Low-carbon Diet

Low-carbon Diet

In the pursuit of a sustainable lifestyle, low-carbon diet has become the focus for many. As one of the industries closest to people’s daily lives, the retail industry has a duty to provide consumers with more low-carbon food choices. To this end, President Chain Store Corporation has launched its first “low-carbon rice ball”, which reduces carbon emissions and water consumption in the rice planting process with innovative technologies. We also continue to support local agriculture, fishery, vegetables and fruits through continuous procurement, as well as being committed to developing the added value of local ingredients. Not only does it help reduce our carbon footprint, but also provides consumers with greener food choices.

Low-carbon Rice

President Chain Store Corporation launched the first “low-carbon rice ball” to commercialize low-carbon rice. “Low-carbon rice” is a collaboration effort among the Agriculture and Food Agency, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology and rice suppliers. It adopts systematic big data analysis to add probiotics and organic fertilizers in rice irrigation to activate sustainable and eco-friendly farming in the agricultural ecosystem. Compared with conventional farming methods, it saves 30% for irrigation while the probiotics promotes microbial diversity in the soil. The healthier environment reduces the frequency of fertilization, achieving the results of saving water, reducing fertilizer, pesticides and carbon emissions. In the future, we will continue to expand the use to more store items by being committed to promoting low-carbon rice. 

Local Food Ingredients

Local food ingredients not only reduce the carbon footprint derived from imports, but also make it easier for consumers to opt for a green diet. President Chain Store Corporation continues to support local agriculture, fishery, vegetables and fruits with the three strategies of “stable procurement,” “sustainability” and “planned support,” with actions including consistent use of local high-quality rice and seasonal ingredients for fresh food products, and making good use of product development capabilities to turn high-quality local ingredients into differentiated products such as fresh food and freshly prepared beverages to boost the added value of local agricultural and fishery products. In the meantime, the “iPre-order” and “iDiscount” platforms are integrated to facilitate online sales of fresh local products and fruit with digital tools, making sustainable development of local agricultural products possible through long-term and stable procurement．
(Note): For other local procurement details, please refer to 2023 Sustainability Report 

Almost all blueberries on the market are imported. In 2023, President Chain Store Corporation was the first to sell Hill Blue Taiwan Blueberries with the shortest carbon footprint. The local “Hill Blue” team of farmers engaged in industry-academia collaboration with National Taiwan University, allowing consumers to enjoy fresh and low-carbon local blueberries. We also made a breakthrough with freshly prepared beverages in 2023 by integrating sweet oranges and Meyer lemons produced by small local farmers in Pingtung to launch fruit coffee ice cubes with these two flavors.