Launch of "Cooking Class Style Food Initiative Program" for Companies to Achieve Health Management and Team Building

Smile meal Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Mayumi Atsumi) has launched the "Health Management x Team Building Food Initiative Program", centered around cooking classes and cooking seminars, as part of its health management support.

In recent years, with the promotion of health management and human capital management, the importance of initiatives that not only manage employee health but also vitalize internal communication and enhance team cohesion has been increasing.

Smile meal provides health management initiatives that simultaneously improve employee health awareness and vitalize organizational communication through team-building programs centered on cooking experiences.

■ "Cooking Experience Style Program" to Achieve Health Management and Team Building Simultaneously

While the number of companies implementing seminars and health events as health management initiatives is increasing, lecture-style formats alone may not easily foster interaction among employees.

In the cooking class style program,

- Cooking as a team

- Working while dividing roles

- Eating the completed meal together

Natural communication is fostered through these experiences.

Food is the most familiar habit in daily life, and experiences that engage the "five senses" are easily remembered and lead to improved health awareness.

■ Cooking Classes and Cooking Seminars for Companies

Smile meal offers a variety of cooking classes and cooking seminars tailored to the objectives and challenges of each company.

For example:

- Healthy Meal Course for Beginners in Home Cooking

- Cooking Class for Healthy Make-Ahead Meals

- Course for Fatigue Recovery and Avoiding Weight Gain with Evening Meals

- Healthy Appetizer Course for Enjoying Home Drinking

We design practical programs that fit the lifestyles of the working generation.

By learning the importance of meals and nutritional balance through cooking, it also leads to improved employee health awareness.

■ Initiative Design as Health Management Consulting

Smile meal not only implements these as one-off events but also designs initiatives after analyzing a company's health challenges.

Specifically, we support each company's health management initiatives through the following process:

① Employee Questionnaire (Food Condition Check)

② Analysis of Health Challenges

③ Design of Optimal Food Initiatives

④ Program Implementation

⑤ Effectiveness Verification

Registered dietitians and health management expert advisors collaborate to analyze and diagnose a company's health challenges, providing support in a partnership approach while developing concrete improvement plans.

Furthermore, by collaborating with companies in the fitness sector, we can provide health management consulting that extends beyond just food.

■ The Next Step for Health Management

As the number of companies acquiring the "Certified Health and Productivity Management" designation increases,

- Difficulty in identifying the next initiative

- Low employee participation rates

- Lack of behavioral change...