Oisix ra daichi will work to establish resource circularity across its entire value chain, including the production, distribution, and consumption stages, in order to make effective use of limited resources. We will also work with customers, business partners, and local communities to effectively utilize resources and reduce waste in order to contribute to a sustainable, recycling-based society.
The Group has built a growth model based on subscription food services and developed multiple businesses centered on the domestic home delivery business. Thanks to this business model, food waste levels are low across their respective supply chains from production (farms), distribution, to consumption (tables).
We have built a proprietary model that involves upstream producers, a midstream distribution platform, and downstream consumers—in other words, every stage of the supply chain—and are using our accumulated know-how to realize “sustainable retail,” thus reducing food waste while contributing to a wide range of social solutions.
| Farms | Help reduce food waste in production areas by connecting and coordinating directly with relevant areas. |
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| Distribution | Reduce food waste in our own distribution process through a subscription model that facilitates demand forecasting and allows demand to be managed. |
| Tables | Help to reduce food waste at people’s homes by providing services such as Kit Oisix and Chanto Oisix, which prevent food from being wasted. |
The Group promotes the reduction of food waste through operational improvements in the supply chain and recycling by methods such as the composting of food scraps generated at production sites.
We aim to change more than 50% of the packaging for our meal kit "Kit Oisix" and other products we handle, such as fruit and vegetables and processed foods, to environmentally friendly materials within four years from FY2021 onward. We have also begun using plant-derived plastic for the fruit and vegetable interiors of "Kit Oisix” which reduced plastic by a cumulative total of 82 tons.
Meal Kit "Kit Oisix" Reduces Cumulative Plastic Use by 82 Tons through Use of Biomass Materials
Creating new value for food waste through upcycling
In the fields and factories, there are many ingredients that are thrown away because of their poor appearance or texture.
By upcycling, we will create new ingredients that are delicious and surprising, and change the culture of discarding.
In July 2021, we launched "Chips You Can Eat Here" and as of March 2022, we had developed 9 original products. In the nine months since its launch, we have realized a reduction of approximately 29 tons in food waste at production sites.
The "Upcycle by Oisix" initiative, which adds value to previously throw-away ingredients and up-blades them into new products
Suggestions for enjoying irregular ingredients
Radish Boya has launched "Fuzoroi Radish," an initiative to reduce food waste and support producers launched in 2021.
By communicating the various backgrounds of non-standardized food ingredients, we are providing new value to customers who are highly interested in cooking.
In the first year of sales, approximately 200 tons of food was rescued.
※Food rescue=Amount of food waste reduction + Amount of producer supports
“Fuzoroi Radish," which offers a wide variety of non-standardized food materials
The Group was in compliance with all environmental regulations and requirements in FY2021.