[First in Hyogo Prefecture] Senior-led "Onigiri Shokudo" Opens in Akashi Uonotana Shopping Street. "Akashi Uonotana Machinaka Shokudo by Geeber FOOD" to Open on May 1st!

Geeber Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture; Representative Director: Kenta Nagano; hereinafter "Geeber") is promoting activities to expand "Geeber FOOD," where seniors take on active roles as food creators, to 1,889 municipalities nationwide.
This time, as the first partnership store in Hyogo Prefecture, "Akashi Uonotana Machinaka Shokudo by Geeber FOOD" will open on May 1st in Akashi City's vibrant Uonotana Shopping Street.
The partner company is SPIN Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director: Kiyoshi Tanaka; hereinafter "SPIN"), which has supported the home lives of care recipients in the region through 24/7 home care services based in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture. In addition to "support for protecting daily life" provided by long-term care insurance, local senior members will welcome customers with heartwarming set meals, including onigiri lovingly prepared to order and tonjiru (pork soup) generously made with local vegetables, to achieve "engagement that enriches daily life" through warm meal times.
Geeber boasts a track record of 351 seniors participating in "Geeber FOOD," which started in Miyagi Prefecture (as of April 27, 2026). This activity has fostered a "sustainable operating model that balances reproducibility and profitability," which Geeber aims to expand nationwide with "community-minded" partner companies. They aim to realize a society where each senior can play a leading role, disseminating a new form of community development for a super-aging society from Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture.

**About "Akashi Uonotana Machinaka Shokudo by Geeber FOOD," the first partner store in Hyogo Prefecture:**
"Akashi Uonotana Machinaka Shokudo by Geeber FOOD" is Hyogo Prefecture's first partnership model, where SPIN, a local company, takes the lead in operations, and Geeber provides expertise in restaurant management and human resource development. By combining SPIN's long-standing trust with local residents and its welfare expertise with Geeber's "mechanism for seniors to shine," it aims to create a sustainable community hub for multi-generational interaction, going beyond being just a restaurant. By providing "a foundation for protecting daily life" through 24/7 home care, in addition to "engagement that enriches daily life" through food, they will contribute to creating a community where people living in Akashi can live their lives authentically and with smiles until the very end.

**Store Overview:**
● Store Name: Akashi Uonotana Machinaka Shokudo by Geeber FOOD
● Opening Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
● Location: 1-6-17 Honmachi, Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture
● Business Hours: 11:00-14:00
● Regular Holidays: None
● Instagram: @gbfood_akashi

**Menu (Partial):**
We offer a one-soup, one-side dish set meal that utilizes carefully selected ingredients from Hyogo Prefecture, filled with the wisdom and love of the senior generation.
● Onigiri 1 set 800 yen (tax included)
● Onigiri 2 sets 1,100 yen (tax included)
● Single [Onigiri] 400 yen (tax included) ~

**Comment from Kiyoshi Tanaka, Representative Director of SPIN Co., Ltd.:**
"The reason I resonated with Geeber FOOD is its ability to empower seniors as 'senior players' within the community and create new communities. Until now, we have supported the lives of those requiring care, but through this shokudo, we want to provide 'individuality' and the joy of food that cannot be fully supported within the framework of the care system. We aim to be a 'community kitchen' that delivers lovingly prepared meals by local seniors to those who find cooking difficult, and together with seniors, we want to share our wisdom to support safe and enriched home lives in Akashi."

**About "Geeber FOOD," a senior-led food business:**
"Geeber FOOD" is a business where seniors take on active roles as food creators, delivering heartwarming and rich culinary experiences to the community. Since its launch in November 2022, a cumulative total of 351 seniors have participated. The "Machinaka Shokudo by Geeber FOOD" restaurant, which opened in Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture in October 2024, embodies the operational know-how gained from this activity. This "Machinaka Shokudo" has been well-received in the region as having "the warmth of a real home," and Geeber is actively expanding this "Machinaka Shokudo model" to 1,889 municipalities nationwide starting from March 2025.

**Currently expanding locations:**
・Akashi Uonotana Machinaka Shokudo by Geeber FOOD (Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture) Instagram: @gbfood_akashi
・Konyamachi Machinaka Shokudo by Geeber FOOD (Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture) Instagram: @gbfood_konyamachi
・Gifu Machinaka Shokudo by Geeber FOOD (Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture) Instagram: @gbfood_gifu
・Aoyama Machinaka Shokudo by Geeber FOOD (Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture) Instagram: @gb_morioka_aoyama