"Non-Standard" Becomes Value. Toward a New Normal for Vegetables, from Hokkaido.
Blue Blossom Co., Ltd. in Hokkaido has a dream to turn "non-standard vegetables," which are discarded merely for being irregularly shaped, into delicious sweets. Aiming to reduce food loss, they produce vegetable pound cakes and rusks, striving to realize a society where products are chosen for their value, not their appearance.
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Our company supports "April Dream," an initiative to make April 1st a day for sharing dreams. This press release is the dream of Blue Blossom Co., Ltd.
Perfectly edible vegetables are being thrown away just because their shape is a little different.
We felt a sense of unease with the reality that something that should be delicious cannot have value simply because it is "non-standard."
Blue Blossom Co., Ltd. utilizes non-standard vegetables from Hokkaido, creating new value in the form of pound cakes and rusks.
While cherishing the flavor of the ingredients themselves, we make each one by hand and deliver them through events and e-commerce.
We are also focusing on initiatives that combine food and education, such as product development projects with high school students.
■ Our Dream
We are aiming for a society where the term "non-standard" is no longer necessary.
Where it becomes normal to be chosen for substance, not appearance.
Where true value is properly delivered, and ingredients are used without waste.
And where one person's "what a waste" turns into another person's "delicious" or "happy."
We want to create such a cycle from Hokkaido that spreads naturally within society.
■ Why we take on this challenge
We are a small, family-run company. While engaging with "food" as an extension of our daily lives, we have valued the ingredients before us and our connections with people.
This business began from the feeling of "what a waste" upon learning the reality that vegetables carefully grown by farmers were being discarded.
■ Future Initiatives
Currently, we are expanding sales opportunities both inside and outside Hokkaido, focusing on the production and sale of baked goods using non-standard vegetables.
In the future, we will deliver value to more people through:
・Strengthening collaboration with farmers
・Expanding product development projects with schools
・Developing new products in collaboration with companies
■ Seeking Partners to Build the Future Together
This initiative cannot be realized by us alone.
・Farmers who want to work on utilizing non-standard vegetables
・Companies that can join us in product development and sales
・As an educational and community activity
Perfectly edible vegetables are being thrown away just because their shape is a little different.
We felt a sense of unease with the reality that something that should be delicious cannot have value simply because it is "non-standard."
Blue Blossom Co., Ltd. utilizes non-standard vegetables from Hokkaido, creating new value in the form of pound cakes and rusks.
While cherishing the flavor of the ingredients themselves, we make each one by hand and deliver them through events and e-commerce.
We are also focusing on initiatives that combine food and education, such as product development projects with high school students.
■ Our Dream
We are aiming for a society where the term "non-standard" is no longer necessary.
Where it becomes normal to be chosen for substance, not appearance.
Where true value is properly delivered, and ingredients are used without waste.
And where one person's "what a waste" turns into another person's "delicious" or "happy."
We want to create such a cycle from Hokkaido that spreads naturally within society.
■ Why we take on this challenge
We are a small, family-run company. While engaging with "food" as an extension of our daily lives, we have valued the ingredients before us and our connections with people.
This business began from the feeling of "what a waste" upon learning the reality that vegetables carefully grown by farmers were being discarded.
■ Future Initiatives
Currently, we are expanding sales opportunities both inside and outside Hokkaido, focusing on the production and sale of baked goods using non-standard vegetables.
In the future, we will deliver value to more people through:
・Strengthening collaboration with farmers
・Expanding product development projects with schools
・Developing new products in collaboration with companies
■ Seeking Partners to Build the Future Together
This initiative cannot be realized by us alone.
・Farmers who want to work on utilizing non-standard vegetables
・Companies that can join us in product development and sales
・As an educational and community activity