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Good Neighbor Meal Delivery Team

President Chain Store Corporation has always paid special attention to the issue of the aging population in remote areas. According to statistics from the Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan will turn into a “super aged society” in 2025 with the population over 65 years old accounting for over 20%, that is, 1 in 5 people. Among them, elders in areas with limited access to groceries need long-term and stable support from social welfare groups for daily meal delivery. In order to make up for the manpower gap of social welfare groups in delivering meals during holidays, President Chain Store Corporation has called on 7-ELEVEN employees to form the “Good Neighbor Meal Delivery Team” since 2014 together with the Mennonite Social Welfare Foundation, the Sisters of Our Lady of China Catholic Charity Social Welfare Foundation, A Kernel of Wheat Foundation and Hondao Senior Citizens Welfare Foundation. The meal delivery and pick-up locations are located in eight counties and cities to fill the gap of bringing the elders meals, as well as addressing the pain point of insufficient delivery manpower.


Meal Delivery Service
 Meal Pickup Service OPEN! Mobile Shopping Cart Service
Nutritionists from social welfare organizations select meals from 7 ELEVEN store meals for the store manager to deliver to the homes of the elders. The elders are also greeted with kindness for a warm and enjoyable experience. Every Saturday and Sunday, volunteers from social welfare organizations or elders redeem meals at 7 ELEVEN stores, allowing them to leave their homes and interact with store staff and people. The highly mobile Mobile Shopping Cart Service regularly goes into areas in Hualien where access to groceries is limited. In addition to meeting meal needs, it can also replenish daily supplies or nutritional supplements, shortening the shopping distance for residents.

 

  • Joint Support for Farmers

    Shopping centers offer spaces where customers pass by to small local farmers and social welfare organizations for free, allowing local residents to exchange agricultural products, or customers to support mall local farmers with a good price. Following the potato and pineapple small farmer special sales in Taian Shopping Center, the “Joint Support for Farmers” program sold taro, cabbage and mangoes in February, April, and July 2023.