Euglena Group launches Yaeya Chlorella in Israel
-Realized full-scale distribution as a Kosher certified material, which is a Jewish dietary discipline-

Euglena Co., Ltd.
Yaeyama Shokusan Co., Ltd.

　Co., Ltd. Euglena (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: charge and Izumo, following Euglena Co., Ltd.) is, Euglena Yaeyama Shokusan Co., Ltd. Group (Headquarters: Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, President: Yasumasa Shikiya, Yaeyama Shokusan or less) to produce Yaeyama We are pleased to announce that we will start deploying chlorella raw material (powder) in Israel (hereinafter referred to as Israel).

Shikiya, president of Yaeyama Shokusan, who holds the raw material (powder) of Yaeyama Chlorella

　Most of the production of Yaeyama Chlorella produced by Yaeyama Sangyo is exported overseas, and it is widely distributed in regions centered on North America, Europe, and Asia. _{Yaeyama Sangyo acquired Kosher *} certification in Chlorella in November 2008, and has been cultivating the market as a Jewish foodstuff. Now, a local Israeli company has imported Yaeyama Chlorella raw material (powder), and the food containing Yaeyama Chlorella processed in Israel will be on sale locally from mid-October 2017.
　Euglena Group will continue to aggressively develop the Yaeyama Chlorella to improve its global name recognition and create a further Kosher market.

* Kosher: A method of making food that conforms to the Jewish food regulations (law), and has the meaning of "appropriate" and "appropriate" in Hebrew.

<About Euglena Co., Ltd.>
　In 2005, we succeeded in establishing the world's first outdoor mass culture technology for the Euglena We Euglena and Chlorella, and are conducting research toward the production of biofuels. Listed on TSE Mothers in December 2012. December 2014 Market change to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

<About Yaeyama Sangyo Co., Ltd.>
　We cultivate and produce microalgae such as chlorella with the philosophy of "a company that contributes to the health of people all over the world" and "a company that coexists with the beautiful nature that Okinawa Prefecture is proud of". We have acquired the international standard FSSC22000 certification for quality control and quality assurance, KOSHER and HALAL certification, and provide safe, hygienic and high-quality chlorella foods to the world.

<About Yaeyama Chlorella>
　The microalga Chlorella is a type of unicellular plant belonging to the green algae that grows naturally in freshwater. Among them, Yaeyama Chlorella, which Yaeyama Sangyo handles, is characterized by well-balanced nutrients and is registered as a trademark in the United States as "YAEYAMA".

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