'SUZUWEILL', a new base supporting wellbeing through local food, opens inside the Niigata Prefectural Office
SUZU GROUP will open a wellbeing-themed cafeteria 'SUZUWEILL' inside the Niigata Prefectural Office on April 15, 2026. It supports workers' health with local ingredients and fermented foods.
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SUZU GROUP (Headquarters: Horigane, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture; CEO: Masaru Suzuki) will open 'SUZUWEILL', a new business format themed on wellbeing, inside the Niigata Prefectural Office on April 15, 2026.
This store will start as a lunch-only cafeteria offering meals that prepare daily physical condition as part of welfare benefits for prefectural office staff. Even within a limited time, we design a 'restorative mealtime' that slightly relaxes the mind and body.
■ 'Daily plate / Well plate' Supervised by a Registered Dietitian
Daily plate 1,000 yen (tax included)
At SUZUWEILL, we primarily offer plate menus composed mainly of seasonal vegetables and fermented foods, supervised by a registered dietitian. Utilizing ingredients nurtured by Niigata's climate, we design meals that are gentle on the body and that you would want to eat every day.
In addition to balancing nutrition, we aim to create a meal that stays close to your working routine, valuing the physical sensation of 'getting in shape for the afternoon' after eating, and acting as an opportunity to turn your attention to the appeal of Niigata's food and the power of fermented foods.
■ The Appeal of Fermentation and Regional Richness Conveyed Through Miso Soup
'Break Miso Soup' Space
Alongside the plates, at the center of the meal is miso soup, a fermented food. You can enjoy unlimited refills of miso soup made with miso chosen according to your mood or preference that day. You can also take it back to the office in a takeout cup.
Drinking a warm cup between daily work tasks provides an opportunity to reflect on your physical condition and slightly restore it. We will create such moments in daily life.
■ Public Use and Expansion into the Community
Bentos Packed with Niigata's Deliciousness
While this store focuses on welfare benefits for prefectural office staff, it is also available for use by the general public. With lunchtime-only operations and relatively affordable pricing, you can casually experience the wellbeing that SUZU GROUP aims for.
In addition, outside the store, we will transmit the value of 'Wellbeing x Local Food' through bentos and catering. We will also actively expand to companies and communities.
■ As Part of the Wellbeing Business
The wellbeing business is a new venture of the SUZU GROUP, which has been creating regional circulation and town development through food.
Under the vision of 'Designing Work Through Food', we are implementing projects that connect local food with wellbeing, such as 'Break Miso Soup' and 'Exercise Amazake'.
Among them, 'Break Miso Soup' is an initiative that proposes a new habit of preparing your physical condition from the inside by incorporating miso soup, a fermented food, into your daily life.
As an extension base of this, SUZUWEILL will implement a form of wellbeing that can be easily continued through the most familiar experience of daily meals.
Related Press Release
As part of our wellbeing business, we are developing an amazake recovery drink made by a local sports team, local farmers, and a miso brewery.
■ Concept 'km0 wellbeing kitchen'
SUZUWEILL proposes a form of food that connects Niigata's climate with modern lifestyles, centered on the concept of 'km0 wellbeing kitchen'.
'km0 (Kilometer Zero)' does not merely mean that the origin of ingredients is close.
Ingredients nurtured in that land are cooked in that land, and eaten daily by the people working in that land—
We view the 'relationships' and 'circulation' born from the close distance between production and consumption as value itself.
Seasonal sensations and wisdom unique to this land breathe within the ingredients nurtured in Niigata's climate—its earth, water, and snow.
We believe that incorporating such ingredients into our daily meals is not just about taking nutrition, but also gently connecting regional culture, natural living, and our own bodies.
The wellbeing envisioned by SUZU GROUP goes beyond just being healthy; it refers to a state where the body is prepared through local food, connecting with people, and circulating with the community.
SUZUWEILL will foster new dietary habits from this place, serving as a venue where you can experience such gentle circulation in your daily life.
This store will start as a lunch-only cafeteria offering meals that prepare daily physical condition as part of welfare benefits for prefectural office staff. Even within a limited time, we design a 'restorative mealtime' that slightly relaxes the mind and body.
■ 'Daily plate / Well plate' Supervised by a Registered Dietitian
Daily plate 1,000 yen (tax included)
At SUZUWEILL, we primarily offer plate menus composed mainly of seasonal vegetables and fermented foods, supervised by a registered dietitian. Utilizing ingredients nurtured by Niigata's climate, we design meals that are gentle on the body and that you would want to eat every day.
In addition to balancing nutrition, we aim to create a meal that stays close to your working routine, valuing the physical sensation of 'getting in shape for the afternoon' after eating, and acting as an opportunity to turn your attention to the appeal of Niigata's food and the power of fermented foods.
■ The Appeal of Fermentation and Regional Richness Conveyed Through Miso Soup
'Break Miso Soup' Space
Alongside the plates, at the center of the meal is miso soup, a fermented food. You can enjoy unlimited refills of miso soup made with miso chosen according to your mood or preference that day. You can also take it back to the office in a takeout cup.
Drinking a warm cup between daily work tasks provides an opportunity to reflect on your physical condition and slightly restore it. We will create such moments in daily life.
■ Public Use and Expansion into the Community
Bentos Packed with Niigata's Deliciousness
While this store focuses on welfare benefits for prefectural office staff, it is also available for use by the general public. With lunchtime-only operations and relatively affordable pricing, you can casually experience the wellbeing that SUZU GROUP aims for.
In addition, outside the store, we will transmit the value of 'Wellbeing x Local Food' through bentos and catering. We will also actively expand to companies and communities.
■ As Part of the Wellbeing Business
The wellbeing business is a new venture of the SUZU GROUP, which has been creating regional circulation and town development through food.
Under the vision of 'Designing Work Through Food', we are implementing projects that connect local food with wellbeing, such as 'Break Miso Soup' and 'Exercise Amazake'.
Among them, 'Break Miso Soup' is an initiative that proposes a new habit of preparing your physical condition from the inside by incorporating miso soup, a fermented food, into your daily life.
As an extension base of this, SUZUWEILL will implement a form of wellbeing that can be easily continued through the most familiar experience of daily meals.
Related Press Release
As part of our wellbeing business, we are developing an amazake recovery drink made by a local sports team, local farmers, and a miso brewery.
■ Concept 'km0 wellbeing kitchen'
SUZUWEILL proposes a form of food that connects Niigata's climate with modern lifestyles, centered on the concept of 'km0 wellbeing kitchen'.
'km0 (Kilometer Zero)' does not merely mean that the origin of ingredients is close.
Ingredients nurtured in that land are cooked in that land, and eaten daily by the people working in that land—
We view the 'relationships' and 'circulation' born from the close distance between production and consumption as value itself.
Seasonal sensations and wisdom unique to this land breathe within the ingredients nurtured in Niigata's climate—its earth, water, and snow.
We believe that incorporating such ingredients into our daily meals is not just about taking nutrition, but also gently connecting regional culture, natural living, and our own bodies.
The wellbeing envisioned by SUZU GROUP goes beyond just being healthy; it refers to a state where the body is prepared through local food, connecting with people, and circulating with the community.
SUZUWEILL will foster new dietary habits from this place, serving as a venue where you can experience such gentle circulation in your daily life.