"FARM & CRAFT to BAR" The ultimate single origin that maximizes the production of cacao and the individuality of beans
Kaneka Corporation will hold the 2022 Valentine's collection of the Belgian brand "BENOIT NIHANT", which is handled and operated by the group company Kaneka Foods Co., Ltd. in Japan, at a limited-time store (27 stores nationwide). It will be on sale from January 19th (Wednesday). A total of 25 types of bonbon assortment BOX 11 types including Valentine's limited items / 9 types of tablets / 5 types of baked confectionery and chocolate confectionery are available. This store is a rare opportunity to enjoy Benoit Nian chocolate, which has no store in Japan.
[Special site: https://benoitnihant.jp/pages/2022vd Instagram: @benoitnihant_japan]
"BENOIT NIHANT", which has been attracting attention in Belgium in recent years, is a brand by Chocolatier "Mr. Benoit Nian" who calls himself a cacao craftsman. Having one of the few farms in the world that considers the eco-cycle, Mr. Benoit himself visited the farm and selected cacao. The pure scent and delicate taste of cacao produced by a careful and time-consuming manufacturing method using a single origin, a vintage machine that maximizes the individuality of cacao unique to the farm land, without blending cacao at all. It's chocolate. Benoit Nian, born from the production and selection of cacao and the commitment to the manufacturing method that brings out the individuality of beans, can be described as "FARM & CRAFT to BAR" with both FARM and CRAFT. In addition, in the separate volume "Guide Chocolatiers 2021" of the Belgian Luxembourg edition published by the restaurant guide Gault & Millau, which originated in France, it was selected as the only "Chocolatier of the Year" in Wallonia. A high-level taste that is realized only by "Benois Nian" that maximizes the individuality of cacao. Please enjoy this opportunity.
■ Japan's first VD limited "Inca Collection"
Mitsukoshi Isetan Group limited product "Inca Collection". Using Peruvian materials from the ancient Inca Empire, this is a remarkable gem that you can enjoy various flavors such as pinkberries, hazelnuts, and passion fruit. 4 types of domes x 3 grains (12 grains included)
Price: 6,480 yen (tax included) * Limited to the Isetan Mitsukoshi Group
■ Japan's first "Bleu de toi"
Limited BOX "Bleu de toi Blue Detowa" at Hankyu Umeda Main Store, Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store, Odakyu Department Store Shinjuku Store, Daimaru Tokyo Store, Daimaru Sapporo Store, Sogo Chiba Store, Grand Duo Tachikawa, and Nagano Tokyu Department Store. "Blue Detowa", which uses plenty of Dominican cacao, has a passionate feeling of "being crazy about you" that is unique to Valentine's Day. Hankyu Umeda is sold in a limited box with a heart motif. 3 types x 2 grains (6 grains included) Price: 3,564 yen (tax included)
Hankyu Umeda Main Store Limited Box
Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store, Odakyu Department Store Shinjuku Store, Sogo Chiba Store, Daimaru Tokyo, Daimaru Sapporo, Daimaru Sapporo, Grand Duo Tachikawa, Nagano Tokyu Department Store Limited Box
VALENTINE'S DAY ASSORTED BOX
"Heart Collection"
Japan's first, Japan limited BOX * Takashimaya group limited
Takashimaya Group limited product "Heart Collection". Assorted BOX with the image of flowers using cacao from Dominican Republic. An elegant chocolate with a fragrant ganache using rose petal extract and a lavender scent that adds brilliance to bitter chocolate.
4 kinds of hearts x 2 grains (8 grains included) Price: 4,320 yen (tax included).
"Pink & Red"
Japan limited BOX
The red heart bonbon is a Japanese-only passion fruit ganache made from Dominican cacao beans. The pink heart has a crunchy texture of coconut, which accentuates the sweet flavor of milk chocolate. 2 types of hearts x 4 grains (8 grains included) Price: 4,860 yen (tax included)
"Special Collection"
Japan's first, Japan limited BOX
In 2022, the special collection of all Bonbon products is an assortment of chocolates including 7 types of cacao (Dominica, Madagascar, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Brazil, Cuba).
Limited quantity sale of around 30 sets at each store.
(21 capsules included) Price: 9,504 yen (tax included))
"Cacao Collection"
RECOMMEND BOX * Limited to Isetan Shinjuku, Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store, Sogo Chiba, Nagano Tokyu, Hankyu Umeda, Grand Duo Tachikawa
Isetan Shinjuku, Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store, Sogo Chiba, Nagano Tokyu, Hankyu Umeda, Grand Duo Tachikawa limited product "Cacao Collection". Assorted bonbon chocolates from 6 types of cacao (Madagascar, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Brazil, Cuba), you can enjoy the unique taste of cacao. (6 capsules included)
Price: 2,970 yen (tax included)
▼ Main limited-time stores (27 stores nationwide) ▼
Hankyu Umeda Main Store January 20th (Thursday) ~
Isetan Shinjuku Salon du Chocolat January 20th (Thursday) ~
LOEWE Nagoya Takashimaya January 20th (Thursday) ~
Yokohama Takashimaya January 26th (Wednesday) ~
Ginza Mitsukoshi January 27th (Thursday) ~
Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store February 2nd (Wednesday) ~ etc.
[New] DE LA FEVE A LA TABLETTE
"Madagascar 100%"
Madagascar
[Producing area] Madagascar
[Features]
Received the Silver Award of the Academy of Chocolates in the United Kingdom.
Made from 100% cacao beans from Madagascar Amboli Kapiky Farm, the tablet does not dare to use sugar and you can directly feel the bitterness of Madagascar cacao.
Price: 2,376 yen (tax included)
"NOIR AU LAIT SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORIS 40%"
Noir au lait San Francisco de Macolis
[Producing area] Dominican Republic
[Conching] 72 hours
[Features]
Using cocoa beans harvested in the Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, carefully conching for 72 hours. Milk chocolate that feels the bitterness of cacao in the sweetness.
Price: 2,376 yen (tax included)
"POINTE DE SEL"
Pointe cell
[Producing area] Madagascar
[Features]
Received the Silver Award of the Academy of Chocolates in the United Kingdom.
Milk chocolate with sweetness and saltiness using Madagascar cacao and European fleur de sel (sea salt).
Price: 2,376 yen (tax included)
"Guatemala Lachua"
Guatemala Lachua
[Producing area] Guatemala
[Conching] 68 hours
[Features]
Isetan Shinjuku "Salon du Chocolat" limited, limited quantity products.
Made from cocoa beans from near Lake Lachuá Laguna in the heart of Guatemala's tropical forest, the tablets, carefully conched for 68 hours, combine fruity, floral flavor with acidity and richness.
Price: 2,376 yen (tax included)
■ From a single farm / single variety of cacao
Belgian chocolatier "Benois Nian" uses only the highest quality cacao selected from cacao farms around the world, and grows only one variety of cacao that is most suitable for the field from one cacao field. It is the ultimate chocolate brand that brings out the pure aroma and delicate taste, sticking to the single origin manufacturing method of "single field, single variety". Currently, it has 5 stores in Belgium and abroad.
In order to realize chocolate production with a single farm and a single variety, we start by selecting a cacao production area. In collaboration with the producers of cacao farmers, Benoit Nian thoroughly controls the quality of cacao in all processes, from soil improvement in the fields to cultivation and harvesting, and post-harvest fermentation and drying. I am.
■ I want to be a “cacao craftsman”
Benoit Niwan, who worked as a chief engineer at a steel maker, was obsessed with the charm of chocolate, unraveled old literature, repeated his own research, and began his career as a chocolatier. The more you master it, the stronger your desire to be a "cacao craftsman" before you become a chocolatier, and in order to maximize the original individuality of cacao beans, you will need to make some of the necessary machines yourself. Each piece, one by one, is still handmade with all my heart.
■ Commitment to single origin
In order to bring out the pure individuality of cacao, all chocolate dough (couverture) is handmade in the "Benois Nian" workshop without purchasing from the manufacturer. Furthermore, in order to value the "purity of cacao" of a single field and a single variety,
We do not blend cacao at all and stick to "single origin".
Based on the idea that "Introduction to cacao", we value the growers and are particular about expressing the mellow aroma and delicate taste nuances of cacao to the maximum extent.
■ SHOP LIST
▼ 2022 BENOIT NIHANT St.Valentine Collection (27 stores nationwide) ▼
《Isetan Mitsukoshi》
JR Kyoto Isetan "Salon du Chocolat" January 19th (Wednesday) ~
Isetan Shinjuku Main Store "Salon du Chocolat" January 20th (Thursday) ~
Niigata Isetan January 20th (Thursday) ~
Isetan Tachikawa January 26th (Wednesday) ~
Iwataya Main Store "Salon du Chocolat" January 26th (Wednesday) ~
Ginza Mitsukoshi January 27th (Thursday) ~
Marui Imai Sapporo Main Store "Salon du Chocolat" January 27th (Thursday) ~
Sendai Mitsukoshi January 28th (Friday) ~
Hiroshima Mitsukoshi January 29th (Sat) ~
Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store Wednesday, February 2nd
Isetan Urawa February 2nd (Wednesday) ~
Shizuoka Isetan February 2nd (Wednesday) ~
《Takashimaya》
Jr Tokai Takashimaya "Amour du Chocolat" January 20th (Thursday) ~
Nihonbashi Takashimaya January 26th (Wednesday) ~
Shinjuku Takashimaya January 26th (Wednesday) ~
Yokohama Takashimaya January 26th (Wednesday) ~
Takasaki Takashimaya January 26th (Wednesday) ~
Tamagawa Takashimaya February 1st (Tuesday) ~
《Hankyu Hanshin Department Store》
Hankyu Umeda Main Store January 20th (Thursday) ~
《Seibu / Sogo》
Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store January 20th (Thursday) ~
Sogo Chiba Store February 1st (Tuesday) ~
《Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store》
Daimaru Sapporo store January 26th (Wednesday) ~
Daimaru Tokyo store January 27th (Thursday) ~
GINZA SIX February 1st (Tuesday) ~
《Tokyu Department Store》
Nagano Tokyu Department Store January 27th (Thursday) ~
《Odakyu Department Store》
Odakyu Department Store Shinjuku Store January 22nd (Sat) ~
《JR East Japan Commercial Development》
Grand Duo Tachikawa Saturday, January 29th
<Company profile>
Name Kaneka Foods Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Genichiro Kocho Founded July 2013 Headquarters location 13-1 Nishigokencho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
TEL (03) 5227-8530