Here are some interesting charts of food industry spending.
http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=G2100
Also, here is a brief, but interesting, summary of what issues influences food industry donations. It is two years old, but is still relevant.
http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/background.php?cycle=2012&ind=G2100
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Kirin claims the secrets to the luxurious taste of its Koku no Jikan or full body taste time 3rd category beer are 1) an extra amount of barley and 2) a extra aromatic hops. Keep in mind that maintaining a non-beer status requires balancing the amount of barley (keeping it low) and the amount of non-beer alcohol added. A company can call their "beer" 100% barley derived if the shochu spirit or alcohol that is added is also derived from barley. This is a careful dance to avoid taxes that is very out in the open and which most Japanese beer drinkers are aware of to some extent.
http://www.kirin.co.jp/brands/kokunojikan/product/index.html
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So much for companies from liberal Europe.
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042332&cycle=A
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This Nestle KitKat variety is matcha flavored with a bit of sakura (cherry blossom) aroma included. Sounds a bit strange at first, but sakura do have a distinctive aroma, and smell and taste are very closely related.
http://d.nestle.jp/kitkat/limited/kk_minimini_sakuramattya_latte_6.html
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Aujoux Wines of France, which include the Belena and SUD brands, goes through Kikkoman in Japan.
http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/wine/aujoux.html
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Kirin's Honkaku 3rd category beer has been renewed with reported big improvements in 3 measures - rewarding flavor 飲みごたえ, dry taste 辛口, crisp/sharp taste キレ. The name Honkaku 本格 translates as genuine or the real thing, which of course implies that beer makers continue to try and convince customers that 3rd category beers taste as good as the "real" thing. I think there are some really nice tasting 3rd category beers, but they still have a ways to go.
http://www.kirin.co.jp/brands/honkaku/index.html
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Lots of red. The home state representative tops the list.
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000460&cycle=A
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This KitKat comes in a variety of red and white packages which correspond to milk and white chocolate. Kohaku literally means red and white, but is most closely associated with New Year's Eve song contest on NHK.
http://d.nestle.jp/kitkat/limited/kk_mini_kohaku_14.html
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Following the trend of drinking at beer at home, Kirin is offering the draft experience of its flagship beer, Kirin Ichiban Shibori, 1,520 ml tanks, which can be ordered online and are shipped to you via refrigerated express delivery. Tarunama, means "fresh from the barrel". キリン、樽生、一番搾り
http://www.kirin.co.jp/brands/tarunama/index.html
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Wendy's is selling 3 smart sets through the end of the month, all for 550 yen, which include a sandwich, fries and a Coca-Cola Freestyle refills. Sandwiches include a smart burger which looks like a regular single, a bacon smart burger and a teriyaki smart burger.
http://wendys.co.jp/wendys/index.php
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