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AnyCarry Collaborates with the Beloved Dining Table Project

Introduction

In a groundbreaking initiative, AnyCarry, a logistics technology company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, has partnered with the Beloved Dining Table Project to optimize the delivery of surplus cooked meals. This collaboration aims to ensure that excess food from corporate cafeterias and hotel buffets reaches community kitchens and support organizations for low-income families. Officially launched in March 2026 after a pilot phase, the project combines innovative logistics with a mission to alleviate food waste and hunger in Japan.

Project Overview

The Kanshoku Project, operated by the Beloved Dining Table, focuses on the redistribution of prepared food waste. With approximately 4.6 million tons of food wasted annually in Japan, of which around half is from businesses, this initiative is a critical step toward sustainability. AnyCarry now manages the logistics of this operation, deploying a delivery system designed specifically for cooked foods, which enhances safety and operational efficiency.

The Need for an Enhanced Operational Framework

As the project expands from the Kanto region to Kansai and eventually nationwide, a robust operational framework specifically tailored to cooked food is crucial. This includes:
1. Specialized Delivery Operations: Ensuring time management, handover procedures, and hygiene rules that differ from typical deliveries.
2. Unified Nationwide Operations: Establishing a system that operates based on common rules across different regions.
3. Temperature Control and Timely Delivery: Meeting the specific quality and delivery requirements associated with prepared foods.

AnyCarry's Solutions

AnyCarry leverages its extensive experience in food delivery logistics and its proprietary system, the ADMS (AnyCarry Delivery Management System), to address these needs effectively. Key components of their solution include:

• - Standardized Operations for Cooked Foods: Establishing best practices for handling and delivering prepared meals.
• - Centralized Delivery Management: Utilizing the ADMS to provide transparency through a unified management of delivery records.
• - Enhanced Visibility: Operators can track the delivery status and adjust logistics in real-time, improving overall operational accuracy and safety.

Temperature control processes are currently maintained through manual recording but will transition to more integrated systems as the project scales.

Future Developments

With plans to expand operations into the Kansai region, AnyCarry aims to include more beneficiaries such as elderly homes and facilities supporting individuals with disabilities, alongside community kitchens and low-income support organizations. By establishing an operational base on the ADMS, AnyCarry supports the Kanshoku Project's ambition to sustain and grow its impact across regions.

About the Beloved Dining Table Project

Launched in 2025, the Beloved Dining Table Project is Japan's first initiative focused on redistributing cooked meals to combat food waste. As food insecurity and relative poverty rates remain high, this project plays a crucial role in bridging gaps in food access. The initiative is also recognized as a model project by the Ministry of the Environment, underscoring its societal importance.

Organization Overview

• - Name: Beloved Dining Table Project
• - Representative: Mihoko Kashiwakura
• - Headquarters: Minato, Tokyo
• - Established: April 2024
• - Activities: Support for community eating habits, assistance to low-income households, collaboration with businesses and organizations.
• - Website: Beloved Dining Table Project

About AnyCarry

Founded in August 2019, AnyCarry aims to innovate last-mile logistics through its ADMS and collaborative delivery services. The company is dedicated to creating an efficient infrastructure for physical internet logistics while collaborating with various stakeholders in the retail and delivery sectors.

• - Representative: Hidenobu Kosaki
• - Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo
• - Website: AnyCarry

For media inquiries, please contact:

• - Phone: 03-6416-0089
• - Email: [email protected]