Cocoichi’s first eco-friendly store “Kanazawa Kosaka store” opens in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture on October 7th.

Cocoichi’s first eco-friendly store “Kanazawa Kosaka store” opens in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture on October 7th ​ Ichibanya Co., Ltd. Press release: October 7, 2024 Cocoichi’s first eco-friendly store “Kanazawa Kosaka store” opens in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture on October 7th. -A model store with environmental initiatives that incorporates wooden architecture and solar power generation- Image
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Exterior view of Kokoichi’s first eco-friendly store, Kanazawa Kosaka store. The exterior design also features greenery on the premises, allowing you to enjoy your meal while feeling the greenery. The parking lot uses environmentally friendly asphalt using recycled technology. Ichibanya Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, President Mamoru Kuzuhara), which operates Curry House CoCo Ichibanya, will open the Kanazawa Kosaka store (Ishikawa Prefecture) on October 7, 2024 (Monday) as the first environmentally friendly store in the business format. Kanazawa City) has been relocated and opened. Ichibanya aims to promote “environmentally friendly initiatives” as one of the priority items of “Ichibanya Long-term Vision 2030”, which is a goal for 2030, and aims to reduce the burden on the global environment. To date, we have introduced a variety of initiatives to our directly managed stores, including installing solar power generation and CO2-free electricity, 100% recycling of used cooking oil, and reducing petroleum-derived plastics. The Kanazawa Kosaka store serves as a model store to further accelerate these environmental initiatives. ◆Reducing store CO2 emissions by approximately 60%*1 -By introducing solar power generation, approximately 10% of electricity consumption will be covered -Reducing air conditioning usage by introducing heat shielding sheets, double glazing, air conditioning circulation equipment, etc. ◆Reduced CO2 emissions by approximately 29 tons during new store construction*2 – Adoption of wooden architecture -Using “offset siding” made from domestic wood scraps on the exterior walls ◆Water usage reduced by approximately 10% annually by introducing
water-saving equipment*3 ◆By introducing a garbage disposal machine, we have reduced the amount of garbage to be disposed of to zero *1: Comparison with 2022 performance of directly managed stores *2: Comparison with newly built steel structure *3: Comparison with Kanazawa Kosaka store before relocation
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/108441/27/108441-27-188ae4785c01a429a05f0ee952aeaf25-3072×1863.jpg The interior design is based on wood grain, making use of wood beams. Tables and chairs are FSC certified furniture.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/108441/27/108441-27-db901444ac8edc5772a59e4614b8ba93-3900×2925.jpg By stabilizing the temperature inside the store with heat shield sheets, CO2 emissions are reduced by approximately 4 tons per year.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/108441/27/108441-27-7b49c771bf075db29f0824220be88b57-816×612.jpg The special uniforms use dyes that are made from ingredients extracted from onion skins and are blended with natural plant ingredients. We plan to continue introducing wooden buildings, which have a large effect on reducing CO2 emissions during new construction, and solar power generation, which contributes to continuous CO2 reduction, at stores that meet the conditions, and are already planning to introduce them at new stores opening this fiscal year. I am. Regarding other initiatives, after verifying the effects of implementation, we will consider expanding them to existing stores and new stores, and strive to create stores with a lower environmental impact. ■ Store
information Store: Curry House CoCo Ichibanya Kanazawa Kosaka branch Address: 214-1 Kita, Kosakacho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Business hours: 11:00-23:30 (last order) Number of seats: 45 seats Parking lot: 19 spaces ■Ichibanya Company Profile Company name: Ichibanya Co., Ltd. Established: July 1982 Head office: 6-12-23 Mitsui, Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture 491-8601 Representative: Mamoru Kuzuhara, Representative Director and President Business details: Store operation and franchise development of curry specialty store “Curry House CoCo Ichibanya”, other food and beverage
businesses, etc. Official website: https://www.ichibanya.co.jp/comp/