The AI Menu Planner jointly developed by Ajinomoto and ビーワークス has won the 2026 Good Design Award. Sales began in May 2026, and the service is now being used at more than 200 school meal sites.
Ajinomoto Co.,Inc. and ビーワークス株式会社 announced that “AI Menu Planner powered by Ajinomoto Co.,” an AI menu-generation service for school meal providers, has won the Good Design Award. The award is for fiscal 2026 and is sponsored by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.
The service uses data held at school meal sites to automatically generate menus that comply with the rules of each site. Since commercial sales began in May 2026, it has been used at more than 200 school meal sites nationwide.
The company stated that it will continue working to promote and expand products and services that help address social issues under the philosophy of AminoScience.