Jissen Women's University / Jissen Women's University Junior College and Tokyo Summerland Co., Ltd. jointly developed two types of summer-only menus for parfait and lemonade. It has been on sale at Tokyo Summerland since July 2, 2021.
The summer-only menu was completed by a project team consisting of students belonging to the seminar of Associate Professor Yuko Nakagawa, Department of Food and Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Jissen Women's University, and female employees of Tokyo Summerland, holding online presentations and tasting sessions. What was made.
The theme is "Instagram menu that you want to eat (drink) by the pool in summer", and while using local ingredients from the Tama area of Tokyo, you are sensitive to trends such as "resort feeling", "gorgeousness", and "healthy". It is a menu that takes advantage of the perspective of female college students.
The product names are "Acai Parfait-Taste the tropical mood-" and "Summer Lemonade". "Acai Pafe" is a healthy pursuit of acai, which is rich in polyphenols and iron, with the addition of B vitamins and rice-jiuqu amazake, which is rich in essential amino acids.Coconut and banana-flavored whipped cream and granola are layered and decorated with fruits.The fee is 500 yen (tax included).
"Summer Lemonade" is a summer-like blue lemonade that changes color when mixed.It features a refreshing sweetness using locally produced honey (Tama's acacia honey), and creates a resort feeling with edible flowers.The fee is 400 yen (tax included).
Regarding this industry-academia collaboration, Associate Professor Nakagawa said, "It was a very valuable experience to be able to proceed with the process from market research to recipe proposals to sales with people from various departments. I learned about the importance of regional cooperation by listening to Summerland's activities that contribute to the development of local industries and revitalize the region. "
In addition, the students involved in the development told the visitors, "I made it so that I can eat and drink with one hand when I am hungry or a little thirsty! Eat, drink, take pictures, Summerland Please enjoy it as a memory of one summer !! ”and promoted a new menu that“ instagrams ”.
Jissen Women's University / Jissen Women's University Junior College and Tokyo Summerland Co., Ltd. have further developed their relationship with "Research on attracting customers, increasing sales, and improving customer satisfaction in all seasons of Tokyo Summerland". A comprehensive cooperation agreement was signed in March 2019 with the aim of promoting cooperation in the field and social contribution through our education and research.
