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On Wednesday, February 2025, 12, the "XNUMX Fujinokuni Food Capital Award Ceremony" was held at Grandière Bouquet Tokai, along with a matching event between the award winners and buyers to support the promotion and sales development of the awarded and certified products.

In Shizuoka Prefecture, in order to make use of its place as a ``kingdom of food ingredients'' and create a ``food capital'' in the attractive Fujinokuni area, Shizuoka Prefecture awards and certifies the human resources and prefecture-produced agricultural, forestry and fishery products that will play a leading role in this endeavor.

　
 

Approximately 140 people attended, including Governor Suzuki, the award recipients, and the judges and selection committee for each award. After Governor Suzuki's speech, the award certificates and certificates were presented.

This year's award recipients are:

(1) “Craftsmen who create the Fujinokuni food capital”

The "Fujinokuni Food City Creation Worker" award is a system that recognizes people who convey the greatness of local ingredients through the provision of dishes that actively use local ingredients. This year, there were 11 winners.

This time, the total number of "Fuji no Kuni Food Capital Creation Workers" has reached 559 people.

Fujinokuni Food Capital Creation Workers Number of award recipients: 11 people

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(2) “The Worker of the Year 2024”

“The Worker of the Year 2024” is a system that recognizes workers who are working as role models for other workers, such as creating Fujinokuni's food culture and contributing to the community through food. If you win ``The Worker of the Year'' five times, you will be awarded the title of ``Fujinokuni Maestro Chef.''

There are 14 award winners this year. A new maestro chef has been born in Fujinokuni.

This time, a total of 176 people have been named "The Worker of the Year" and 19 people have been named Fujinokuni Maestro Chefs.

 The Worker of the year 2024 Number of award recipients: 14 people 

Fujinokuni Maestro Chef Award recipients: 1

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 (3) “Fujinokuni Food Capital Development Contribution Award”

The "Fujinokuni Food Capital Creation Contribution Award" is a system that recognizes companies and organizations that are practicing exemplary activities, such as contributing to the promotion of the prefecture's food culture. This year, five organizations were awarded the prize.

This year, a total of 56 organizations have received the "Fujinokuni Food Capital Development Contribution Award".

Number of recipients of the Fujinokuni Food Capital Development Award: 5 organizations

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(4) “Shizuoka Food Selection”

``Shizuoka Food Selection'' is a system that certifies prefecture-produced agricultural, forestry and fishery products that have value and characteristics that can be proud of nationally and internationally. There are 5 certified products this year.

This brings the total number of products certified by Shizuoka Food Selection to 202.

Number of Fujinokuni Food Selection certified products: 5 products

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(5) “Fuji no Kuni New Product Selection”

The "Fujinokuni New Product Selection" is a system that awards new processed products that take advantage of the appeal of prefecture-produced agricultural, forestry, and fishery products. There are 11 award-winning products this year.

This time, a total of 196 products have won the "Fuji no Kuni New Product Selection" award.

Fujinokuni New Product Selection Number of winning products: 11 products

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After the award ceremony, a "matching networking event" was held next to the venue, with approximately 150 participants, including award ceremony attendees and buyers.

Samples were also available for tasting and to take home, and buyers and winners could be seen enthusiastically interacting with each other all over the venue.