[Kuradashi Co., Ltd.] Donated sweets to seven food bank organizations nationwide with the cooperation of Lotte Co., Ltd.
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Press release: December 28, 2023
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Donated sweets to seven food bank organizations nationwide with the cooperation of Lotte Co., Ltd.
*~Touch Happy donations will be used for transportation costs~* *Provided by: Neyagawa Citizen Help Association
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Kuradashi Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Tatsuya Sekito, hereinafter referred to as “Kuradashi”), which operates the social good market “Kuradashi”, is the owner of Lotte Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director, President and Executive Officer). : With the cooperation of Eiichi Gyushin (hereinafter referred to as “Lotte”), we donated “Koala March” and “Pie Fruit” to seven food bank organizations nationwide. *
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To cover the transportation costs for the donation, we used donations from the “Touch Happy” campaign promoted by Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Yukihiko Onishi, hereinafter referred to as Sumitomo Mitsui Card). *
■Summary
Kuradashi’s mission is to “continue to be a socially good company,” and we are using the Kuradashi Fund (*1) to match companies that want to support food banks with food bank organizations.
*1: Kuradashi Fund is a fund that Kuradashi himself established to carry out social contribution activities, and supports food banks and regional revitalization activities.
https://www.kuradashi.jp/fund
Lotte has set a goal of halving the amount of food loss and food waste generated in its confectionery and ice cream business by 2028 compared to 2019. To achieve our goals, we are working to improve the accuracy of supply and demand forecasts, extend expiration dates, display dates, and reduce losses in the production process, as well as make effective use of our products, such as donating our products to food banks. I’m here.
With the cooperation of Lotte, we have donated “Koala March” and “Pie Fruit” to seven food banks nationwide. The donated organization uses the products to support people in poverty, and says, “Recently, we have been receiving a lot of new consultations about people living in poverty.In complex and difficult cases where mental disorders, intellectual disabilities, social withdrawal, etc. overlap, In some cases, we provide food assistance while watching over the victims.The people in question are in desperate need, so we want to do something about it.The food assistance is a huge help.”
▼Donation destination food bank organizations (in no particular order) ・NPO Sanshokai Food Bank Maebashi
・Specified non-profit organization Neyagawa Citizen Help Association ・Specified non-profit organization e-work Ehime
・Variety club
・Food Bank Ota
・Food bank so
・Food bank Tottori
Additionally, we used donations received from Sumitomo Mitsui Card through Touch Happy to cover the transportation costs when donating products.
■What is Touch Happy?
This is a project that Sumitomo Mitsui Card has been implementing since February 2020, in which donations are made to organizations working to solve social issues for the next generation, depending on the number of Visa touch payments.
During the 11th Touch Happy held from April to September 2023, the number of Visa touch payments exceeded 130 million, and 6 million yen was donated from Sumitomo Mitsui Card to all four organizations, including Kuradashi. it was done.
Reference) Sumitomo Mitsui Card press release
Let’s tap into a happy future! “Touch Happy” ~Total donation of 28,162,870 yen by October 2023~
■Kuradashi food bank support
Kuradashi is implementing food bank support using the Kuradashi Fund with the aim of reducing food loss and at the same time supporting the activities of food bank organizations.
We match food-related businesses and companies that store disaster supplies with food bank organizations and donate products. The delivery cost is covered by the provider company and the Kuradasi Foundation, so there is no burden on the food bank organization. * [For those who wish to match] *
▼For food banks: Registration application form
https://forms.gle/EtjULvVi9WYy4hCt9
▼For food business operators: Donation acceptance form
https://forms.gle/LsyX8KtSojoqyUPr6
▼Other inquiries: Matching System Management Office
kikin@kuradashi.jp
■About social good market “Kuradashi”
“Kuradashi” is a social good market where everyone can enjoy shopping and benefit.
Aiming to reduce food waste, we sell products that are still edible but could otherwise be thrown away at great deals. Furthermore, we donate a portion of our sales to various organizations working on environmental protection, disaster relief, etc., providing support across 17 SDGs.
Fun and economical shopping leads to good things for society. We are creating a completely new social good market.
URL: https://www.kuradashi.jp/
■About Kuradashi Co., Ltd.
Representative name: Tatsuya Sekito
Established: July 2014
Head office location: 5F Meguro Center Building, 3-2-1 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021
URL: https://corp.kuradashi.jp/
* [Service introduction] *
・Social Good Market “Kuradashi”: https://www.kuradashi.jp/
・“Kuradashi Fund” operated by Kuradashi: https://www.kuradashi.jp/fund * [List of stores] *
・Kuradashi store list: https://kuradashi.jp/pages/stores
* [Kuradashi Sustainability] *
・Sustainability site: https://corp.kuradashi.jp/sustainability/ ・Sustainability report: https://speakerdeck.com/kuradashi/sustainability-report * [Main cumulative results as of the end of September 2023] * ・Food loss reduction: 18,855 tons ・Economic effect: 9,173.66 million yen ・CO2 reduction: 49,984t-CO2 ・Total amount of support: 118,960,451 yen ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
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