Euglena Ishigaki made by high school girls on Ishigaki Island will be expanded nationwide! -
A high school student project "Mishima Shomusume" that develops Ishigaki Island special products
We will officially exhibit at the comprehensive food exhibition "FOOD WAVE 2012"

Euglena Co., Ltd.

　Midorimushi Company's Euglena (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo) is cooperating as part of the Ishigakijima community contribution activity "Mifaiyu Project" that we are conducting. Yaeyama Commercial and Technical High School (Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture)'s special product development project "Churashima Shoko" will be held for the first time at the comprehensive food exhibition "FOOD WAVE 2012" to be held from Wednesday, August 1st. We are pleased to inform you that we have been selected as an exhibitor team for the commercial high school development product booth to be set up.
　At this exhibition, we will exhibit two types of dressings using Euglena * from Ishigaki, which was first commercialized by "Mishima Shomusume". We will hold business talks with the buyers of each company and aim to expand the sales channels of dressings throughout Japan as a special product of Ishigaki Island.
　The details are as follows. * Microalgae Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena) produced by our company on Ishigaki Island.

About Ishigaki Island special product development project "Mishima Shoko"
　"Mishima Shomusume" is a project jointly conducted by our company and Yaeyama Commercial and Technical High School as commercial training and education aimed at revitalizing local industries. Specifically, high school girls from Yaeyama Commercial and Technical High School are Euglena from Ishigaki and developing sales stores with the cooperation of local companies. In addition, it was selected as the highest award at the Okinawa Prefectural High School Student Commercial Research Presentation held in July 2012.

About exhibited products
　◆ Citrus depressa and salty soy sauce
　◆ Citrus depressa and ginger Yuntaku Pondre
　We will exhibit 2 products.
　(The above dressings are currently on sale at the Ishigaki Island shopping street "Euglena Mall" and the Okinawa Bussan Exhibition.)

About exhibitions
　Name: FOOD WAVE 2012
　Date and time: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, Thursday, August 2, 2012 from 10:00 to 17:00
　Location: INTEX Osaka Building No. 2 (Nanko, Suminoe-ku, Osaka)
　Number of exhibitors: 310
　Number of invitees: Approximately 5,000 (2 days)

-About the Ishigaki Island Community Contribution Activity "Mifaiyu Project"-
　The "Mifaiyu Project" is a support for sports and education centered on children and students on the island as a thank you to the people of Ishigaki Island who support the production of Euglena It is a project to do. Through this project, we aim to further revitalize Ishigaki Island and protect the natural environment, and contribute to regional development such as attracting tourists and creating employment. ("Mifaiyu" = "Thank you".)

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-Contact for inquiries from the press-
Euglena Co., Ltd. Public Relations and IR Division