory Guide for Those Wanting to Start mottECO~"

- Tatsutaro Murai, Assistant Director, Resource Circulation Division, Environmental Regeneration and Resource Circulation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment

Part 2: Consumer Affairs Agency x Hotel Operators

"Challenges and Solutions in Promoting mottECO ~How to Deal with Risks~"

- Makoto Tanaka, Director, Food Loss Reduction Promotion Office, Consumer Education Promotion Division, Consumer Affairs Agency

- Masako Aikyō, Executive Officer, General Manager of Marketing, Meitetsu Hotel Holdings, Inc.

- Ai Kono, Deputy Manager, SDGs Promotion, General Affairs Department, Imperial Hotel, Ltd.

12:30 - 13:40

Panel Discussion

"Expanding mottECO Adoption ~Exploring Initiatives by Industry, Government, Academia, and Citizens~"

Panelists

- Yoshikatsu Kimura, Director, Food Loss and Recycling Countermeasures Office, Food Industry Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

- Tatsuyuki Yokobori, Director, Environmental Department, Tama City

- Mitsumi Irie, Professor, Department of International Agricultural Development, Faculty of International Food Information, Tokyo University of Agriculture

- Etsuko Fujita, General Manager, Sustainability Promotion Department, Royal Holdings Co., Ltd.

- Hitomi Shimizu, Sustainability Promotion Representative, Management Department, Ootoya Holdings Co., Ltd.

Facilitator

- Akane Takada, General Manager, SDGs Promotion Department, Aleph Inc.

Food Drive Donation Ceremony

Venue "Yukyū/Hako"

10:35 - 14:00

Exhibition Booths

Introducing advanced cases of food loss reduction and SDGs by relevant ministries, local governments, hotel and restaurant operators, universities, and related companies/organizations.

Venue "Kōfū"

11:00 - 14:00

Tasting Corner

Featuring "Mottainai Menus" and tastings of dishes prepared with food loss reduction in mind (limited quantities).

Participating Hotels (Examples, in no particular order)

- Tokyo Station Hotel

- Hotel Metropolitan (Ikebukuro)

- Hotel Metropolitan Edmont

- Imperial Hotel

- Keio Plaza Hotel

- The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, etc.

*Exclusive media viewing for photography will be held from 10:45 to 11:00.

14:00

Event Closes

Organizer: mottECO Promotion Consortium

(General Incorporated Association Food Sustainability Association)

Participating Organizations (39 as of June 20, 2026): Denny's Japan Co., Ltd., Royal Holdings Co., Ltd., SRS Holdings Inc., Nihon Hotel Co., Ltd., Keio Plaza Hotel Co., Ltd., Suginami Ward, Tokyo, Aleph Inc., Hotel Nikko Tsukuba, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Nikko Style Nagoya, Iccho Co., Ltd., Ritsumeikan University College of Food Science and Management, Meitetsu Hotel Holdings, Inc., Tama City, Tokyo, Dynac Co., Ltd., Shirokane Kanko Co., Ltd., Kosei Sangyo Co., Ltd., Shiba Park Hotel Co., Ltd., Blancjapan Inc., Toridoll Holdings Corporation, Rembrandt Hotel Management Co., Ltd., Ootoya Holdings Co., Ltd., Anabuki Enterprise Co., Ltd., General Incorporated Association Food Loss Reborn Center, Mybox Promotion Cooperative, Kagoshima Future Foundation, Food Service Council, Kirin City Co., Ltd., Gourmet Kineya Co., Ltd., Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, ShokumS LLC, Ishizaka Sangyo Co., Ltd., Royal Hotel Co., Ltd., Imperial Hotel, Ltd., BUB Co., Ltd., The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, Junkan Kobo LLC, Field Alliance Co., Ltd., Food PJ (Hokkaido University) (in order of participation) [Event Collaboration Companies]: Kuradashi Inc., KoreyakoN Co., Ltd.

Event Flyer

Flyer PDF available here

https://www.nihonhotel.com/hnuq760000001f71-att/mottECOFESTA2026_2.pdf

Media Coverage Inquiries | Applications Accepted (Until 7/22)

We are accepting applications for media coverage of "mottECO FESTA 2026." Due to venue preparation, we kindly request that you apply for coverage in advance.

Please enter via the form below by Wednesday, July 22.

➤ Media Coverage Application Form https://forms.gle/VwgsPVyFeoVxW1n87

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