On August 7, the soy sweets specialty unmanned store "luv U" (TEL 0172-26-6261 ) opened in the Takashin Kashiwagi Factory (Kashiwagimachi, Hirakawa City) along the Aomori Prefectural Road No. 13 Oowanamioka Line. ..

We sell low-carbohydrate sweets using soybeans from Aomori prefecture and natural sweet erythritol, mainly soybean nuts. It is operated by "Takashin", an electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry founded in Hirakawa in 1979. Mariko Ishida, who is in charge, says, "A challenge that considers 10 to 20 years ahead."

According to Mr. Ishida, the store was planned to open a year ago, and initially he considered tofu using soybeans. As we repeated the trial production, we noticed the difficulty of making tofu and noticed that a large amount of okara remained. When I tried to make donuts using okara, I decided to focus on donuts because of the good reputation in the company.

"I decided to sing low-carbohydrate because there were people around me who were concerned about their health and restricted sugar. When I sold the prototype to employees, the purchase rate of men in their 30s was high. Reason When I heard that, many people gave it to their families, so I aimed to use it as a gift with a catch phrase of "Are you telling me? ... Omoi", "says Ishida.

The store is about 3 tsubo and is an unmanned sales office. The purchaser himself takes out the product from the freezer and puts the purchase price in the charge slot. It is open 24 hours a day and has a security camera installed. Mr. Ishida smiles, "There were many customers in Obon who bought it for their families. Thanks to you, there was no cheating and it may have been established because Aomori is accustomed to unmanned sales offices such as vegetables." "Please note that there will be no change."

The lineup includes a variety pack (2,700 yen) containing 10 types of soybean nuts such as Earl Gray and cheese, soy cake (1 hole = 3,500 yen) such as gateau chocolate and baked cheese, blueberry tart, and raw chocolate tart (above, 1). Hall = 4,000 yen). It also sells online.

Mr. Ishida said in a race from a different industry, "A new business that includes giving back to the company that has worked for more than 30 years. The number of employees, which is about 1,000, is aging and the number of people who have difficulty in line work is increasing. I would like to enter into agriculture that even makes soybeans with soy sweets as a trigger. "