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Product Development

How to Create New Products from Existing Ingredients

Want to create new products using ingredients you already have? We introduce a method to streamline the process from idea generation to realization. Learn how to smoothly turn the materials you have on hand into fresh, marketable items.

mitsumonoAI

mitsumonoAI

— 3 min read
How to Create New Products from Existing Ingredients
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Tools to Use

  • Product/Menu Development Planner
  • Image Generation Tool (Google Imagen-4 or OpenAI-image-generation-1)

Efficiently Brainstorming New Product Ideas

The process from conceiving an idea to concretizing a plan is often the most time-consuming part of product development. The "Product/Menu Development Planner" strongly supports new product planning based on a company or restaurant's brand image and strengths. Furthermore, by linking it with an image generation tool, the final image can be visualized in a short time, accelerating the development of new menu items.

Concrete Steps

Step 1: Generate a Recipe Draft with the "Product/Menu Development Planner"

Input your company profile, target audience, ingredients you want to use, target price range, etc., into the "Product/Menu Development Planner" to generate a draft recipe proposal. By engaging in a dialogue with the AI about the generated proposal, you can flesh out details like the flavor direction, plating, and serving scene, refining it into a realistic and appealing menu idea.

For the next step of generating an image, output a prompt sentence suitable for image generation based on the completed plan.

"Output an image generation prompt that accurately represents the final image of this recipe."

Step 2: Generate an Image using the "Image Generation Tool"

Use "Google Imagen-4" or "OpenAI-image-generation-1" or"gemini-2.5-flash-image"and utilize the prompt sentence output in the previous step to generate the image.

If necessary, give modification instructions to the output image to bring it closer to your concept.

"Make the atmosphere more homey and the product image more approachable."

"Use a composition that shows the cut cross-section or raw ingredients on the side so the materials are visible."

"The background looks luxurious, so change it to a more rustic, handmade-style background."

Targeted Outcomes Achieved Through Utilization (Example)

Maximize the use of existing ingredients and available materials, and efficiently devise new products using AI tools. This allows for the rapid realization of the entire process, from conceiving the idea to generating a specific recipe proposal, and further to visualizing the final image. Consequently, it contributes to the speedy development of new menus that appeal to customers, leading to customer base expansion and sales improvement.

Target Figures for Six Months Following the Initiative

KGI :

  • Average monthly sales from newly developed menus: ¥1,000,000

KPI :

  • Monthly cumulative sales of newly developed products: 1,000 units
  • Customer satisfaction with newly developed products (average rating on websites and review sites): 4.0 points or higher (out of 5)
  • Percentage of purchases of newly developed products by new customers: 40% of all purchasers
  • Percentage of positive evaluations in product tests (tasting, surveys, etc.): 80% or higher

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