Dear Customer, We hope that you are in good health and prosperity. We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support.

In line with our future business expansion, we will change our name to "Dimine Co., Ltd." on January 22, 2024, which marks our fourth year since our founding.

We have decided to change it.

Effective with the company name change on January 22nd, former Representative Director Dai Kawamoto will step down from his position and become the new Chairman of the Board.

We are pleased to announce that Yusuke Kobayashi has been appointed as the new Representative Director.

We will continue to do our utmost to provide even better service to our customers and to earn their trust.

We look forward to serving you again in the future, and we sincerely hope that you will continue to support us.

Sincerely,

Dimine Co., Ltd.

(Formerly Hokkaido Food Research Institute Co., Ltd.)

Representative Director Yusuke Kobayashi

■Changes

Former company name: Hokkaido Food Research Institute Co., Ltd.

New company name: Dimine Co., Ltd.

Former Representative: Dai Kawamoto

New Representative: Yusuke Kobayashi

Former company name (English): Hokkaido Food Research Center Co., Ltd.

Former company name (English): Dimine Co., Ltd.

Former main email address: contact@hfr.jp

Former main email address: contact@dimine.jp

Old URL: https://hfr.jp

New URL: https://dimine.jp

*There will be no change to the addresses, telephone/fax numbers of our head office and Tokyo branch.

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"Dimine" is an abbreviation of "Destiny is mine." Fate is one's own, and fate means the good and bad fortune that comes our way regardless of one's will. However, we believe that depending on how we interpret things, how we perceive things, and the decisions we make afterwards, we can bring about change. Our name is imbued with our desire to be a company that is always taking on challenges together with our employees and business partners, and that brings about positive results.

All our staff will continue to work hard to provide you with the best possible service while valuing our relationships with you.

We sincerely hope that you will continue to give us your patronage and support in the future.