Announcement of Grant Recipients for 'Mitsubishi Shokuhin Future 100 Years Fund' to Support 'Food Supply Chain Construction and Strengthening'

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. (Location: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President: Kazuo Ito, hereinafter 'Mitsubishi Shokuhin') will provide grants totaling approximately 50 million yen to five 'non-profit organizations aiming to construct and strengthen food supply chains' through the Public Resource Foundation. This is part of the 'Mitsubishi Shokuhin Future 100 Years Fund' (hereinafter 'this Fund'), established to aim for the realization of a sustainable society for the next 100 years. *For details regarding this Fund, please refer to the news release dated September 30, 2025. Overview of 'Support for Construction and Strengthening of Food Supply Chains' 1. Purpose The purpose is to construct and strengthen a 'life-sustaining food supply chain' and to assist in building a mechanism that can steadily deliver as much food as possible to people living in poverty who are struggling with daily 'food'. 2. Support Content We will support the development of organizations and business operation systems of food banks active in various regions, the construction of new mechanisms, and the further expansion of operations. 3. Grant Application Details During the period from December 22, 2025, to January 30, 2026, we held a public call for organizations to receive financial support totaling 50 million yen (the maximum grant per organization is 10 million yen, and each organization can select a grant period of 1 to 3 years). 4. Screening Results After a document screening of 29 applications and online interview screenings for the organizations that passed, five organizations were selected as grant recipients through a rigorous examination process. (Total grant amount this time: 49.992 million yen, scheduled to be distributed on April 30 this year) Gen Watanabe (Director, The Foundation Center of Japan) *Committee Chairman Hisayo Ezaki (Executive Committee Member for 'Future 100 Years Project', Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd.) Rie Mishima (Chairperson, NPO National Children's Cafeteria Support Center, Musubie) Hiroaki Yoneyama (Representative Director, Japan Food Bank Promotion Council) - Certified NPO Second Harvest Japan (1 year, 10 million yen) - NPO Food Bank Kagoshima (1 year, 9.992 million yen) - NPO Food Bank Kitakyushu Life Again (2 years, 10 million yen) - General Incorporated Association Tohoku Food Bank Cooperation Center (2 years, 10 million yen) - NPO Kirin Kodomo Oendan (3 years, 10 million yen) For details on the 'Support for Construction and Strengthening of Food Supply Chains', please refer to the special website for this Fund.