[FMI Co., Ltd.] The world’s best chef provides “future dining”
FMI Co., Ltd. Press release: November 11, 2024 The world’s best chef provides “future dining” Japan’s leading chef and FMI’s corporate chef will hold a cooking class and luncheon for children from single-parent families. Along with experiencing the basics of cooking, we will support children’s nutrition and food through FMI’s network of chefs. FMI Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Koji Ukina), a pioneer company in food machines in Japan, is a business that supports the lives of single-parent families and raises awareness about child poverty, mainly in Tokyo. We support the social activities of Shingurumaza Forum (Chairperson: Chieko Akaishi), a non-profit organization that conducts “Shingumaza Az Forum” (Chairman: Chieko Akaishi), and Shinmama Lab (Representative Director: Emiri Sato), and collaborate with world-famous chefs. We create opportunities for children from single-parent families to experience delicious food and food machines used by professionals.
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chef-prepared dishes, soft serve ice cream, espresso, etc., using a variety of cutting-edge food machines at FMI’s head office test kitchen.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9675/9/9675-9-26f79bd75f2ae41d96d848df15da2eaf-1605×523.jpg 2nd (2023) event ■Event details: ・“Pizza Making Demonstration Course” by Chef Salvatore Cuomo ・“Oven cooking demonstration of the future food machine “SPEED-X”” by FMI corporate chef ・“One-of-a-kind soft serve ice cream making experience” with FMI Corporate Gelatiere ■Date and time: November 17, 2024 (Sunday) 11:00-13:00 ■Location: FMI Co., Ltd. Head Office Test Kitchen 1-11-9 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041 *1st floor of office building Planning cooperation: NPO Shingurumaza Az Forum, general incorporated association Shinmama Lab, Norihis Koyama Salvatore Cuomo International Co., Ltd. Sponsored by: FMI Co., Ltd. A chef and a company collaborated with an NPO to support single mothers Chef Salvatore Cuomo and FMI aim to help children with bright futures, who live in poverty in single-parent families all over the world, and there are a significant number of them in Japan*, by making them bright and energetic through food. I thought about what I wanted it to be. The government is also providing assistance, but food assistance has been slow. We have also supported food loss and food distribution through food banks, but there are situations where the food cannot reach the families we want it to reach, and there are some areas where there are no food banks. In addition, food assistance requires consideration of nutrition, but this is not yet sufficient in Japan. With that in mind, in March 2022, I met Mr. Norihisa Koyama (former representative of the NPO Little Ones) and asked him about his social activities. Chef Koyama and FMI agree with the purpose of Mr. Koyama’s activities, and worked together with Mr. Koyama to plan this project with the aim of creating an opportunity and system for people to experience and experience sustainable food, nutrition, and food knowledge. Having been held twice in 2022 and 2023, this is the third time, and we will be holding it together with Shingurumaza Forum, a specified non-profit organization, and Shinmama Lab, a general incorporated association. *Approximately 50% of single-parent households are in poverty. According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, one in seven children in Japan is in a financially difficult situation, and about half of them live in single-parent households. Salvatore Cuomo Chef Profile Born to an Italian father and a Japanese mother. In his early 20s, he opened his first Italian restaurant in Nakameguro, bearing his name. Since then, he has worked to spread Italian culture and is known as the leading person who introduced Neapolitan pizza to Japan. 2009 Naples Pizza Association Maestro Certification 2010: Received the title of the world’s first Mozzarella Bufala Capana Ambassador 2013 Parma Ham Specialist Award Winner (currently 50 people in the world) In 2016, the world’s longest pizza (2km) was created and certified as a Guinness World Record 2017 “Napoli Pizza” with the aim of improving the status of pizza craftsmen and passing on their skills Efforts to have it recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage 2019 Appointed as Asiago Cheese Association Ambassador (Fior di Maso) 2020 Appointed as ambassador of San Pellegrino 2023 Received the
prestigious Italian restaurant award “50 TOP ITALY” About the NPO Shinguruma Zaaz Forum and the general incorporated association Shinmama Lab NPO Shingurumazaaz Forum A support organization centered on those involved, working to realize a “society where single parents and their children can live happily.” Founded in 1980, it has approximately 12,000 members nationwide. In addition to providing daily life support such as the food support “Hotto Anshinbin” and “New Enrollment Congratulatory Fund”, counseling support, employment support, research and policy proposals, we also act as an intermediary support organization that supports the activities of other
organizations. We will also work to eliminate the disparity in children’s experiences through parent-child events.
https://www.single-mama.com/ Shinma Lab General Incorporated Association Three single mothers will launch the online community LINQURE in 2023. Shinma Lab, a general incorporated association, was established in 2024. 55 single mothers and pre-single mothers from all over Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, participated in the event, which included online networking sessions, information exchange and study sessions, face-to-face events, and events aimed at eliminating disparities in experiences for children in single-parent families. Our members support each other and work with the vision of “helping single mothers make positive choices.” About FMI Co., Ltd. FMI is a solution company for all food-related scenes. We are a trading company that imports cutting-edge food machines from Europe and the United States, and as a pioneer of food machines in Japan, we promote work style reform, food loss reduction, and CO2 reduction related to SDGs. Furthermore, we aim to contribute to society through food with our cutting-edge food machines around the world. (FMI is a member of the Toho Co., Ltd. [Code number: 8142 TSE Prime] group) Company name: FMI Co., Ltd. Representative: Representative Director and President Koji Ukiana Address: 1-11-9 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo TEL: 03-5561-6522 HP: https://www.fmi.co.jp/ Inquiries regarding this matter FMI Co., Ltd. Person in charge: Marketing Department Hagiuda (Ishibashi) MAIL: info@fmi.co.jp