‘WASHOKU GO’ WEBSITE UNVEILS JAPANESE SPECIALTY FOOD FOR OVERSEAS ONLINE PURCHASES

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) -- An online business negotiation platform ‘WASHOKU GO’ has been launched by a group of specially selected companies manufacturing traditional Japanese specialty food in Osaka, western Japan.

The platform is for overseas professionals and buyers to cope with the global coronavirus crisis, according to a statement.

The platform is intended for professionals/buyers who are interested in Japanese cuisine all over the world, and is launched by WADAMAN and four other preeminent food companies (Akanemaru, Oguraya, Osaka GYOKUROEN, and Ujien) that represent Japan.

It enables negotiations via live chatting, can provide samples, and allows visitors to learn Japanese cuisine and culture easily despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The inaugural members aim to have 100 Japanese food manufacturers participate in the project.

WADAMAN, a sesame manufacturer with 139-year history in Osaka, is a pioneer in the Japanese food export business, winning the Export Excellence Award of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 2020.

It has joined forces with four other time-honoured food manufacturers based in Osaka for the project (Akanemaru, Oguraya, Osaka GYOKUROEN, and Ujien) aspiring to promote food exports.

The coronavirus disaster has decreased overseas negotiation and exhibition opportunities to almost nil. To break the deadlock, the group has decided to launch its own platform to contact potential overseas customers.

More details at https://www.washokugo.jp/

-- BERNAMA