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Western Telegraph
2 days ago
- Business
- Western Telegraph
Mamgu Welsh Cakes part of British Week at Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
Mamgu Welsh Cakes has been invited to take part in the prestigious British Fair at Tokyo's Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Department Store, the Japanese equivalent of Harrods, this autumn. Two bakers from Mamgu will be making and selling Welsh cakes in an open kitchen on the enormous bakery floor of the department store. They will be joined by a team of bakers from Mitsukoshi who will help them make and sell Welsh cakes fresh from the griddle. (Image: Mamgu Welsh Cakes) The team will be making traditional Welsh cakes as well as some of the innovative flavours that Mamgu has become known for over the last decade. On sale to hungry Tokyoites will be lemon and triple choc Welsh cakes, as well as Mamgu's famous savoury cheese and leek Welsh cake. The invitation from Mitsukoshi came completely out of the blue when the store emailed Mamgu inviting the company to take part in its famous British Fair this September, featuring alongside iconic brands such as Fortnum & Mason. (Image: Mamgu Welsh Cakes) The department store has organised travel and accommodation for business co-owner Sam and senior baker Liam. The pair will stay in Tokyo for a fortnight. The food fair lasts a week, which means they will have some time to explore Tokyo and its surroundings. Mamgu is a Pembrokeshire company that has been making Welsh cakes for nearly a decade. The company began with a cozy café in Solva and a small bakery in Croesgoch. The business has since gone from strength to strength. In 2023 Mamgu opened up a beach side café in Saundersfoot and moved to a much larger and modern bakery built to their specific needs in St Davids. (Image: Mamgu Welsh Cakes) Last year the company relocated its Solva cafe to the 14th century grade II listed refectory at St Davids Cathedral. Although the company ships its innovatively flavoured Welsh cakes worldwide, this is the first time it has gone abroad to produce and sell them. There is also a plan to produce a Welsh cake inspired by Japanese flavours to celebrate the event. (Image: Mamgu Welsh Cakes) 'It is really exciting to get the recognition,' said Mamgu's Luke Thorpe. 'With 10 years of trading and support from our local community and experience of shipping worldwide from our sales on our website, we're relishing the opportunity to further develop our links to exporting. 'We are going global and taking Welsh cakes worldwide.'
Japan Today
01-05-2025
- Business
- Japan Today
Baskin-Robbins teams up with Japan's oldest department store for brand-new traditional ice cream flavor
By Caseu Baseel, SoraNews24 Mitsukoshi is the first name in department stores in Japan…literally. When it opened in 1904, Mitsukoshi's branch in Tokyo's Nihonbashi neighborhood became the very first modern department store in Japan, but the company's roots go back centuries, to the kimono shop Echigoya which opened in 1683 and was one of the earliest large, permanent stores where shoppers could make on-the-spot clothing purchases in the country. So with Baskin-Robbins opening a pop-up branch inside the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, the ice cream chain felt it appropriate to create a new flavor with an especially strong Japanese flair, which brings us to its Kuromitsu Nihonbashi Mitarashi ice cream. As the name implies, the new flavor makes use of kuromitsu, a molasses-like thick brown sugar syrup that's a mouthwatering seasoning in many traditional Japanese desserts. Not just any kuromitsu will do for this special treat, though, and so Baskin-Robbins is sourcing its kuromitsu from Eitaro, a confectioner that's been operating its shop in Nihonbashi for over 200 years. Also lending a hand is Ninben, another Nihonbashi foodstuffs store which was started in 1699 and is supplying the flavor of mitarashi, the old-school dumpling glaze in Japan that's both sweet and savory. These ingredients are mixed into an ice cream base with the flavor of roasted mochi for a sophisticated yet classically comforting combination of taste sensations. The Kuromitsu Nihonbashi Mitarashi made its debut at Baskin-Robbins Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi popup on April 30, which is actually a dual-location arrangement, allowing ice cream fans to try the new flavor both in the main building's basement-level food area and in the central hall on the first floor. ▼ The Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi is registered as an important cultural property, in recognition of its historical and architectural significance. The Kuromitsu Nihonbashi Mitarashi flavor will be going on sale at all Baskin-Robbins Japan branches on May 9, but there are plenty of other reasons to make the trip to the Mitsukoshi popup. For one, there's also a second special flavor, the Teal Brilliant Mixed Berry, produced in cooperation with Nihonbashi-based Japanese chocolatier Teal. ▼ The Teal Brilliant Mixed Berry adds graham cracker bits to a mix of almond milk ice cream and tart strawberry/cranberry sherbet. And since Mitsukoshi's food floor houses branches of a number of esteemed specialty sweets shops, several of them are getting in on the fun by contributing their flagship desserts to exclusive Basking-Robbins Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi sundaes, such as mochi and anko (sweet red bean paste) from Eitaro and arare candies and sembei rice crackers from Kakiyama. The Mitsukoshi popup is also offering a line of exclusive Baskin-Robbins merch, including a folding fan made by Ibasen, a Nihonbashi fan maker that's been in business since 1590… …and even a one-of-a-kind Baskin-Robbins koban, a type of gold coin used during Japan's shogunate era, an eye-catching piece of art priced at an eye-watering 310,000 yen. Baskin-Robbins Mitsukoshi popup runs until May 6. Location information Mitsukoshi (Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi branch) / 日本橋三越本店 Address: Tokyo, Chuo-ku, Nihonbashi Muromachi 1-4-1 東京都中央区日本橋室町1-4-1 Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Website Source: PR Times, Mitsukoshi Insert images: PR Times, Mitsukoshi Read more stories from SoraNews24. -- Sakura-flavored ice cream returns to Baskin Robbins in Japan after 24 years! -- Baskin-Robbins Japan gets extra-Japanese with new kanmidokoro-inspired flavors and sundaes -- Baskin Robbins Japan extends sales of its Happiness Box ice cream set due to popular demand External Link © SoraNews24
SoraNews24
30-04-2025
- Business
- SoraNews24
Baskin-Robbins teams up with Japan's oldest department store for brand-new traditional ice cream flavor
Centuries-old sweets shop lends ingredient to flavor debuting in Tokyo head of nationwide rollout. Mitsukoshi is the first name in department stores in Japan…literally. When it opened in 1904, Mitsukoshi's branch in Tokyo's Nihonbashi neighborhood became the very first modern department store in Japan, but the company's roots go back centuries, to the kimono shop Echigoya which opened in 1683 and was one of the earliest large, permanent stores where shoppers could make on-the-spot clothing purchases in the country. So with Baskin-Robbins opening a pop-up branch inside the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, the ice cream chain felt it appropriate to create a new flavor with an especially strong Japanese flair, which brings us to its Kuromitsu Nihonbashi Mitarashi ice cream. As the name implies, the new flavor makes use of kuromitsu, a molasses-like thick brown sugar syrup that's a mouthwatering seasoning in many traditional Japanese desserts. Not just any kuromitsu will do for this special treat, though, and so Baskin-Robbins is sourcing its kuromitsu from Eitaro, a confectioner that's been operating its shop in Nihonbashi for over 200 years. Also lending a hand is Ninben, another Nihonbashi foodstuffs store which was started in 1699 and is supplying the flavor of mitarashi, the old-school dumpling glaze in Japan that's both sweet and savory. These ingredients are mixed into an ice cream base with the flavor of roasted mochi for a sophisticated yet classically comforting combination of taste sensations. The Kuromitsu Nihonbashi Mitarashi made its debut at Baskin-Robbins Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi popup on April 30, which is actually a dual-location arrangement, allowing ice cream fans to try the new flavor both in the main building's basement-level food area and in the central hall on the first floor. ▼ The Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi is registered as an important cultural property, in recognition of its historical and architectural significance. The Kuromitsu Nihonbashi Mitarashi flavor will be going on sale at all Baskin-Robbins Japan branches on May 9, but there are plenty of other reasons to make the trip to the Mitsukoshi popup. For one, there's also a second special flavor, the Teal Brilliant Mixed Berry, produced in cooperation with Nihonbashi-based Japanese chocolatier Teal. ▼ The Teal Brilliant Mixed Berry adds graham cracker bits to a mix of almond milk ice cream and tart strawberry/cranberry sherbet. And since Mitsukoshi's food floor houses branches of a number of esteemed specialty sweets shops, several of them are getting in on the fun by contributing their flagship desserts to exclusive Basking-Robbins Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi sundaes, such as mochi and anko (sweet red bean paste) from Eitaro and arare candies and sembei rice crackers from Kakiyama The Mitsukoshi popup is also offering a line of exclusive Baskin-Robbins merch, including a folding fan made by Ibasen, a Nihonbashi fan maker that's been in business since 1590… …and even a one-of-a-kind Baskin-Robbins koban, a type of gold coin used during Japan's shogunate era, an eye-catching piece of art priced at an eye-watering 310,000 yen (US$2,140). Baskin-Robbins Mitsukoshi popup runs until May 6. Location information Mitsukoshi (Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi branch) / 日本橋三越本店 Address: Tokyo-to, Chuo-ku, Nihonbashi Muromachi 1-4-1 東京都中央区日本橋室町1-4-1 Open 10 a.m.-7p.m. Website Source: PR Times, Mitsukoshi Top image: PR Times Insert images: PR Times, Mitsukoshi ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! [ Read in Japanese ]
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Yahoo
At Least 4 Dead, Dozens Injured After Explosion at Popular Mall
At least four people are dead and over 30 injured after a suspected gas explosion at a Taiwanese shopping mall, The New York Times reported. The local fire department received a call around 11:33 a.m. local time regarding a possible gas explosion on the 12th floor of the Mitsukoshi, a popular shopping mall, in the city of Taichung. According to Taiwan's National Fire Agency (via CNN), the explosion occurred at a construction site where a new food court was being built. The department dispatched 136 personnel to the scene, who worked until after 5 p.m. cleaning the scene. The Macau Government Tourism Office reported that two of those killed and five injured in the blast were Macanese video taken by witnesses shows a powerful explosion rocketing through the middle of the building. Footage of the aftermath, recorded by drones and rescue workers, shows the devastation in and around the department store. Footage taken elsewhere in the mall showed the chaotic scene as shoppers scrambled to evacuate. Rescue operations are still underway, with over 100 emergency workers at the scene. It's still unclear what caused the explosion, or if indeed it was related to a gas leak. Taiwan's president, Lai Ching-te, has called for an investigation into the matter and pledged that numerous government agencies would aid in relief efforts. He added that his office is working with the city's health ministry to help those who were injured. This latest tragedy comes less than two months after a construction site fire at a food-processing plant in Taichung which killed nine people. The initial investigation by the city's fire bureau found that the fire was caused by welding sparks which ignited on paint before spreading through the building's insulation.
