7th 'Food Sustainability Study Group' Internal New Business Contest 'Kuradashi Labo 2026' Held. Grand Prize Goes to 'Tsurukame BCP', an Infrastructure Business Protecting Essential Workers' Health!

Kuradashi Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President & CEO: Kohei Kawamura, hereinafter "Kuradashi") held the final presentation tournament of the internal new business contest "Kuradashi Labo 2026" at the 7th "Food Sustainability Study Group" on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. In this contest, five business plans aiming to solve a wide range of social issues, such as the vacant house problem and the sluggish feed self-sufficiency rate, competed in the final presentation. As a result of the judging, "Tsurukame BCP," which was highly evaluated for the feasibility of achieving both public interest and economic efficiency by leveraging Kuradashi's strengths, won the Grand Prize. ■ Grand Prize: "Tsurukame BCP" [Proposer] Ippei Sekiguchi, General Manager, Brand Business Department, Food Business Company [Business Overview] Focusing on the issues of the aging of essential workers and the increased risk of lifestyle-related diseases due to reliance on eating out. Constructed an "infrastructure specializing in the workplace" combining frozen bento boxes supervised by medical specialists, IoT freezers, and a health management app. "I am deeply honored to receive the Grand Prize. This business proposal was born from the desire to connect the know-how we have cultivated in the Dr. Tsurukame Kitchen business to solving the pressing issue of maintaining the health of the workers who support the foundation of society. I am glad that the judges highly evaluated the feasibility of achieving both public interest and economic efficiency. Going forward, we will promptly begin feasibility studies for commercialization and strive to build an infrastructure that protects the health and peace of mind of working people by implementing it as soon as possible." ■ Excellence Award: "I Want to Make Feed." [Proposer] Mioka Omori, Kuradashi Long-term Intern [Business Overview] Focusing on the sluggish feed self-sufficiency rate and the pressure on livestock farming operations due to high-cost feed. Proposes a new food security infrastructure that seamlessly connects the construction of a fabless circular platform that recycles food loss into "feed," the production of low-cost domestic feed through networking of recycling facilities, and an exit strategy to sell meat raised on recycled feed on their own EC site while supporting livestock farmers struggling with soaring prices.