Japan's Food Industry to Become a Global Export Powerhouse. Leveraging Population Decline to Achieve 1 Trillion Yen Growth by 2030.

Sales Intelligence GROUP's Subsidy and Grant Division (with 30 offices nationwide) supports the April Dream initiative to launch dreams on April 1st. This press release represents the dream of Sales Intelligence GROUP: declaring a roadmap for the Japanese food industry to become an export powerhouse.

Sales Intelligence GROUP's Subsidy and Grant Division (composed entirely of licensed professionals such as attorneys, administrative scriveners, and judicial scriveners) provides integrated support from strategy formulation to execution, targeting companies with sales ranging from 500 million to 30 billion yen, specializing in the food industry. Leveraging insights gained as advisory board members for subsidies from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, we will create a future where the headwinds of population decline are transformed into tailwinds for challenging the global market.

■ Our Dream: The Day Japanese Cuisine Becomes the "Global Standard"

As Japan's population declines, redefining "Japanese food" as a growth industry and aiming for export powerhouse status is no longer an option but an "inevitability." We will make a reality the future where Japanese food manufacturers maximize the value of domestic ingredients, meet international safety standards, and deliver "Made by Japan" to dining tables worldwide.

■ "3 Growth Infrastructures" to Realize Our Dream

We view the three subsidy programs promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries not merely as funding sources, but as "growth infrastructures" for companies.

Emergency Measures Project for Promoting Regional Cooperation:

Achieve independence from import dependency and build "brands that grow with their regions." Utilizing storytelling and traceability as weapons, we will create unique added value for the world.

Export-Oriented HACCP and Other Facility Improvement Project:

Support the acquisition of international certifications (HACCP, ISO22000, etc.), which are the "common language" for competing globally. With domestic demand stagnating, we will push for the global standardization of factories, creating a foundation that allows for equal footing with overseas buyers.

Knowledge Sharing of Success Stories (Knowledge Share):

Utilize a vast number of adopted cases as a "common textbook." We will build an innovation ecosystem that shortens trial-and-error time and commercializes each company's strengths at the fastest pace.

■ Our Role as a "Strategic Partner"

For growing companies, the most valuable resource is "management's time."

Sales Intelligence GROUP is one of Japan's largest organizations where all consultants hold administrative scrivener qualifications. We not only handle the complex practicalities of subsidy applications but also, with consultants holding qualifications such as Certified Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant and MBA, we act as professionals in strategic design, assisting with "how to craft a growth story and how to back it with numbers."

Maximizing Adoption Rates: We inject know-how for "approvable plans" to increase the certainty of investment.

Concentration of Management Resources: By handling tedious administrative tasks, we provide an environment where management can focus on "business development" and "execution."

Mid-to-Long-Term Leverage: We ensure subsidies function not just as one-off fundraising but as "leverage to multiply export sales" rather than mere one-off fundraising.

■ Message from Eiji Oi, Head of the Subsidy and Grant Division

"Even if the population decreases, the value of Japanese food does not. Rather, the ability to utilize systems and partners to deliver that value to the world is what is being asked of companies in the next era of growth.

Together with everyone in the food industry, we will continue to pursue the dream of elevating Japan's proud 'food' into the world's number one export industry."