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(Head office: Okayama City; Representative Director: Nobuyuki Miyake), which provides the AI automatic menu suggestion service MeNew (hereinafter referred to as MeNew), announces that it has jointly developed Kondate Assist, which makes it easy to set and order a weekly menu and have it delivered by Co-op's home delivery service, with Co-op Kobe (hereinafter referred to as Co-op Kobe). The app was developed jointly with the Co-operative Co-operative Kobe (Co-op Kobe) and was launched in the Co-op Kobe App on 21 April (Wednesday).
*Menu: a combination of several dishes.
Features of "Kondate Assist
- With a single tap of the mouse, you can automatically create a weekly menu based on family composition, preferences and nutrition (editable).
- Saves you time by automatically suggesting not only recipes but also popular easy meals from the Co-op
- Automatic quantity calculation and hassle-free ordering with priority given to the best value products from our extensive home delivery catalogue
- A wide range of children's menus, carefully tailored to take account of allergies and food preferences
- Automatic menu suggestions, even if you're using the same dishes over and over again. Less work, less waste and less food loss.
Service background
As people continue to refrain from going out due to the Corona disaster, the number of people using the Co-op's home delivery service is increasing rapidly. The Co-op's home delivery service delivers mainly foodstuffs once a week, and although it is not a service like online supermarkets, where goods are delivered on the same day as the order, it is characterized by the ability to reduce wasteful shopping, food loss and shopping time by systematically purchasing a week's worth of food. For many families, planning the week's menu is a very stressful routine. This is especially true for those who have to think about daily menus, such as "What should I cook every day?" is a major household chore. This is why we have jointly developed Kondate Assist, a service that simplifies the entire process from menu planning to ordering and delivery, by combining the strengths of both Co-op Kobe and MeNew, and are now able to offer this service.
Through this service, we hope to help people live a better everyday life by improving their daily meals, cooking, shopping experience and overall eating habits.
1: Research on the food delivery market (2019, Yano Research Institute)
https://www.yano.co.jp/press-release/show/press_id/2242
2: "Buy food x Smartphone" order
3: Questionnaire on changes in life due to remote working (teleworking) and temporary school closure (March 2008)
https://info.menew.jp/archives/380/
Comments from Mr. Kenichi Hamachi, General Manager, Internet & Digital Promotion, Coop Kobe-Kobe
THE CO-OP'S HOME DELIVERY SERVICE IS A CONVENIENT, ECONOMICAL AND TIME-SAVING SYSTEM IF YOU CAN PLAN YOUR WEEKLY PURCHASES, BUT IT'S NOT EASY TO PLAN A WEEK IN YOUR BUSY LIFE. BUT IT'S NOT EASY TO PLAN A WEEK IN OUR BUSY LIVES. WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION, I MET MEINU, WHO IS GOOD AT SUGGESTING WEEKLY MENUS. WE BOTH WANTED TO IMPROVE OUR DAILY LIFE BY TAKING CARE OF THE RHYTHM OF A WEEK, SO WE STARTED TO DEVELOP A NEW SERVICE TOGETHER AND NOW WE HAVE LAUNCHED IT. THE TITLE "KONDATE ASSIST" WAS DECIDED BY A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS, AND THE DX-CO-OP PROJECT OF THE JAPAN CONSUMERS' CO-OPERATIVE UNION AND FLYWHEEL INC. HELPED TO MATCH FOODSTUFFS AND PRODUCTS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR MEMBERS AND CO-OP COLLEAGUES TO MAKE THIS SERVICE EVEN EASIER TO USE.
About the Coop Kobe App
The site has been downloaded about 400,000 times, and its use has spread mainly through functions such as ordering home delivery from the Co-op, shop membership cards and coupons. In addition to shopping, the site also has community and volunteer matching functions, and aims to become a tool that supports local lifestyles as a platform for mutual aid.
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ABOUT MEENU, THE AI AUTOMATIC MENU SUGGESTION APP
Ranked No. 1 in the AppStore (April 2009), with more than 1.3 million registered users.
5 Features
- (Longest) Easy to create weekly menus so you don't have to worry about "What to cook every day? is no longer a problem!
- Age-appropriate menu suggestions and cooking advice for your child
- Easy shopping with automatic shopping list
- Automatic creation of menus without allergic or unfavourable ingredients
- Menu suggestions and distribution of the hit book "Successful children are 90% food".
About Coop Kobe
Organisation name: Consumer Co-operative Co-operative Kobe
Chairman: Kazufumi Yamaguchi
Established: 12 April 1921
SUMMARY: Consumer Co-operative covering Hyogo Prefecture, northern Osaka Prefecture and Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Location (Sumiyoshi Office): 1-3-19 Sumiyoshi Honcho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe
Official website: https://www.kobe.coop.or.jp/
About Meinu Co.
Company name: Meenu Corporation
Representative director: Nobuyuki Miyake
Established: 1 May 2012
Business: Planning, production and operation of me:new, an AI menu planning app
Head office: 113, Okayama University Incubator, 1-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama City
Tokyo Office: Cross Office Roppongi 4F, 7-14-23 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Company website: https://info.menew.jp/
