Opened "Akakichi," a store handling food with a reason for its existence.

On August 28, 2024, "Akakichi" opened in Warabi City, Saitama Prefecture (nearest station: Nishi-Kawaguchi), a store that offers both food loss reduction and discount shopping.

The concept of "Akakichi

The concept of "Akakichi" is to reduce food loss and to provide a reasonable shopping experience at the same time.

Akakichi offers products that are difficult to sell in the regular market, such as products with approaching expiration dates, damaged packages, and overstocked products. By offering these products at heavily discounted prices, we provide a bargain shopping experience that is of great benefit to consumers.

Social Issues in the Background

Many supermarkets and retailers manage the period from the date of food production to the expiration date of that food by dividing it into three parts: "delivery date," "sales date," and "expiration date." While this has the advantage of delivering fresh and safe food to consumers, it also has the disadvantage that more than 6 million tons of food that is still edible but is discarded However, it is said that there are more than 6 million tons of food loss each year that is discarded even though it is still edible. Of that amount, many foods are discarded even though they are still safe enough to eat.

Meanwhile, prices continue to rise, and the cost of food in our daily lives is becoming an ever-increasing burden. Akakichi" focuses on these social contradictions and promotes efforts to reduce food loss while offering products to consumers at reasonable prices.

Expired = Not Inedible

Expiration dates and consumption dates are often confused, but expiration dates are merely "taste guidelines.

There are many products that can be safely eaten even after the expiration date.

Akakichi provides such products in an appropriate form and encourages consumers to consume them without waste.

Purchase and pick-up services for businesses are also available.

Akakichi also purchases and takes back products from businesses that are nearing their expiration date, have damaged packaging, are substandard, or have excess inventory. We will accept products that are too good to dispose of in the most flexible manner possible. In addition, since we do not handle refrigerated or frozen foods, we can only accept products that can be stored at room temperature.

For inquiries about purchase or pickup, please contact us by e-mail below or through our official website.

E-mail: info@aka-kichi.com (Attn: Miwa)

Official website inquiry form: https://aka-kichi.com/contact

We are sending out the latest information on our homepage and SNS.

AKAKICHI" is constantly updating the latest information on our website and X (formerly Twitter).

Campaigns such as discounts for followers and student discounts are now being offered!

X (former Twitter): https://x.com/akakichi2024

Store Information

Address: Onishi Building 1F, 7-28-3 Tsukagoshi, Warabi City, Saitama Prefecture (8-minute walk from Nishi-Kawaguchi Station East Exit on JR Keihin Tohoku Line)

Phone number: 070-8522-4527

Business days: Open irregularly (please check the website)

Business hours: 10:00 - 19:00

HP: https://aka-kichi.com