FY2024 ラジオビジネス英語（Interview1-1）

亀田製菓CEO　ジュネジャ・レカ・ラジュ［Lekh Raj Juneja］

Listening point.

What did Dr. Junega like most about the company?

He liked the fact that the company is very focused on rice.

Words and Phrases

take on ...: ...を引き受ける。
crunchy: サクサクした。カリカリした。
nutrition: 栄養。
rice cracker: 煎餅。

Interview

※聞き取りにくくて曖昧なところ多数あり。(you knowが多すぎる。）

Dr. Juneja, welcome to our program. First of all, what inspired you to join the present firm and take on the role of CEO? Were there any unique challenges or opportunities that attracted you to the company?

Why I joined the food company, Kameda Seika, it was, you know, I always liked food. Food when you write in Japanese is '人を良くする（食）', Human. at the point, There's so much power in the food, and I used to like Kakinotane very much. 

Really?

You know, because this was one souvenir when I take back home or anywhere people used to like it because it's very crunchy taste and it's not very expensive. And I was tons of the products of this company, ah, also, you know, I saw that, oh, this is the company not only Kakinotane, plus any tane, many seeds.

Many seeds. That's right.

There's so much potential in this, uh, company. They were trying to do new things. Uh, not many food companies are expanding globally so much. But we have factories in the U.S. We have factories in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand,  India,  China, everywhere. So base was there. I thought this was a huge potential of this company. And the best thing I like, it was , you know, you know, this is very focused companies on rice, you know. And rice has so much power a lot of people don't know. So, I thought my experience and my career and I worked on food power, you know, nutrition power and making people good, you know. This company had, you know, Kakinotane, Happy Turn, you eat anything, you know, so good, you know. So deliciousness that we had.
I thought if I add more nutrition part and more environmental part, this is one thing we can take global, but I joined this company is because this is a very, very unique rice cracker company.

Enhance your vocabulary

食感にかかわる形容詞

crunchy: サクサクした。カリカリした。
The salad has a crunchy texture of peanuts and almonds.

crisp, crispy: サクサクした。シャキシャキした。
This fresh apple has a crisp texture. A satisfying crunch with every bite.

flaky: サクサクした。（クッキーやパイなどのホロホロと崩れる感じを表す）
This pastry is incredibly flaky and delicious. It's next level.

grainy: 粒状の。粒々の。
This homemade mustard has a grainy texture. It goes well with sandwiches.

Your turn

どの天ぷらもサクサクしておいしかった。
Every piece of Tenpura was crispy and tasty.

今日の言葉

I thought, if I add more nutrition part and more environmental part, this is one thing we can take global.