Manufacturing and Retail Model for “Green Growers” Plant-Factory-Grown Vegetables Through Collaboration with PLANTX
First written in FY2022-Q3. 6 of 7 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022. Latest entry: FY2024-Q3.
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- FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In October 2023, the company began selling “INNER COLOR DELI” as part of the Green Growers brand, which offers sustainable products, as an example of a new integrated farm-to-retail model from production through sales. These frozen deli products were planned and developed jointly with cosmetics company ORBIS Corporation and manufactured by Rose Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary, under the theme “Add more color from within. Make it more enjoyable and more convenient.” The initiative aims to communicate the company’s distinctive value.」
The Green Growers farm-to-retail model expanded beyond plant-factory vegetables to the launch of frozen deli sales jointly planned and developed with ORBIS and manufactured by Rose Corporation. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, after approximately 1 year of operation since the vegetable plant “THE TERRABASE Tsuchiura” began operating in June 2022, the company had accumulated operational management expertise. It therefore established the “Sustainable urban Environment vegetable supply chain Development: SEED Consortium” to launch initiatives for further development.」
Based on the expertise accumulated during approximately 1 year of operating THE TERRABASE Tsuchiura, the company established the SEED Consortium to develop a sustainable urban vegetable supply chain. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of its product initiatives, the company developed new private-label products and brought a plant factory capable of fully indoor cultivation into full-scale operation to build its own supply chain. It began branding and selling the lettuce produced there, while also starting development and production of derivative products such as salads using the lettuce, taking a step toward building an integrated farm-to-retail model from production through sales.」
The plant factory began full-scale operations, and the company began branding and selling lettuce and developing and producing derivative products such as salads. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, THE TERRABASE, an indoor plant factory established to help realize a sustainable society, began full-scale operations. Under the company’s original brand, “Green Growers,” it grows high-freshness, sustainably produced vegetables while reducing the environmental impact on water resources, soil and other areas, thereby realizing an integrated farm-to-retail model spanning product development, production, distribution and sales.」
The plant-factory and farm-to-retail model developed with PLANTX progressed to full-scale plant operations, vegetable cultivation under the Green Growers brand, and realization of an integrated model from product development through sales. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of products, the company is developing an integrated farm-to-retail model covering the cultivation and sale of vegetables through a joint initiative with PLANTX, which has specialized expertise in plant factories, with the aim of building its own supply chain less susceptible to climate change and natural disasters. During the current consolidated fiscal year, the company plans to bring its plant into operation, expand the number of stores handling the products, use them in products such as salads and meal kits, and expand them as original products.」
The plant-factory and farm-to-retail model developed in partnership with PLANTX progressed to plans for operating the company’s own plant during the current fiscal year, expanding the number of stores handling the products, and using them in salads and meal kits. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Vegetable plant (provisional name) Investment amount ¥870 million Commencement June 2021 Completion May 2022」
The plan to establish a vegetable plant under the plant-factory and farm-to-retail model developed in partnership with PLANTX became a concrete capital investment plan, including the investment amount, commencement date and scheduled completion date. - FY2022-Q3First statedAnnual report
「As part of its product initiatives, the company built a vertically integrated farm-to-retail model covering the cultivation and sale of vegetables through its partnership with PLANTX and began sales at selected stores, with the aim of creating its own supply chain less susceptible to climate change and natural disasters. The company’s original brand, “Green Growers,” consists of sustainably produced, high-freshness vegetables grown in controlled facilities while reducing the environmental impact on water resources, soil and other areas. The company is working to expand sales of environmentally considerate products by building an integrated farm-to-retail model spanning product development, production, distribution and sales.」
Through its partnership with PLANTX, the company began developing an integrated model from cultivation through sales and its own supply chain less susceptible to the effects of climate change and natural disasters. Its original brand, “Green Growers,” began sales at selected stores.