About us
Mission

Create "Value" from "Mottainai".
The character "贅" in "贅沢" (luxury) can also be read as "muda," meaning "waste".
Food remnants such as out-of-spec agricultural products post-harvesting, or vegetable trimmings from food factories were often discarded as "waste". However, people are often unaware that these remnants contain a high concentration of nutrients.
These remnants, which actually hold value, are often discarded at factories and production sites. I named these losses "Hidden Food Loss", because their existence is not something that general consumers are aware of.
In Japan, the amount of "Hidden Food Loss" will go up to 20 million tons annually. We reborn "Hidden Food Loss" into "New Ingredients" through our unique technology and develop "new value" from "waste.
We believe that this represents a society where new value circulates.
Ctreate "Value" from "Mottainai *".
ASTRA FOOD PLAN aims to create a society, where this becomes the norm, together with all of you.
*Mottainai—is the popular Japanese word that comes to my mind every time I hear about how our customers dispose food remnants.
Vision
No more
"Hidden Food Loss"
through upcycling
With our drying and sterilization technology, "JOSEN", we aim to involve the entire supply chain to create a circular food system.

1
Improving food self-sufficiency
We reduce food waste by upcycling food remnants and out-of-spec agricultural products into powder, which will be revived as valuable new food ingredients.
2
Promoting health and well-being
We contribute to people's health by providing functional ingredients derived from the unused parts of vegetables.
3
Reducing the environmental impact on our planet
We reduce food waste by ensuring every part of the food is used.
What is "Hidden Food Loss"
In Japan, food waste issue that is shown as data (approximately 5 million tons annually) does not include food remnants such as out-of-spec agricultural products post-harvesting, vegetable trimmings from food factories, or strained lees from beverages. Including all of these, the amount will go up to 20 million tons annually while many are still edible.
We named these losses "Hidden Food Loss" because, despite their huge scale, their existence is not something that general consumers are aware of.

Source: Trend in the Amounts of Japan's Food Loss and Waste FY2022
(Ministry of the Environment, Japan)
Company Overview
- Company Name
- ASTRA FOOD PLAN Co.,Ltd.
- Address
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<Head office・AFP Laboratory>
1-10-26 Tsurusehigashi, Fujimi City, Saitama 354-0024, Japan
<Satellite office>
Otemachi Bldg. 9F, 1-6-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
AgVenture Lab - CEO
- Chihiro Kano
- Established
- August 3, 2020
- Capital
- 100 million yen
- Our Business
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Research, development, and sales of food processing machineryDevelopment, production, and sales of food productsConsulting for food-related business