Seikatsu Club Co-op Press Release (2024.11.15) Seikatsu Club Co-op Federation ~Support for delivering ordered food to those in need~ Seikatsu Club Co-op’s new food bank system “Ofukuwake” second edition begins The first batch includes
approximately 1,260 bags of 5kg rice for a total of 10,945 servings. Delivered Seikatsu Club Business Federation Consumers’ Co-operative Union (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shoichi Murakami, hereinafter referred to as Seikatsu Club) provides food support through local food banks and other organizations that cooperate with the community by providing food ordered by its members. The second phase of the new food bank system “Ofukuwake” to reach those in need will begin on November 18, 2024. This “Ofukuwake” is an experimental initiative that started in June 2024 at eight local Seikatsu clubs. The “Ofukuwake” method is first that members order items from Seikatsu Club just like any other item. Food assistance is then delivered to those in need through food bank organizations and other organizations that work together in each region. This is a system in which the Seikatsu Club rice that members always eat can be
distributed to those in need. In response to the huge demand for rice from people in need of food assistance, the second round will focus on “Ofukuwake Rice,” which is made by squeezing rice into small pieces. Continuing from the first round, we have received great cooperation from partner producers Zen-Noh Pearl Rice Co., Ltd. and the Zen-Noh Group to deliver rice directly using their transportation networks, so this time as well we hope to deliver rice to even more people. We ask for cooperation from members.
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manufacturing companies, but Seikatsu Club donates food products based on orders from members. Food waste is almost eliminated due to “reservation group purchasing” where cooperative members plan and produce food and cooperative members use it. Therefore, after discussions between cooperative members and project members from affiliated producers, we decided to start “Ofukuwake,” a program in which cooperative members can participate in food bank support by placing orders. In the first round, which took place in June of this year, a total of 10,945 orders were received. We were able to deliver 4,644 sets of packed rice, canned tuna, and freeze-dried soup sets, and 6,301 kg of rice (approximately 1,260 bags) to many people in need. [Summary of “Ofukuwake” implementation] ・Application period: November 18, 2024 (Monday) to November 22, 2024 (Friday) ・Target area: 8 single cooperatives Seikatsu Club Tokyo, Seikatsu Club Kanagawa, Seikatsu Club Saitama, Seikatsu Club Nagano, Seikatsu Club Ibaraki, Seikatsu Club Yamanashi, Seikatsu Club Aichi, Seikatsu Club Nara ・Eligible items: “Ofukuwake Rice” 1 portion approximately 0.8 kg 484 yen (tax included), 1 bag (5 kg) of rice will be delivered if you order 6 portions ・Cooperative Power: Zen-Noh Group *Ofukuwake rice will be delivered directly from Zen-Noh Pearl Rice Co., Ltd. to the delivery address, utilizing the Zen-Noh Group’s transportation network. ■About Seikatsu Club Seikatsu Club is a consumer cooperative association with approximately 420,000 members and is comprised of 33 local consumer cooperatives in 21 prefectures. We practice a sustainable lifestyle through group purchasing activities that consider safety and health from production to disposal. In addition, workers’ collectives have now been established as a result of the activities of the Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Co-op, and have expanded to more than 300 groups in each organization area, creating projects necessary for the community, such as welfare and creating a place to live. ▼Seikatsu Club Federation WEB site https://seikatsuclub.coop/ ▼Click here to join and request information https://welcome-seikatsuclub.coop/lp/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2456/660/2456-660-38144b78565119785ac0acd67edebc2e-1376×1029.jpg ■Seikatsu Club awards history 1989 “Right Livelihood” (RLA) Honorary Award, also known as “Another Nobel Prize” 1995 We People: 50 Communities Award by Friends of the United Nations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations 1999 The ultra-lightweight milk bottle we developed received the Good Design Award. 2006 Greenpeace Japan True Food Special Award 2007 Reusable bottle activities (bottle reuse network) received the Minister of the Environment Award for 3R Promotion of Containers and Packaging 2009 Food Action Nippon Award 2009 Excellence Award 2010 Food Action Nippon Award 2010 Manufacturing/Distribution/Systems Category Winner 2013 Oricon Customer Satisfaction(R) Survey: Food delivery service 1st place in the Tokyo metropolitan area/Kinki area 2013 Food Action Nippon Award 2013 Winner “The Power of Eating” Campaign 2014 Food Action Nippon Award Winner 2014 Contribution to improving food self-sufficiency rate through Seikatsu Club’s healthy food design ‘BioSapo’ 2014 Oricon Customer Satisfaction(R) Survey: 1st place in the Tokyo metropolitan area for food delivery services
2015 Oricon Customer Satisfaction(R) Survey: 1st place in Tokyo/Kinki region for food delivery services 2015 won the 8th Japan Women’s University Department of Home Economics Award
2016 Oricon Customer Satisfaction(R) Survey: Food delivery service Kinki 1st place 2018 70th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Co-op Law, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award 2018 6th Ministry of the Environment Good Life Award NPO/Voluntary Organization Category Excellence Award 2020 Oricon Customer Satisfaction(R) Survey: Food delivery service ranked 1st in the Tokyo metropolitan area 2021 Oricon Customer Satisfaction (R) Survey Food delivery service Metropolitan area/Kinki 1st place
2022 Oricon Customer Satisfaction(R) Survey Food delivery service 1st place in Tokyo metropolitan area/Tokai/Kinki 2022 10th Ministry of the Environment Good Life Awards Minister of the Environment Award Excellence Award 2023 Oricon Customer Satisfaction(R) Survey: 1st place in the Tokyo metropolitan area for food delivery services 2023 1st Sotokoto Wellbeing Award 2023 2023 Simple Style Award 2023 Service/Space Category Special Award 2024 Picture Book Navi Childcare Best Item Award 2024 Time Saving Category Grand Prize