Pal System Consumers' Co-operative Union (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: Atsuyuki Shibusawa) held a 'Dashi and Onigiri Lunch Event' on Friday, May 1st, inviting staff to participate, with 32 individuals joining. The 'Onigiri Good' action, launched this fiscal year, aims to promote rice consumption by eating onigiri and implements a support program to donate Pal System's direct-from-farm rice to local children's cafeterias and similar organizations based on the number of participants. The lunch event added 32 actions.

Staff also participate in the action towards a 1-ton rice donation.

The 'Onigiri Good' initiative counts the annual number of participants from users, producers, and executives/staff as 'actions,' aiming to donate 1 ton of direct-from-farm rice for every 10,000 actions. The recipients are planned to be children's cafeterias and similar organizations operating in Pal System's activity areas (12 prefectures). This time, 32 people participated in response to the call from the Public Relations Department, resulting in 32 actions.

Three food education experiences were also offered.

Pal System advocates three themes for food education: 'Encountering various 'delicious' things,' 'Making cooking more accessible to everyone,' and 'Understanding the background of food.' At the lunch event, participants experienced shaving bonito and mackerel flakes, compared the tastes of different dashi broths, and ate onigiri and miso soup they had made themselves.

Four types of rice were prepared: 'plain white rice,' 'tuna mixed rice,' 'egg and edamame,' and 'potato chip rice,' with each person making onigiri of different sizes and shapes. Many staff members experienced shaving flakes for the first time, encountering some difficulties, but enjoyed eating the freshly shaved flakes as they pleased.

Staff's onigiri actions will continue to evolve, increasing the number of actions leading to donations while eating with a smile and holding with warmth.

[Related Pages]

▼Eat Onigiri and Donate Rice to Children's Cafeterias https://information.pal-system.co.jp/press/260427-onigirigood/

▼[April 5th Delivery] Catalog Back Cover ~ 'Koto Koto' 'Kinari' New Action to Enjoy Onigiri: Onigiri Good https://information.pal-system.co.jp/topics/260413-ck/

▼Sustainable Action 'Towards a Better Tomorrow, Beyond': Special Page for Going Beyond with Rice https://www.pal-system.co.jp/koeteku/okome/

Pal System Consumers' Co-operative Union Location: Laquas Higashi-Shinjuku, 2-2-6 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: Atsuyuki Shibusawa 13 member cooperatives, total business revenue of 260.42 billion yen using unified business system / total membership of 1.762 million (as of end of March 2025) Member Co-ops: Pal System Tokyo, Pal System Kanagawa, Pal System Chiba, Pal System Saitama, Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi, Pal System Yamanashi Nagano, Pal System Gunma, Pal System Fukushima, Pal System Shizuoka, Pal System Niigata Tokimeki, Pal System Kyosai Ren, Saitama Workers' Co-op, Ai Co-op Miyagi HP: https://www.pal-system.co.jp/

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