JOYL (JOIL) Food education class to support high school students “Olive Oil Lecture by Olive Oil Sommelier” will be held again this year

【JOYL】 “Olive Oil Lecture by an Olive Oil Sommelier” nutrition education class for high school students will be held again this year ​
JOYL Press Release: August 29, 2025 “Olive Oil Lecture by an Olive Oil Sommelier,” a food education class to support high school students, will be held again this year.
-Introducing the appeal of olive oil to high school students participating in the “Umaimon Koshien” tournament- J-Oil Mills, Inc. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yuichiro Haruyama) held a food education class, “Olive Oil Lecture by an Olive Oil Sommelier,” for high school students participating in the “14th Local! Exquisite Delicious Food Koshien” (sponsored by the National Food Koshien Association), a food event that supports the dreams of high school students, at its integrated presentation facility, “Oishisa Design Studio®,” on August 28, following on from last year. The food education class aimed to raise awareness and interest in olive oil. We introduced the different types of olive oil and recommended uses, and had participants compare aromas and sample different varieties.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38494/269/38494-269-43e017eee4f28bf4d50c4bfbcab082a0-3900×2597.jpg Olive oil tasting The “Local! Delicious Food Koshien” is a cooking competition in which groups of three or fewer high school students from high schools across the country participate to create, cook, and present original menus using local ingredients. Our company has been a sponsor since 2015. The 14th “Local! Delicious Food Koshien” will feature area selection tournaments in August, followed by the finals in November. On the day, three students from Noda Kamata Gakuen Technical College, who participated in the 14th Annual Local Delicious Food Koshien, participated in the event. The food education workshop covered topics such as the difference between extra virgin olive oil and pure olive oil, a comparison of the aromas of canola oil and olive oil, the change in flavor when lemon is added to extra virgin olive oil, and recommended ways to use olive oil. ・I’m glad I learned about new uses for olive oil. ・Learning so much about olive oil made the products on display in stores seem so adorable. ・It was a very fulfilling experience to be able to carefully smell and taste many different types of olive oil. 【Local! About the Exquisite Umaimon Koshien (from the tournament website) “Local! Exquisite Umaimon Koshien” is a food project launched by Shiho Fujita, president of the National Food Koshien Association, to support the dreams of high school students. The current environment surrounding the food, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries industries is extremely challenging, due to the earthquake, lack of successors, and economic recession. However, this is precisely why we also see opportunities, and we believe that the young people who will lead Japan in the future will be the ones to take them on. We believe that it is extremely important for Japan today for high school students to have dreams and take action, which is why we planned the “Local! Exquisite Umaimon Koshien.” For more information, please visit
https://www.umaimonkoshien.com/. J-Oil Mills Co., Ltd. J-Oil Mills Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, stock code 2613) was established in 2004. Established in 2015 through the merger of three oil refining companies, JOYL is a edible oil manufacturer within the Ajinomoto Group. JOYL’s “AJINOMOTO Olive Oil” and other oils and fats are its core products, boasting a particularly high market share in commercial-use oils and fats. The company’s diverse business portfolio includes margarines, oilseeds (meals), starches, and functional ingredients. By extracting value from plant-based ingredients, J-Oil strives to achieve “delicious, healthy, and low-impact” products, including the Smart Green Pack® series of paper-packaged edible oils, which reduce plastic use by over 60%*, and the Chotoku® series of long-lasting commercial-use oils, which have earned the Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) certification. For more information, please visit https://www.j-oil.com/. * Based on in-house calculations. Compared to conventional plastic containers of the same volume.