[Tsukada Farm Plus] "Exquisite! Tsukudama Tartar Young Chicken Nanban Bento" Wins Gold Award for the 3rd Consecutive Year and TV Industry Award at the 3rd Japan Location Bento Awards

Tsukada Farm Plus Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Taichi Morio, Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo), which operates a prepared meal business in station complexes and department store basements as part of the A.P. Holdings Group (APHD), has received the Gold Award for the third consecutive year and the TV Industry Award at the "3rd Japan Location Bento Awards" hosted by the Japan Location Bento Awards Executive Committee for its "Exquisite! Tsukudama Tartar Young Chicken Nanban Bento."

We express our gratitude for the continued patronage of many industry professionals since the committee's establishment in 2024, and we will continue to strive to satisfy the needs of many location shoots.

Exquisite! Tsukudama Tartar Young Chicken Nanban Bento

"Exquisite! Tsukudama Tartar Young Chicken Nanban Bento" is Tsukada Farm Plus's No. 1 popular product.

It features chicken nanban seasoned with a sweet and sour sauce, perfectly paired with rice, and generously topped with a special tartar sauce made with our carefully selected "Tsukudama" eggs. Furthermore, we meticulously craft each main and side dish, including handmade tamagoyaki, simmered nikujaga, and mentaiko takana.

Ingredients are carefully selected while valuing connections with producers nationwide. By preparing each dish with great care and effort, it is supported at many locations as a location bento that tastes delicious even when cold.

Scene from the awards ceremony (filmed June 10, 2026)

Comment from Taichi Morio, Representative of Tsukada Farm Plus

Thank you very much for awarding us the "Gold Award" and the "TV Industry Award" at the Japan Location Bento Awards for the third consecutive year.

We are deeply grateful for the consistently high evaluation from industry professionals who support many sites, including TV program shoots, video production, commercial filming, and event operations.

Our company strives to deliver the passion of producers through our bento boxes. We develop products that maximize the appeal of ingredients sourced directly from producers across the country. It is our joy to be recognized for our bento boxes that are delicious even when cold and are highly satisfying.

Despite the recent rise in raw material costs, we continue to maintain a price below 1,000 yen with the desire to deliver our products to as many people as possible.

We believe that this award, the Gold Award and the TV Industry Award, is a result of the cumulative efforts of our producers, our employees who work daily to create our products, as well as the patronage of our many customers. We will continue to deliver the best bento boxes with gratitude and sincerity, so that they can be a source of energy for everyone on location.

About the Japan Location Bento Awards

Hosted by Kurumeshi Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Atsumasa Kobayashi), which operates the corporate bento delivery service "Kurumeshi Bento."

Established in 2024, this award recognizes bento boxes that have influenced the industry in various location settings such as video and TV production, commercial filming, magazine shoots, event production, stage performances, and concerts.

Japan Location Bento Awards: https://rokebenaward.com/

3rd Japan Location Bento Awards Main Image

Major Awards for Tsukada Farm Bento Lab

April 2016

Fabex Souzai/Bento Grand Prix 2016 Gold Award "Exquisite! Tsukudama Tartar Young Chicken Nanban Bento"

Fabex Souzai/Bento Grand Prix 2016 Excellence Award "Smoky Hinadori Bento (Current: Charcoal Grilled Bento)"

November 2016

Inter BEE 2nd Location Bento Grand Prix Grand Prix

April 2021

Fabex Souzai/Bento Grand Prix 2021 Excellence Award "Domestic Silver Salmon Bento Made in Collaboration with Fishermen"

April 2023

13th Karaage Grand Prix, Karaage Bento Category Gold Award "Exquisite! Tsukudama Tartar Young Chicken Nanban Bento"

October 2023

Japan Food Selection Grand Prix "Charcoal Grilled Bento: The Fusion of Charcoal Aroma and Yumesou Chicken"

June 2024

Japan Location Bento Awards Gold Award "Exquisite! Tsukudama Tartar Young Chicken Nanban Bento"

April 2025

Fabex Souzai/Bento Grand Prix 2025 Gold Award "Iwate Ofunato Fishing Port: Masterfully Selected Natural Sea Bream Supreme Sea Bream Rice Bento"

June 2025

Japan Location Bento Awards Gold Award "Exquisite! Tsukudama Tartar Young Chicken Nanban Bento"

June 2026

Japan Location Bento Awards Gold Award and TV Industry Award "Exquisite! Tsukudama Tartar Young Chicken Nanban Bento"

Tsukada Farm Plus Company Profile

Tsukada Farm Plus bento boxes are developed with an emphasis on the "story of the ingredients."

Many of the ingredients used in our bento boxes are sourced directly from producers discovered by Tsukada Farm Plus. We pursue bento creation that not only tastes delicious but also conveys the "passion" of the producers to the consumers.

Company Name: Tsukada Farm Plus Co., Ltd. HP: https://www.tsukada-plus.jp/ Location: ISO Building 5F, 1-10-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0021 Established: July 1, 2015 Representative: Taichi Morio, President and CEO Business Activities: Bento manufacturing and sales Store List: https://obento.tsukadanojo.jp/shop *Please check official SNS for limited-time pop-up stores and events. Official X: https://x.com/TsukadaPlus Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsukadanojo_obento/ *Information in this press release is current as of the date of announcement and is subject to change over time or due to subsequent events. Please be advised in advance.

About A.P. Holdings

Founded on October 29, 2001.

With the mission to "pursue the ideal form of food," we operate over 40 diverse restaurant brands both domestically and internationally, including izakaya-style restaurants like Tsukada Farm, as well as specialized concepts such as "48 Gyojo," "Shibaura Meats," sushi, yakitori, kushikatsu, and shabu-shabu.

In addition to restaurants, we are involved in the prepared meal business "Tsukada Farm Plus" and the processing and distribution of poultry and fresh fish.

We aim for "ALL-WIN" for everyone involved in the "food industry" that surrounds producers, sellers, and consumers.

Company Profile

Company Name: A.P. Holdings Inc. HP: https://ap-holdings.jp/ Date of Establishment: October 29, 2001 Chairman and CEO: Hisashi Yoneyama Business Activities: Management of restaurants and food retail stores, recruitment and guidance of franchise chain store franchisees Management of poultry farms and ranches Fishery Agriculture Processing, distribution, import/export, and sales of poultry Processing, distribution, import/export, and sales of food products

Head Office Location: ISO Building 5F, 1-10-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0021

Inquiries Regarding This Press Release

A.P. Holdings Inc. Public Relations Email: [email protected]