Free App - UEFA EURO 2012 TM by Carlsberg

Carlsberg is offering a very nice free app for keeping up with Euro 2012.
Below is the app store link, but it is also available on Android.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uefa-euro-2012-tm-by-carlsberg/id444956957

New Starbucks Card‏

Starbucks Japan just introduced a new rechargeable cashless card. Starbucks has had these cards for many years, but now you can register your cards online and therefore recharge and move money from card to card online as well as recover points from lost cards. Also, unlike in the past, the cards do not have expiration dates. All people who register are promised a present of some sort (unspecified).

http://www.starbucks.co.jp/card/?nid=pc_wh_card

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

McDonald's Happy Driving Campaign

McDonald's held a Happy Driving Campaign where discount coupons to Esso/Exxon/Mobile Service Stations where given out to people who visited the drive thru.

http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/campaign/exxonmobil/index.html

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

Science Magazine Podcast - Gut Microbiota‏

In this weeks edition there is an interview with Jeff Gordon about a joint issue on the subject in Science and Science Translational Medicine focusing on Gut Microbiota. A nice general discussion of the subject is given. This is obviously an important subject for anyone in health and food science.

http://www.sciencemag.org/site/multimedia/podcast/index.xhtml

Food Science Japan on Twitter and Facebook

For those of you interested, posts also appear on Twitter and Facebook.

Twitter
https://twitter.com/FoodSciJP

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Food-Science-Japan/150435028317570

NPR - Antibiotic-Free Meat Business Is Booming, Thanks To Chipotle

"To be sure, antibiotic-free meat still makes up a tiny share of the market. Economists estimate it's around 2 percent. But demand is growing."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/05/31/154084442/antibiotic-free-meat-business-is-booming-thanks-to-chipotle

NPR - Why Does Airline Food Taste So Bad

" At cruising altitude, you lose about 20-30 percent of your sense of taste."

http://www.npr.org/2012/06/06/154408053/why-does-airline-food-taste-so-bad

Calpis New Peace Bottle‏

Calpis is heavily advertising its new "Peace" bottle, which claims four advantages: 1) a new four layer plastic film surrounding the product better protects against oxygen and light, 2) a new 6 facet bottle design provides easier gripping and the ability to line up the bottle for correct pouring, 3) a new special cap allows for pouring in either a fine or wide stream depending on the angle, and 4) all packaging materials fall under the same plastic category, therefore the bottle does not have to be separated for correct disposal and recycling.

http://calpis.jp/peacebottle/index.html

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

McDonald's Champions of Food Challenge‏

McDonald's is holding a world-wide contest for new healthy, balanced recipes submitted by adult-child pairs. Winners in each country will win trips to the London Olympics.

http://www.championsoffood.com/cfp/promotion/submit.html?lang=ja_JP

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

201202 Japan Food Product Photos

Here are some photos I took of Japanese food products during February. Possibly interesting to some people.

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzMwZAB