On 6 Oct, the JFC Food & Sake Expo 2019 held by JFC Australia took place in Chatswood, New South Wales. The expo is a showcase of Japanese food products for the restaurant and food service industry in Australia. CLAIR Sydney received a request from the Aomori Prefectural Government and provided support at the booth they ran at the Expo.
At the Aomori booth, Aomori Prefectural Government staff promoted 23 products from six food and beverage companies from Aomori, and offered tastings of local products such as crab meat mixed with rice, Japanese local sake, processed seafood products, and apple juice, as apple is the most famous agricultural product of Aomori. A staff from CLAIR Sydney attended to assist with running the booth, preparing the samples for tastings, and giving explanations on the apple juice served to the expo attendees.
The Expo was opened to the public in the afternoon, and people who visited the booth were handed apple juice samples. People who tried the apple juice were surprised by the taste, as there is no sugar added to the juice, yet it is sweeter than the apple juice in Australia.
CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the activities of Japanese local governments in their promotion of local products in Australia and New Zealand.
From the 3rd to the 13th of December, eight selected swimmers from the Fukuoka Swimming Association visited NSW, where they participated in joint training sessions with a local school and competed in the 2024-25 Speedo NSW Senior State Age Championships.
