Mission of research and development

Message from the R＆D Headquarter

Food is essential for life, and deliciousness and healthiness are the source of happiness. The Fuji Oil Group has worked on developing the potential of food ingredients and creating and delivering value throughout society. Since the company was founded, we have provided a wide range of products and services with a focus on plant-based ingredients such as palm oil and soybeans. I believe that the contribution of the Fuji Oil Group, which brings future prosperity to people and the planet, starts with our research and development work.

The R&D Division formulates strategies for research and development and drives up the corporate value of the Fuji Oil Group through innovation while organically connecting with the Development Department at head office and the development functions of our group companies.
The Research Institute for Creating the Future has created a timeline of future events up to 2050 on the basis of an analysis of issues that will be faced by society in future. The division carries out research and development from a medium-to-long-term perspective and creates the technology and ingredients to solve the challenges of the future. The Global Market Solutions Division plays an essential role when it comes to identifying the apparent and latent needs of the market, being the first to create and deliver solutions to the market and expanding and developing our business. The division also works with group companies to take our achievements in the Japanese market and expand them to markets around the world. The division ensures the value produced by the Fuji Oil Group as intellectual property and promotes the strategic use of this intellectual property as one of the Fuji Oil Group’s strengths. In addition, the division also proactively works on open innovation as a way to produce faster and more effective results.

Changes in society and the evolution of technology are occurring at an increasingly rapid pace, and the food markets around the world in which the Fuji Oil Group does business are broad and varied. When imagining the future of the planet, sustainability is an essential element. As the Fuji Oil Group seizes the opportunities offered by the changes happening in society, the R&D Division will adapt to diversity in the market and become the driving force for our sustainable development.

FUJI OIL CO., LTD.
Head of R＆D Headquarter
Ichiro Nakamura

Message from the Research Institute for Creating the Future

By 2050, 17% of the global population, which will have reached nine billion, will be 65 or over, and around half of them (4.3 billion people) will be suffering from obesity, diabetes, or dementia. While CO2 emissions will fall to around a fifth of their current levels through productivity improvement, it is forecast that less than 80% of the demand for palm oil and only 40% of the demand for cacao can be met, so closing this gap in supply and demand represents a business chance. Meanwhile, after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, we now see the outbreak of the war between Palestine and Israel, and stability has finally disappeared from the world and uncertainty is increasing. In order to survive in this highly uncertain world, we believe that we must further deepen our research into vegetable oils and fats and plant-based protein and build highly resilient technology to support the food supply system for future generations. We will work to deliver a bright future by resolving issues faced by society from a long-term perspective while also incorporating the idea of technology marketing as we target domains with the potential for growth in the near future and develop new markets in the short-to-medium term. We believe that the future is not something that you wait for, but it is something that we can build ourselves. The slogan of the Research Institute for Creating the Future is “Making plant-based food more delicious and creating a sustainable and bright future”, and both in Japan and overseas, we shall strengthen our links to the partners, with whom we share our passion, and contribute to the health of people and the planet.

FUJI OIL CO., LTD.
Head of Research Institute for Creating the Future
Setsuo Tsujii