For restaurants
Turn closing-time surplus into sales, not waste.
This graduation project is in development and testing. Restaurants would register and package surplus meals for Eco-Truck to collect and hand over at pickup points. Public sales have not started.
Apply as a partnerVideo
A restaurant’s evening, in one minute.
With narration and captions (starts muted, so captions show what is said). Screens show designs in development and are in Japanese; the revenue share and fees are plans for a pilot.
Benefits
You register and package; we plan collection and sales
25%
of sales returned to your restaurant
Example: for each meal sold at ¥400, we plan to return ¥100 at the basic 25% rate. Only meals customers actually receive count (refunds and missed pickups do not). Your rate and payment dates are agreed when you join.
¥0
No setup or monthly fees planned
Your part is registering and packaging meals, and counting them with the driver. EcoMeal plans to handle collection and sales.
App
Follow collection and sales
The store app shows your registered meals being collected and sold as it happens.
Estimate what comes back to you
Move the sliders to see a monthly estimate for your restaurant.
Prices drop as the sell-by time gets closer, so this can be lower than the price you register.
Returned to your restaurant (per month, estimate)
¥20,000
¥100 per meal (basic 25% of sales)
Total paid by customers ¥80,000
Assumes every meal reaches a customer. Refunds and missed pickups are excluded. These are plans for a pilot; your rate and payment dates are agreed in the contract.
How to join
From application to pilot preparation
STEP 1
Apply
Use the form on this page. We review it and contact you by phone or email.
STEP 2
Set up your account
Set a password from the link in our invitation email to use the store app and your restaurant web page.
STEP 3
Register your restaurant
Enter your address, closing time and PL insurance certificate. We review them.
STEP 4
Prepare for a pilot
We agree collection points, packaging, hygiene and contract terms together. Any pilot dates will be communicated individually.
What you need
- ・A restaurant business licence (Food Sanitation Act)
- ・Product liability (PL) insurance certificate
- ・Allergen information (28 items, including specified ingredients) and where your ingredients come from
Day to day
Five steps once your restaurant joins
The numbers and times shown in the screens are examples.
Around 3–4 pm
Tell us which meals may be left over
In the store app, enter how many meals you expect, their price, sell-by time and allergens. An estimate is fine. You can also add ingredient origins and a photo.
Tell us which meals may be left over Before collection
Package the meals for collection
Package the meals and check that they match the details you entered.
- Check the meals match what you entered
- Package the meals
- Agree the pickup place, storage and hygiene with the team before a trial run
At collection
Count the meals with your driver
Check the number and condition of the meals together. The driver records the number collected, temperature and photos. Let them know if the number differs from your estimate.
Count the meals with your driver That evening
Follow sales that evening
The store app shows how many meals were collected, reserved and handed over, and what is left at each pickup point.
Follow sales that evening Monthly
Receive your share
Each month you get a payout notice showing your share and payment date. Drivers record any unsold meals. Donations depend on the food’s condition and the recipient’s requirements; using leftovers as animal feed is still at the stage of looking for a partner.
Receive your share
Partner application
Talk to us,
no obligation
We welcome inquiries about a future pilot and will contact you by phone or email after reviewing your details.
Before you apply
- Are there any fees?
- We plan no setup or monthly fees.
- How much do we get back?
- A basic 25% of sales from meals customers receive. Your rate and payment dates are agreed in the contract.
- What about hygiene and packaging?
- We agree collection points, storage and packaging with you before a trial run.
- Will customers see our restaurant’s name?
- No. The app shows “EcoMeal partner”; customers see the pickup point, what the meal is, its allergens and where the ingredients come from.
Sent
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