Nihon Hotel Co., Ltd. to Exhibit at Food Waste Reduction Event 'mottECO FESTA 2026'! Limited-Tasting of 'Mottainai Menus' by Hotel Chefs and Upcycled Baked Goods

Nihon Hotel Co., Ltd. (Nish Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hiroyuki Mibayashi) will once again exhibit at the food waste reduction awareness event 'mottECO FESTA 2026' (organized by the mottECO Promotion Consortium), to be held on Monday, July 27, at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, which the company operates.

At its exhibition booth, the company will showcase hotel-specific food waste reduction initiatives aligned with six themes: 'finishing meals,' 'using all ingredients,' 'reuse,' 'take-home,' 'recycling,' and 'awareness promotion.' Additionally, the tasting corner will feature 'mottainai menus' and upcycled baked goods prepared by chefs from Tokyo Station Hotel, Hotel Metropolitan (Ikebukuro), and Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, allowing visitors to see, learn, and taste food waste reduction efforts firsthand.

Since 2019, the company has promoted initiatives such as the '3010 Campaign' at banquets and developed 'mottainai menus' that fully utilize ingredients to reduce food waste. Starting in 2022, it introduced the 'mottECO' take-home program for leftover food and joined the 'mottECO Promotion Consortium'—a public-private-academia-citizen alliance promoting leftover food take-home—as a steering committee member. Through collaboration with various businesses, including those in the hotel industry, the company has expanded adoption. As a result, in the 2025 fiscal year, the company recorded 1,321 uses of 'mottECO,' leading to the reduction of approximately 330 kg of food waste.

Now in its fourth year, 'mottECO FESTA 2026' is an awareness event promoting food waste reduction by expanding 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, government agencies, local governments, hotel and restaurant operators, and universities will gather to present advanced initiatives and case studies, alongside lectures, panel discussions, exhibition booths, and tasting corners.

Event Overview

○ Name: ~Let’s Eliminate Leftovers!~ Food Waste Reduction 'mottECO FESTA 2026'

○ Date and Time: July 27, 2026 (Mon) 10:30–14:00

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

○ Address: 3-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (5-minute walk from Iidabashi or Suidobashi Station)

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

○ Supporters and Sponsors:

[Sponsor] Japan Hotel Association

[Special Sponsor] Nihon Hotel Co., Ltd.

[Sponsors] Denny’s Japan Co., Ltd., Royal Holdings Co., Ltd., SRS Holdings Co., Ltd., ALEPH Co., Ltd.

○ Expected Attendance: Approximately 600 people (Free admission)

Media Coverage Application | Accepting Applications (Until 7/22)

Applications for media coverage of 'mottECO FESTA 2026' are being accepted. To assist with venue preparation, advance registration is requested.

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

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

Last Year’s Event (Exhibition Booth)

Last Year’s Event (Tasting Corner)

Last Year’s Event (Panel Discussion)

Event Program

Venue: 'Banri'

10:15

Doors Open

Master of Ceremonies: Yūko Kamiya, Manager, Public Relations, IR & Public Relations Department, SRS Holdings Co., Ltd.

10:35–

11:20

【Keynote Speech】

'Expanding Food Waste Reduction Through Collaboration'

・Yūko Kandate, Chairperson, National Delicious Finishing Campaign Network Council

Opening Talk

・Tomiyuki Nakagami, Environmental Counselor, Denny’s Japan Co., Ltd., Representative, mottECO Promotion Consortium

11:30–12:20

【Government Agency Lectures】

Part 1: Ministry of the Environment

'Guide to Introducing mottECO – An Introduction for Those Who Want to Start mottECO'

・Tatsurō Murai, Deputy Director, Resource Circulation Division, Environmental Restoration and Resource Recycling Bureau, Ministry of the Environment

Part 2: Consumer Affairs Agency × Hotel Operators

'Challenges and Solutions in Promoting mottECO – How to Address Risks'

・Makoto Tanaka, Director, Food Waste Reduction Promotion Office, Consumer Education Promotion Division, Consumer Affairs Agency

・Masako Aikyo, Executive Officer & Head of Marketing, Meitetsu Hotel Holdings Co., Ltd.

・Ai Kōno, Deputy Manager, SDGs Promotion, General Affairs Department, Imperial Hotel Ltd.

12:30–13:40

【Panel Discussion】

'Towards Expanding mottECO – Exploring Industry-Government-Academia-Citizen Initiatives'

Panelists:

・Yoshikatsu Kimura, Director, Food Waste & Recycling Countermeasures Office, Food Service & Food Culture Division, New Business & Food Industry Department, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

・Tatsuyuki Yokobori, Director, Environment Department, Tama City

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

・Etsuko Fujita, Director, Sustainability Promotion Department, Royal Holdings Co., Ltd.

・Hitomi Shimizu, Sustainability Promotion Officer, Management Department, Ootoya Holdings Co., Ltd.

Facilitator:

・Akane Takada, Director, SDGs Promotion Department, ALEPH Co., Ltd.

【Food Drive Donation Ceremony】

Venue: 'Yūkyū・Hakō'

10:35–14:00

【Exhibition Booths】

Showcasing advanced cases of food waste reduction and SDGs from government agencies, local governments, hotels, restaurant operators, universities, and related companies and organizations.

Venue: 'Kunpū'

11:00–14:00

【Tasting Corner】

Tasting of 'mottainai menus' and dishes prepared with food waste 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, and others

※ Media-only preview for photography from 10:45–11:00

14:00

Event Ends

Organizer: mottECO Promotion Consortium

(General Incorporated Association Food Sustainability Association)

39 Participating Organizations (as of June 20, 2026): Denny’s Japan Co., Ltd., Royal Holdings Co., Ltd., SRS Holdings Co., Ltd., Nihon Hotel Co., Ltd., Keio Plaza Hotel Co., Ltd., Suginami Ward, Tokyo, ALEPH Co., Ltd., Hotel Nikko Tsukuba, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Nics Style Nagoya, Icchō Co., Ltd., Ritsumeikan University Faculty of Food Management, Meitetsu Hotel Holdings Co., Ltd., Tama City, Tokyo, Dynac Co., Ltd., Shiroyama Kankō Co., Ltd., Kōsei Sangyō Co., Ltd., Shiba Park Hotel Co., Ltd., blancjapan Co., Ltd., Toridoll Holdings Co., Ltd., Rembrandt Hotel Management Co., Ltd., Ootoya Holdings Co., Ltd., Anabuki Enterprise Co., Ltd., General Incorporated Association Food Loss Reborn Center, Maiboko普及企業組合, Kagoshima Environmental Future Foundation, Gishoku Kondankai, Kirin City Co., Ltd., Gourmet Kineya Co., Ltd., Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, ShokumS LLC, Ishi