"3rd NEXCO EAST New Menu Contest" will be held!
～Theme is a local menu that is particular about "Anshin"
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- "3rd NEXCO EAST New Menu Contest" will be held!
October 23, 2008
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
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NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shigejiro Yagi) is "3rd NEXCO EAST New Menu" as one of the "flower making (*)" in the service area (SA) and parking area (PA). "Contest" will be held.
In this contest, 47 SA/PA restaurants have been competing for 7-block local qualifying rounds since mid-November, and the 9 elite chefs who have survived will challenge the final tournament held in Tokyo next February. I will. Mr. Kenichi Chen will be invited as the judge's chief of the final competition.
The chef whole body menu of 47 stores will be available at each SA/PA from March 2009 after the final competition.
In addition, this time, we conducted a web vote to predict the Grand Prix menu of the final competition on the Internet and participated in the final competition by lottery among 100 customers who hit the grand prix menu by lottery. We will give you a "special tasting ticket" to enjoy one of the menus.
The theme of "3rd NEXCO EAST New Menu Contest"
Theme: Local menu ""Anshin" commitment"
While the food safety is fluctuating, such as the origin of the product, spoofing the expiration date and expiration date, and the distribution of the accidental rice, we are "focused" on having customers feel "safe" and using local ingredients. The theme was to have fun with the local menu.
- NEXCO EAST, the basic policy of SA/PA is to “build the foundation” aiming to improve the service level at all locations and to meet (Standard) the greatest common divisor of customer needs, and according to regional characteristics and location conditions. , We are pursuing the simultaneous pursuit of “flower making” aiming to create unique stores (individualization) for each location.
About qualifying
| block | event date | Venue | Participation plan Number of stores | Final competition Number of stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morioka | Wednesday, November 26 | Aina (Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture) | 7 | 1 |
| Sendai | December 5 (Friday) | Sendai Civic Center (Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) | 11 | 2 |
| Utsunomiya | December 18 (Thursday) | Utsunomiya Cooking College (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture) | 7 | 2 |
| Mito/Keiyo | Thursday, November 13 | Nakagawa Gakuen Cooking Technology College (Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture) | 6 | 1 |
| Tokorozawa | December 18 (Thursday) | Lark Tokorozawa (Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture) | 6 | 1 |
| Niigata | December 4 (Thursday) | Niigata Women's Academy Niigata Cooking College (Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture) | 4 | 1 |
| Nagano | Tuesday, November 18 | Nagano Cooking Confectionery College (Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture) | 6 | 1 |
| total | ― | ― | 47 | 9 |
- The results of the preliminary round will be announced on the dedicated website.
About the final competition
- Date: Friday, February 27, 2009
- Place Place: Tokyo Chef College (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
- Judge ：Chairman Judge Jian Jian and other 9 people
- table Awards: Grand Prix: 1 Menu, Semi-Grand Prix: 1 Menu, Special Award: 3 Menus
- If you would like to collect data, please contact us in advance.
- General visitors are not allowed to enter this contest.
- We will inform you again about the details of the final competition.
About web voting
- Within Y: Predict the Grand Prix from the menu of participation in the final competition
- Implementation period: Late December 2008 to mid-February 2009
- How to participate: You can participate from the dedicated homepage during the period.
- Present: A special tasting ticket will be presented as a pair to 100 people selected by lottery from the winners of the Grand Prix, who will be able to enjoy any one of the nine works that participated in the final competition. ..
- We will inform you again about the details of Web voting.