05 Dec HYOKAN: Innovative cooling solution presented in Euskadi
- Industrial refrigerators, mainly for restaurants
- Refrigerated rooms for fruit and vegetable producers and distribution companies

HYOKAN’s industrial refrigerator

HYOKAN’s refrigerated room
The presentation was made directly by the director of the company HYOKAN, Mr. Hirotaka Sakakibara, who explained the differential advantages of its solution and showed references of companies in Japan who use it (more than 1000 installations in Japan to date).

Hirotaka Sakakibara présentant sa solution (avec l’aide d’Eduardo Peña pour la traduction)
He pointed out that the solution offered two types of differential values:
- Prolong the conservation of fresh products.
- Improve the taste of products by their maturation.
As an example, Mr. Hirotaka Sakakibara showed the case of a Japanese agricultural producer growing corn. There, corn cobs are often eaten fresh. After about 4 days, the fresh ear dries and is no longer suitable for consumption. After the establishment of the refrigeration chamber of HYOKAN, the Japanese agricultural producer observed that the ears of corn preserved at HYOKAN ripen in such a way that over time, even weeks, the taste improves.
He is currently selling ripe ears to HYOKAN at a higher price than fresh ears. It went from a dry product that you don’t pay for, to a mature product that the public pays more for.
As Mr. Sakakibara-san said, this innovation offers a paradigm shift on food culture and a valuable alternative to avoid food waste and move towards a circular economy.
Mr. Sakakibara-san mentioned that sushi restaurants that have installed their industrial refrigerator in their kitchens have achieved savings of 80 € per day on average in their purchasing management.

Food samples submitted by LEARTIKER
The test has been extended by a week and we are waiting to see the photos of the last days, although Naia Andonegi confirms that the difference is becoming more and more evident.
A total of 25 people, representing companies in the hotel, meat, fish production and processing sector, participated in the day; as well as manufacturers of refrigeration equipment for the food sector.
For further information, please contact Iratxe Acha (SAIOLAN) at : iacha@saiolan.com