TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (Kirin Holdings) (TOKYO: 2503) was honored in two categories “Digital Health and Accessibility & Age Tech” at the CES Innovation Awards ® 2025 for the new its product. , the Electric Salt Spoon. This uniquely shaped tool enhances the salty and umami flavors of low-sodium foods, providing a groundbreaking solution for healthier eating. This achievement marks the first ever recognition for Kirin Group at the CES Innovation Awards. In addition, Kirin Holdings will make its debut as an exhibitor at CES 2025.

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CES is an annual event held every January in Las Vegas, USA that showcases the latest in electronic devices and services. As the world’s largest technology trade show, it has a rich history that dates back more than 50 years to its founding in 1967. The CES Innovation Awards honor products and services with outstanding design and technology. The CES Innovation Awards 2025 received a record-breaking 3,400+ submissions.

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• About the Two Award Categories

Digital Health: This category highlights tools related to health care and wellness, including those that help with health management, diagnosis, disease detection, and treatment effectiveness.

Accessibility & Age Tech: This category recognizes products, services, and technologies that prioritize accessibility for people with disabilities, as well as innovative features that promote the independence of older individuals.

• About the Electric Salt Spoon

The Electric Salt Spoon is a tool-shaped utensil designed to enhance the salty and umami flavor of low-sodium foods1, such as soups and curries, using low-voltage electricity. It was launched in May 20242. Developed in collaboration with Miyashita Laboratory by Prof. Homei Miyashita of the Department of Frontier Media Science, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University, the product has a unique electrical waveform technology4 that increases the salinity of the bottom. -sodium foods approximately 1.5 times3. Moving forward, Kirin Holdings plans to collaborate with businesses and local governments to expand the product’s use and market, as well as explore its application in other types of dishes and develop food options that low in sodium.

1 3rd Neurostimulation Interface (NASDAQ:) Research Lecture (March 2023) “The Effect of Electrical Taste Waveforms Enhancing the Saltiness of Low-Salt Umami Foods.” Individual experiences may vary, and perceptions may differ depending on the type of dish.
2 Kirin Holdings News Release, May 20, 2024: Kirin Holdings will begin online sales of the “Electric Salt Spoon”, a spoon that uses electricity to enhance salty and umami taste, on May 20.
https://www.kirinholdings.com/en/newsroom/release/2024/0520_01.html
3 Evaluation of salty intensity between samples similar to regular food and those with a 30% reduction in salt content.
The test was carried out using chopsticks equipped with Electric Salt technology (current range: 0.1″0.5mA). In a survey of 31 men and women aged 40″65 who have experience or are currently reducing of the salt intake, 29 of the 31 participants reported that the saltiness of the test meal increased.
4 Kirin Holdings News Release, April 11, 2022: A World First! Research Confirms Believed Taste Modification Through Electric Stimulation, Leads to Development of ˜Taste-Adjusting Chopsticks’
https://www.kirinholdings.com/en/newsroom/release/2022/0411_01.html

Dates: January 7 “ 10, 2025
The booth will also be on display at CES Unveiled Las Vegas on January 5.
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center, Eureka Park at the Venetian Expo
Electric Salt Booth: Tech West, Venetian Expo, Halls AD ”51320” Food Tech
CES Official Website: https://www.ces.tech/

• Award Winner Comment: Ms. Ai Sato, New Business Group, Health Science Division, Kirin Holdings

The Electric Salt Spoon was created with the core philosophy of “Tasty foods for everyone,” addressing societal challenges and meeting the needs of consumers seeking diets with reduced sodium. Excessive salt intake is a major global health issue. I am truly honored that the vision and technological advancements behind the Electric Salt Spoon have been recognized, and we are grateful to receive this award. At the same time, I see it as a sign of future expectations. We will continue to drive our business forward, delivering the value of health and happiness through food to customers around the world.

Kirin Group sets its long-term management vision, Kirin Group Vision 2027with the goal of becoming the global leader of CSV5 in the entire Food & to the Pharmaceuticals domains, which will contribute to the health of the people through the growth of its Health Science Business. Electric Salt Spoon aims to offer customers fun, delicious, and healthy eating habits, working towards a healthier and happier society.

5 Creating Shared Value. Combined added value for consumers as well as for society at large.

About Kirin Holdings

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited is an international company operating in the domain of Food & Beverages (businesses of Food & Beverages), domain of Pharmaceuticals (businesses of Pharmaceuticals), and domain of Health Science (businesses of Health Science), in Japan and around the world.

Kirin Holdings can trace its roots to Japan Brewery founded in 1885. Japan Brewery became Kirin Brewery in 1907. Since then, the company has expanded its business using fermentation and biotechnology as its core technology, and entered pharmaceutical business in the 1980s, all of which continue to be centers of global growth. In 2007, Kirin Holdings was established as a pure holding company and now focuses on expanding its domain in Health Science.

Under the Kirin Group Vision 2027 (KV 2027), a long-term management plan launched in 2019, Kirin Group aims to become a global leader in CSV, creating value worldwide in Food & Beverages to Pharmaceuticals. Going forward, the Kirin Group will continue to use its strengths to create social and economic value through its businesses, with the goal of achieving sustainable growth in corporate value.

Creating Shared Value. Combined added value for consumers as well as for society as a whole.

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