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2022.10.31

Concluded a business alliance agreement with FOOD REBORN Co., Ltd., which manufactures natural fibers from unused agricultural products

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Toyoshima & Co., Ltd. (President: Hanshichi Toyoshima, Nakaku, Nagoya City) is FOOD REBORN Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Etsuko Uda, Ogimi Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture), which manufactures natural fibers from unused agricultural products. , signed a business alliance agreement on the development of natural fiber materials using unused agricultural products. Through this agreement, we aim to contribute to sustainability by realizing "Creating materials that are friendly to the earth".




Toyoshima & Co., Ltd. is engaged in a series of processes from purchasing and selling raw materials, yarns and fabrics from all over the world, to planning and manufacturing of final products, and is expanding its business globally in every process of the fashion industry. In addition, as a company that proposes sustainable lifestyles, we are developing sustainable materials and functional products for Society 5.0. In 2021, we have set five missions in the Toyoshima SDGs Declaration, and are working on manufacturing and projects aimed at “Creating a sustainable system systems” and “creating Creating materials that are friendly to the earth”.

FOOD REBORN, a startup company in Okinawa, has succeeded in developing a device that can continuously extract fibers from discarded pineapple leaves and banana stems in 2022, improving production efficiency and quality. Furthermore, we succeeded in miniaturizing the equipment, which not only reduced transportation costs and CO2 emissions, but also made it possible to carry it to the farm, enabling on-site work and allowing local farmers to work. We are trying to build a new business model to improve farmers' income by paying the price.

With the conclusion of this business alliance agreement, FOOD REBORN will contribute to sustainability by commercializing the fibers extracted from pineapple leaves and banana stems by utilizing TOYOSHIMA 's various networks. We will aim.
 

■ FOOD REBORN Co., Ltd.

name Food Ribbon Co., Ltd.
location 2216-1 Niha, Ogimi Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture
Title and name of representative Representative Director and President Etsuko Uda
Business content Research and development, planning, and manufacturing of utilization of agricultural resources
capital 40 million yen
Date of establishment September 20, 2017
URLs https://food-reborn.co.jp/


 


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■Toyoshima & Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1841. Based on more than 180 years of experience, we are expanding our business domain in response to the changing times. We are comprehensively responsible for the supply chain of the fashion industry, from global raw material arrangement to final product planning, production management, and delivery. In addition, as a company that proposes sustainable lifestyles, we will promote the development of sustainable materials and functional products for a Society 5.0 society, and provide services utilizing information technology through investments and alliances with tech ventures.
Since 2019, we have adopted "MY WILL" as our statement and set out our stance.

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