JP7546964B2 - Food products and methods for providing food products - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a food product and a method for providing a food product. More specifically, the present invention relates to a food product and a method for providing a food product that can reduce food waste.

Traditionally, consumers have focused on the safety of products, especially food, and when choosing a product, they have come to be interested in the product itself and what ingredients are in it.

Therefore, product providers provide their products by recording information about the product and its ingredients, place of origin, date of manufacture, etc., on labels affixed to the product's packaging or by recording it on an IC tag.

However, simply providing written or recorded information attached to products means that the information can easily be tampered with or forged, and in fact, this has been done in fact, resulting in low consumer trust and making it difficult for consumers to select products with confidence.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has proposed a technology to provide food by attaching a sample of raw material powder made by powdering the ingredients of the food, rather than simply attaching written or recorded information to the food (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-5656 A

By the way, while making food quality visible will enable consumers to choose foods with peace of mind, it is difficult to directly link this to reducing food waste, which has become a problem in recent years.

The present invention was devised in light of the above, and aims to provide a food product and a method for providing a food product that can reduce food waste.

To achieve the above object, the food product of the present invention comprises a first food, which is a predetermined food, a second food, which is the same food as the first food and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, a third food, which is provided together with the first food, first price information, which is information about the price of the first food, second price information, which is information about the price of the third food, information about the expiration date of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product of the present invention is a food product comprising a first food, which is a specific food, a second food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and a frozen second food having fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, a third food provided together with the first food, first price information which is information about the price of the first food, second price information which is information about the price of the third food, information about the expiration date of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

Furthermore, the food product of the present invention is a food product comprising a first food, which is a predetermined food, a second food, which is the same food as the first food and has fewer days remaining until the shipping deadline than the first food, a third food provided together with the first food, first price information which is information about the price of the first food, second price information which is information about the price of the third food, information about the shipping deadline of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product of the present invention is a food product comprising a first food, which is a predetermined food, a second food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and a frozen second food having fewer days remaining until the shipping deadline than the first food, a third food provided together with the first food, first price information which is information about the price of the first food, second price information which is information about the price of the third food, information about the shipping deadline of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product of the present invention is a food product comprising a first food, which is a predetermined food, a second food, which is the same food as the first food and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, a third food provided together with the first food, first price information which is information about the price of the first food, second price information which is information about the price of the third food, information about the expiration date of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product of the present invention is a food product comprising a first food, which is a specific food, a second food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and a frozen second food having fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, a third food provided together with the first food, first price information which is information about the price of the first food, second price information which is information about the price of the third food, information about the expiration date of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

In order to achieve the above object, the method of providing a food product of the present invention includes a step of providing a first food, which is a predetermined food, a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, first price information, which is information about the price of the first food, second price information, which is information about the price of the third food, information about the expiration date of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, wherein the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a first food, which is a predetermined food; a third food, which is a frozen second food that is a food of the same type and category as the first food or a food separate from the first food and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food; first price information, which is information about the price of the first food; second price information, which is information about the price of the third food; information about the expiration date of the second food; and information about the timing of freezing the second food, wherein the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a first food, which is a predetermined food, a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food and has fewer days remaining until the shipping deadline than the first food, first price information that is information about the price of the first food, second price information that is information about the price of the third food, information about the shipping deadline of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a first food, which is a predetermined food; a third food, which is a frozen second food that is a food of the same type and category as the first food or a food separate from the first food and has fewer days remaining until the shipping deadline than the first food; first price information, which is information about the price of the first food; second price information, which is information about the price of the third food; information about the shipping deadline of the second food; and information about the timing of freezing the second food, wherein the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a first food, which is a predetermined food, a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food and has fewer days remaining until its expiration date than the first food, first price information, which is information about the price of the first food, second price information, which is information about the price of the third food, information about the expiration date of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, wherein the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a first food, which is a predetermined food; a third food, which is a frozen second food that is a food of the same type and category as the first food or a food separate from the first food and has fewer days remaining until its expiration date than the first food; first price information, which is information about the price of the first food; second price information, which is information about the price of the third food; information about the expiration date of the second food; and information about the timing of freezing the second food, wherein the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food, and a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, while displaying first price information, which is information about the price of the first food, second price information, which is information about the price of the third food, information about the expiration date of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, where the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food, and a third food, which is a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and is a frozen second food having fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, while displaying first price information, which is information about the price of the first food, second price information, which is information about the price of the third food, information about the expiration date of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food, and a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food and has fewer days remaining until the shipping deadline than the first food, while displaying first price information, which is information about the price of the first food, second price information, which is information about the price of the third food, information about the shipping deadline of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, where the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food, and a third food, which is a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and is a frozen second food having fewer days remaining until the shipping deadline than the first food, while displaying first price information, which is information about the price of the first food, second price information, which is information about the price of the third food, information about the shipping deadline of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food, and a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, while displaying first price information, which is information about the price of the first food, second price information, which is information about the price of the third food, information about the expiration date of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, where the second price information is cheaper than the first price information.

The food product provision method of the present invention includes a step of providing a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food, and a third food, which is a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and is a frozen second food having fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, while displaying first price information, which is information about the price of the first food, second price information, which is information about the price of the third food, information about the expiration date of the second food, and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the second price information is less expensive than the first price information.

Here, by providing the first food item and the third food item together, the consumer will be able to obtain both the first food item and the third food item, which is expected to reduce food waste.
In other words, if the second food (which, compared to the first food, has fewer days remaining until its various expiration dates (best before date, shipping date, best before date)) were to be sold alone, the short number of days remaining would be an obstacle and there would be concerns that it would go unsold. However, by offering a third food, which is a frozen version of the second food, together with the first food (which, compared to the second food, has more days remaining until its various expiration dates), it is expected that the third food will be more readily accepted by consumers, as the price of the third food is cheaper than the price of the first food.

Furthermore, by providing the first price information and the second price information, it is possible to inform the consumer that the price of the third food is cheaper than the price of the first food.

Furthermore, by providing information regarding the various expiration dates (best before date, shipping date, use by date) of the second food product, it is possible to inform the consumer that although there are only a few days left until the various expiration dates of the second food product arrive, the various expiration dates have not yet arrived.

Furthermore, by providing information regarding the timing at which the second food was frozen, it is possible to inform consumers of the timing at which the second food is less likely to deteriorate.
In other words, freezing the second food makes the second food less likely to deteriorate by slowing down chemical reactions (such as oxidation) of the second food and weakening the activity of microorganisms within the second food, and therefore information regarding the timing at which the second food was frozen makes it possible to determine the point in time at which the second food became less likely to deteriorate.

In addition, if the "second food is frozen" at a time when there are still plenty of days left until the various expiration dates arrive, consumers can be expected to feel more comfortable accepting the third food.

In addition, if information regarding the best-before date or expiration date of the third food is provided, consumers can be informed that the best-before date or expiration date of the third food has not yet arrived, and it is expected that consumers will accept the third food with peace of mind.

In addition, if the best-before date or expiration date of the third food is later than the best-before date or expiration date of the second food, consumers can be expected to accept the third food with even greater peace of mind.

In order to achieve the above object, the food product sales system of the present invention is a food product sales system for selling a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food; a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food; first price information, which is information about the price of the first food; second price information, which is information about the price of the third food; information about the expiration date of the second food; and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and the food product sales system is configured to store a stock of the third food. The system includes an inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including inventory quantity information, expiration date information of the second food, and information regarding the timing of freezing the second food; a price calculation means for checking the inventory quantity information recorded in the inventory information recording means on the condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from a consumer's terminal, and calculating the price of the third food based on the expiration date information and the information regarding the timing of freezing recorded in the inventory information recording means if the third food is in stock; and an information output means for outputting information on the price of the first food and information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to the consumer's terminal.

The food product sales system of the present invention is a food product sales system for selling a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food; a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and has fewer days remaining until the shipping deadline than the first food; first price information, which is information about the price of the first food; second price information, which is information about the price of the third food; information about the shipping deadline of the second food; and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and further includes information about the inventory quantity of the third food; The system includes an inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including information on the shipping deadline of the second food and information on the timing of freezing the second food, a price calculation means for checking the inventory quantity information recorded in the inventory information recording means on the condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from a consumer's terminal, and calculating the price of the third food based on the information on the shipping deadline and information on the timing of freezing recorded in the inventory information recording means if the third food is in stock, and an information output means for outputting information on the price of the first food and information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to the consumer's terminal.

The food product sales system of the present invention is a food product sales system for selling a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food; a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food; first price information, which is information about the price of the first food; second price information, which is information about the price of the third food; information about the expiration date of the second food; and information about the timing of freezing the second food, and further includes information about the stock quantity of the third food; The system includes an inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including information on the expiration date of the second food and information on the timing of freezing the second food, a price calculation means for checking the inventory quantity information recorded in the inventory information recording means on the condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from a consumer's terminal, and calculating the price of the third food based on the information on the expiration date and information on the timing of freezing recorded in the inventory information recording means if the third food is in stock, and an information output means for outputting information on the price of the first food and information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to the consumer's terminal.

The food product sales system of the present invention is a food product sales system for selling a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food, and a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, and records inventory information including information on the number of the third food in stock, information on the expiration date of the second food, and information on the timing of freezing the second food. the information on the number of items in stock recorded in the inventory information recording means, a price calculation means for checking the information on the number of items in stock recorded in the inventory information recording means on the condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from the consumer's terminal, and calculating the price of the third food based on information on the expiration date and information on the timing of freezing recorded in the inventory information recording means if the third food is in stock, and an information output means for outputting information on the price of the first food and information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to the consumer's terminal.

The food product sales system of the present invention is a food product sales system for selling a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food, and a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and has fewer days remaining until the shipping deadline than the first food, and records inventory information including information on the number of the third food in stock, information on the shipping deadline of the second food, and information on the timing of freezing the second food. the information on the number of items in stock recorded in the inventory information recording means, a price calculation means for checking the information on the number of items in stock recorded in the inventory information recording means on the condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from the consumer's terminal, and calculating the price of the third food based on the information on the shipping deadline and the information on the timing of freezing recorded in the inventory information recording means if the third food is in stock, and an information output means for outputting the information on the price of the first food and the information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to the consumer's terminal.

The food product sales system of the present invention is a food product sales system for selling a food product having a first food, which is a predetermined food, and a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or a food of the same type and kind as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food, and records inventory information including information on the number of the third food in stock, information on the expiration date of the second food, and information on the timing of freezing the second food. the information on the number of items in stock recorded in the inventory information recording means, a price calculation means for checking the information on the number of items in stock recorded in the inventory information recording means on the condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from the consumer's terminal, and calculating the price of the third food based on information on the expiration date and information on the timing of freezing recorded in the inventory information recording means if the third food is in stock, and an information output means for outputting information on the price of the first food and information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to the consumer's terminal.

The price calculation means of the food product sales system of the present invention may also calculate the price of the third food based on information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time the second food is frozen.

The price calculation means of the food product sales system of the present invention may also calculate the price of the third food product based on information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food product at the time when the second food product is frozen, and information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food product at the time when a request to output information on the first food product is received from the consumer's terminal.

In addition, the food product sales system of the present invention may be equipped with a shelf life calculation means for calculating the shelf life of the third food product based on information regarding the shelf life recorded in the inventory information recording means and information regarding the timing of freezing, and the information output means may output the shelf life information of the third food product calculated by the shelf life calculation means to a consumer's terminal.
For example, the expiration date calculation means may be configured to calculate the expiration date of the third food based on information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time the second food is frozen.

The price calculation means of the food product sales system of the present invention may also calculate the price of the third food based on information on the number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of the second food at the time the second food is frozen.

The price calculation means of the food product sales system of the present invention may also calculate the price of the third food based on information on the number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen, and information on the number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of the second food at the time when a request to output information on the first food is received from the consumer's terminal.

The price calculation means of the food product sales system of the present invention may also calculate the price of the third food based on information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time the second food is frozen.

The price calculation means of the food product sales system of the present invention may also calculate the price of the third food based on information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen, and information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when a request to output information on the first food is received from the consumer's terminal.

In addition, the food product sales system of the present invention may include a expiration date calculation means for calculating the expiration date of the third food product based on information regarding the expiration date recorded in the inventory information recording means and information regarding the timing of freezing, and the information output means may output the expiration date information of the third food product calculated by the expiration date calculation means to a consumer's terminal.
For example, the expiration date calculation means may be configured to calculate the expiration date of the third food based on information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time the second food is frozen.

Here, when the price calculation means calculates the price of the third food based on the "information regarding the expiration date" and the "information regarding the timing of freezing" recorded in the inventory information recording means, it is possible to calculate a price according to the "best before date of the second food" and the "timing of freezing the second food".

In addition, the calculation method of the price calculation means may be based on "information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen."
Specifically, the calculation is made so that the cheaper the price is, the lower the "number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time the second food is frozen."

Other calculation methods of the price calculation means include those based on "information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen" and "information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when a request to output information about the first food is received from the consumer's terminal."
Specifically, the calculation is made so that the cheaper the price, the lower the "number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen" and the cheaper the price, the lower the "number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when a request to output information about the first food is received from the consumer's terminal."

In addition, when the price calculation means calculates the price of the third food based on the "information regarding the shipping deadline" and the "information regarding the timing of freezing" recorded in the inventory information recording means, it is possible to calculate a price according to the "shipping deadline of the second food" and the "timing of freezing the second food".

In addition, the calculation method of the price calculation means may be based on "information on the number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen."
Specifically, the calculation is made so that the lower the "number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of the second food at the time the second food is frozen," the cheaper the price.

Other calculation methods of the price calculation means include those based on "information on the number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen" and "information on the number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of the second food at the time when a request to output information about the first food is received from the consumer's terminal."
Specifically, the calculation is made so that the lower the "number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen," the cheaper the price, and the lower the "number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of the second food at the time when a request to output information about the first food is received from the consumer's terminal," the cheaper the price.

Furthermore, when the price calculation means calculates the price of the third food based on the "information regarding the expiration date" and "information regarding the timing of freezing" recorded in the inventory information recording means, it is possible to calculate a price according to the "expiration date of the second food" and the "timing of freezing the second food".

In addition, the calculation method of the price calculation means may be based on "information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen."
Specifically, the calculation is made so that the lower the "number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time the second food is frozen," the cheaper the price.

Other calculation methods of the price calculation means include those based on "information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen" and "information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when a request to output information about the first food is received from the consumer's terminal."
Specifically, the calculation is made so that the cheaper the price, the lower the "number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when the second food is frozen" and the cheaper the price, the lower the "number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time when a request to output information about the first food is received from the consumer's terminal."

In addition, by the information output means outputting the price information of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to the terminal of the consumer (the consumer who wishes to have the information of the first food output), the consumer can be informed of the price of the third food, which is expected to lead to the purchase of the third food.

In addition, if a deadline calculation means is provided that calculates the expiration date of the third food based on the "expiration date information" and "information regarding the timing of freezing" recorded in the inventory information recording means, it is possible to calculate the "expiration date of the second food" according to the "expiration date of the second food" and the "timing of freezing the second food".

The calculation method of the expiration date calculation means may be based on "information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food product at the time the second food product is frozen."
Specifically, the calculation is made so that the shorter the "number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time the second food is frozen," the shorter the period (the shorter the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the third food).

In addition, if a deadline calculation means is provided that calculates the expiration date of the third food based on the "information regarding the expiration date" and "information regarding the timing of freezing" recorded in the inventory information recording means, it is possible to calculate the "expiration date of the third food" according to the "expiration date of the second food" and the "timing of freezing the second food".

The calculation method of the expiration date calculation means may be based on "information on the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food product at the time the second food product is frozen."
Specifically, the calculation is made so that the shorter the "number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second food at the time the second food is frozen," the shorter the period (the shorter the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the third food).

By the way, "food" here not only includes food and drink intended for the intake of nutrients or for personal enjoyment (fresh foods, animal foods, plant foods, processed foods, frozen foods, luxury foods, seasoning ingredients, health foods, supplements, beverages, processed ingredients, etc.), but also includes medicines and quasi-drugs, and includes both "primary products" and "secondary products." For example, it includes herbal medicines. It also includes feed, aquaculture feed, dog food, and other products intended for fish and animals.

"Primary products" refer to fresh foods, animal foods, and plant foods before processing, such as vegetables such as radishes and cabbage, or raw meat such as chicken and beef. Other examples include fruits, beans, grains, and fish.

"Secondary products" are products made from unprocessed fresh foods, unprocessed animal foods, or unprocessed plant foods, and include mochi (rice cakes), buns, pickles, stir-fried vegetables, steaks, hamburgers, ramen, bento boxes, bread, milk, cheese, beer, wine, sake, whiskey, frozen foods, canned foods, bottled tea and juice, coffee, soft drinks, etc.

Moreover, here, "secondary products" not only include secondary products processed using primary products as raw materials, but also secondary products processed using secondary products as raw materials. For example, it includes tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled egg) made by purchasing seasoned eggs as raw materials and baking them. Moreover, here, "secondary products" also includes secondary products purchased using secondary products as raw materials. For example, it includes bento boxes packed with purchased tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled egg) purchased as raw materials.

In addition, "providing both" here includes not only the provision of the first food item and the third food item in a physical store, but also the provision of the first food item and the third food item via home delivery, etc.

Additionally, the "first food" herein may be singular or plural, and the "third food" may also be singular or plural.
That is, the present invention may be any of the following combinations: (1) a combination of a "single first food" and a "single third food", (2) a combination of a "single first food" and a "multiple third foods", (3) a combination of "multiple first foods" and a "single third food", or (4) a combination of "multiple first foods" and "multiple third foods".

In addition, the combination of the "first food" and the "third food" here may be any of the following: (1) the same food, (2) foods of the same type, or (3) different foods.

In addition, the "best before date" here means "the date by which the product can be eaten deliciously without any change in quality," and does not mean that the product becomes inedible immediately after the best before date.

In addition, the "best before" here means the date by which the food can be safely eaten, meaning that it is no longer edible after the best before date.

Furthermore, the "shipping deadline" here means the deadline by which a wholesaler or manufacturer can deliver to a retailer, and if the shipping deadline passes, commercial practice means that the product will be returned by the retailer to the wholesaler or manufacturer.
In addition, in commercial practice, the "shipping deadline" is often "1/3 of the food's expiration date" (for example, for a food whose expiration date is 6 months from the date of manufacture, the shipping deadline is 2 months from the date of manufacture), but the "shipping deadline" here is not limited to "1/3 of the food's expiration date" and may be "1/2 of the food's expiration date" or "1/4 of the food's expiration date". Furthermore, it may be "2 months before the food's expiration date" or "1 year before the food's use-by date".

The food product and method of providing the food product of the present invention make it possible to reduce food waste through the sale of the third food.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram (1) for explaining an example of a food product of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram (2) for explaining an example of a food product of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram for explaining a modified example of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram (1) for explaining the contents of the sticker. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram (2) for explaining the contents written on the sticker. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram (3) for explaining the contents written on the sticker. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a configuration example of a food product sales system of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a mode for carrying out the invention (hereinafter, referred to as an "embodiment") will be described.
Here, in this embodiment, the explanation will be given based on April 21, 2022, in other words, if the shipping deadline is before April 20, 2022, the shipping deadline has passed, and if the shipping deadline is after April 21, 2022, the shipping deadline has not arrived. The explanation will be given in the following order.
1. First embodiment 2. Second embodiment

1. First embodiment
[Configuration Description]
1(a) and 1(b) are schematic diagrams for explaining an example of a food product to which the present invention is applied, and food product A shown here is composed of food 1A and food 1C. Food product A is made by packaging food 1A and food 1C in vinyl 2, and sticker 3 is affixed to vinyl 2.

Moreover, food 1A and food 1C are both secondary products, and food 1C is a frozen version of food 1B (not shown), which is the same food as food 1A. Food 1A and food 1B are not frozen.
Furthermore, the production date of food 1B is earlier than that of food 1A (in other words, food 1B was produced before food 1A).

Food 1A corresponds to the "first food," food 1B corresponds to the "second food," and food 1C corresponds to the "third food."

Here, food 1A is a food that is also traded as a single item, and is distributed at a price (list price) of 1,080 yen (tax-excluded: 1,000 yen). That is, in this embodiment, an example is given in which food 1A is provided together with food 1C, but food 1A is also provided on the market on its own.

Moreover, food 1A is a food whose shipping deadline has not yet arrived.
Specifically, food product 1A has a production date of February 20, 2022, a shipping deadline of May 20, 2022, and a best-before date of November 20, 2022.

Furthermore, food item 1C is priced at 108 yen (excluding tax: 100 yen).
Furthermore, food 1B, like food 1A, is a food whose shipping deadline has not yet arrived.
Specifically, food 1B is a food product with a production date of January 30, 2022, a shipping deadline of April 30, 2022, and a best-before date of October 30, 2022.

Food 1B is a food that was traded as a standalone product when there was ample time before its shipping deadline (for example, when there was approximately one month of time before the deadline, like Food 1A), and was distributed at the same price (list price) as Food 1A, 1,080 yen (1,000 yen excluding tax).

In this embodiment, food 1B is sold separately if there is sufficient time before the shipping deadline, but if any remains unsold, it is frozen to become food 1C and offered together with food 1A.

Furthermore, as shown in Figure 2(a), sticker 3 indicates the price of food product A (specifically, "Price: 1,188 yen (excluding tax: 1,100 yen)"), as well as "Details of Food 1A" and "Details of Food 1C."

Here, "Details of Food 1A" includes information on the price of Food 1A (specifically, "Price: 1,000 yen"), information on the production date of Food 1A (specifically, "Production date: February 20, 2022"), information on the shipping deadline of Food 1A (specifically, "Shipping deadline: May 20, 2022"), and information on the expiration date of Food 1A (specifically, "Expiration date: November 20, 2022").

In this embodiment, the shipping and best-before dates of food product 1A are described as dates only, but the time may be included if necessary (for example, "Shipping and best-before dates: 10:00 AM, May 20, 2022" or "Best-before dates: 10:00 AM, November 20, 2022").

In addition, the "Details of Food 1C" includes information on the price of Food 1C (specifically, "Price: 100 yen"), information on the item to be frozen (i.e., the food that was subjected to freezing processing to obtain Food 1C) (specifically, "Item to be frozen: Food 1B"), and information on the freezing date of the item to be frozen (specifically, "Freezing date: April 20, 2022").
In addition, for food 1B, which is the object to be frozen, information on the list price of food 1B (specifically, the indication of "list price: 1,000 yen"), information on the production date of food 1B (specifically, the indication of "production date: January 30, 2022"), information on the shipping deadline of food 1B (specifically, the indication of "shipping deadline: April 30, 2022"), and information on the expiration date of food 1B (specifically, the indication of "best before date: October 30, 2022") are listed.

In this embodiment, the freezing timing of food 1B is described using only the date as an example, but the time may be described if necessary (for example, "Freezing date and time: April 20, 2022, 10:00 AM").

In addition, in this embodiment, the shipping and best-before dates of food product 1B are described as being only dates, but the time may be described if necessary (for example, "Shipping and best-before date: April 30, 2022, 10:00 AM" or "Best-before date: October 30, 2022, 10:00 AM").

[effect]
In the above-mentioned example of a food product to which the present invention is applied, food 1A and food 1C are integrated, so that when food 1A is served, not only food 1A but also food 1C is inevitably served. In this way, food 1C can be served to consumers together with food 1A, and by preventing the waste of food 1B, a reduction in food waste can be achieved.

In one example of a food product to which the present invention is applied, the price of food 1C is set low (specifically, the list price of food 1B, which is the pre-frozen version of food 1C, is 1,000 yen, while the price of food 1C is set at 100 yen), which means that consumers who are looking to purchase food 1A can get a good deal on food 1C, stimulating their desire to buy.

Incidentally, even if food 1C is sold individually at a low price (for example, food 1C is sold for 100 yen, independently of food 1A), a certain amount of sales can be expected.
However, for those (consumers) who wish to purchase food 1A, food 1A is the food they want to obtain (purchase), and so even if food 1C were sold separately, it would not meet consumer expectations. Also, for food providers (sellers of food 1A and food 1C), even if food 1C were sold separately, it would not contribute to increased sales, and it may become difficult to continue selling it.
Therefore, in one example of a food product in this embodiment, by integrating food 1A and food 1C, it is possible to meet the consumer needs of wanting to obtain (purchase) food 1A, while also increasing sales for the food provider, and further reducing food waste by providing food 1C to consumers.

In one example of a food product to which the present invention is applied, both the price of food 1C (100 yen) and the list price of food 1B (1,000 yen) are written on sticker 3, letting consumers know that the price of food 1C is inexpensive (1/10 the price of food 1B). Informing consumers that food 1C is priced inexpensively can stimulate their desire to purchase, which is expected to further reduce food waste.

In addition, in one example of a food product to which the present invention is applied, the shipping deadline of food product 1A (May 20, 2022) is written on sticker 3, thereby letting consumers know that food product 1A has not passed its shipping deadline.
Similarly, since sticker 3 shows the expiration date of food product 1A (November 20, 2022), consumers can be informed that food product 1A has not passed its expiration date.
Furthermore, by letting the consumer know that neither the shipping date nor the expiration date of the food product 1A has passed, the consumer can purchase the food product 1A with peace of mind.

In addition, in one example of a food product to which the present invention is applied, the shipping deadline of food 1B (April 30, 2022) is written on sticker 3, thereby notifying consumers that food 1B has not passed its shipping deadline.
Similarly, since sticker 3 indicates the expiration date of food product 1B (October 30, 2022), consumers can be informed that food product 1B has not passed its expiration date.
By informing the consumer that neither the shipping date nor the expiration date of food 1B has passed, the consumer can purchase food 1C with peace of mind.

Furthermore, in one example of a food product to which the present invention is applied, information about the freezing date of food 1B (April 20, 2022) is written on sticker 3, thereby informing consumers that food 1B is less likely to deteriorate after the freezing date.
Furthermore, considering that the shipping deadline for Food 1B (April 30, 2022) is also listed, it can be seen that Food 1B was in an environment that was less likely to deteriorate for 10 days prior to the shipping deadline, and it is expected that consumers will be able to purchase Food 1C with peace of mind, even if the shipping deadline for Food 1B approaches.

[Modification 1]
In the first embodiment described above, an example is given of a case in which food 1C is charged (100 yen), but it is sufficient if a reduction in food waste can be achieved by providing food 1C together with food 1A, and food 1C does not necessarily have to be charged and may be provided free of charge (0 yen).

[Modification 2]
In addition, in the above-mentioned first embodiment, an example has been explained in which "Price of food product A,""Details of food product 1A," and "Details of food product 1C" are written on sticker 3. However, it is sufficient if such information (information written on sticker 3) is conveyed to the consumer, and it is not necessary to write the information itself on sticker 3. As shown in FIG. 1(c), identification information 4 (e.g., a two-dimensional barcode) that allows access to the information may be displayed.
In addition, a URL is recorded in the identification information (such as a two-dimensional barcode), and by reading the identification information with a mobile terminal or the like, it is possible to access a website via the Internet that lists the "Price of Food Product A,""Details of Food 1A," and "Details of Food 1C."

[Modification 3]
Furthermore, in the above-mentioned first embodiment, an example has been given in which "Price of food product A,""Details of food 1A," and "Details of food 1C" are written on sticker 3; however, it is sufficient if such information (information written on sticker 3) is conveyed to the consumer, and it is not necessary for the information to be written on sticker 3. It is also possible to provide food product A without sticker 3 after conveying the information to the consumer using various methods.

[Modification 4]
In addition, in the first embodiment described above, the example is given of food 1A and food 1B being the same food, but it is sufficient if the food is one that can stimulate the consumer's desire to purchase food 1A by giving them a sense of value, and food 1B does not necessarily have to be the same food as food 1A, and may be a "food of the same type" or a "different food."
However, if food 1A and food 1B are the same food, it is expected that the purchasing motivation of those who wish to purchase food 1A will be further stimulated.

Here, "foods of the same kind" refers to a relationship in which foods can be "considered to be the same food." For example, cream buns and jam buns have in common that they are both sweet buns, but since they are different types of sweet buns, they are not foods of the same kind. Furthermore, even if two cream buns have different cream colors, they are not foods of the same kind. In other words, foods with different exterior colors are not foods of the same kind. Similarly, red wine and white wine cannot be said to be of the same kind, because they are not related in a way that they can be considered to be the same food, even if they are made using the same farming method and come from the same farm.

[Modification 5]
In addition, in the first embodiment described above, an example has been given in which food 1A and food 1B are secondary products, but food 1A and food 1B do not necessarily have to be secondary products and may be primary products.

[Modification 6]
In addition, in the first embodiment described above, the price of food 1C (displayed as "Price: 100 yen") and the list price of food 1B (displayed as "List price: 1,000 yen") are displayed as "Details of food 1C" to inform consumers that the selling price is 1/10, but it may also be displayed that the actual selling price is 1/10.
For example, the price of food 1C (displayed as "Actual price: 100 yen (900 yen worth of points will be awarded)") and the list price of food 1B (displayed as "List price: 1,000 yen") may be written as "Details of food 1C" to show that the effective selling price is 1/10. In this case, the consumer will pay 1,000 yen as the purchase cost of food 1C, but will be awarded points worth 900 yen.

[Modification 7]
In addition, in the first embodiment described above, an example is given of freezing food 1B approaching its shipping deadline (specifically, freezing it on April 20, 2022, 10 days before the shipping deadline of April 30, 2022), but freezing does not necessarily need to be performed based on the shipping deadline.

(1) When freezing is performed based on the expiration date For example, if the production date of food 1A is March 20, 2022 and the expiration date is June 20, 2022, and the production date of food 1B is February 20, 2022 and the expiration date is May 20, 2022, food 1B may be frozen on April 20, 2022, which is one month before the expiration date of May 20, 2022. The seal 3 in such a case is shown in FIG. 2(b).
In this case, it is clear that food 1B has been in an environment (frozen) that is less likely to deteriorate for one month before the expiration date, and it is expected that consumers will feel safe purchasing food 1C even if the expiration date is approaching.

Furthermore, when freezing is performed based on the expiration date (as in FIG. 2(b)), the expiration date of food 1C can be indicated as details of food 1C (for example, "Expiration date: June 20, 2022"), thereby informing consumers of the expiration date of food 1C. In addition, by informing consumers that there is plenty of time until the expiration date of food 1C, consumers can purchase food 1C with peace of mind.
In addition, since freezing food 1B makes it less likely for food 1B to deteriorate, the expiration date of food 1C is set to a date later than the expiration date of food 1B.

(2) When freezing is performed based on the expiration date For example, if the production date of food 1A is October 20, 2021 and the expiration date is October 20, 2022, and the production date of food 1B is June 20, 2021 and the expiration date is June 20, 2022, food 1B may be frozen on April 20, 2022, which is two months before the expiration date of June 20, 2022. The seal 3 in such a case is shown in FIG. 2(c).
In this case, it is clear that food 1B has been in an environment (frozen) that is less likely to deteriorate for two months before the expiration date, and it is expected that consumers will feel safe purchasing food 1C even if the expiration date is approaching.

Furthermore, when freezing is performed based on the expiration date (as in FIG. 2(c)), the expiration date of food 1C can be indicated as a detail of food 1C (e.g., "Expiration date: August 20, 2022"), thereby informing consumers of the expiration date of food 1C. In addition, by informing consumers that there is plenty of time until the expiration date of food 1C, consumers can purchase food 1C with peace of mind.
In addition, since freezing food 1B makes it less likely for food 1B to deteriorate, the expiration date of food 1C is set to a date later than the expiration date of food 1B.

2. Second embodiment
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the configuration of a food product sales system to which the present invention is applied, and is an example of the configuration of a system for providing (selling) the food product A shown in FIG. 1(a) and FIG. 1(b).

The food product sales system 11 shown in FIG. 3 is configured to be able to exchange various information with a consumer terminal 13 used by a person (consumer) who wishes to purchase a food product via the Internet 12.

The food product sales system 11 also has inventory information recording means 14A, 14B, inventory information confirmation means 15, price calculation means 16, and information output means 17.

Here, the inventory information recording means 14A is configured to be able to record at least information 14Aa on the name of food 1A, information 14Ab on the inventory quantity of food 1A, information 14Ac on the shipping deadline of food 1A, information 14Ad on the best-before date of food 1A, information 14Ae on the expiration date of food 1A, and information 14Af on the price of food 1A.
Specifically, for food item 1A, the name, stock quantity, shipping date, best before date, expiration date, and price are recorded.

In addition, the inventory information recording means 14B is configured to be able to record at least information 14Ba on the name of food 1C, information 14Bb on the inventory quantity of food 1C, information 14Bg on the freezing date of food 1B, information 14Bc on the shipping deadline of food 1B, information 14Bd on the best-before date of food 1B, information 14Be on the expiration date of food 1B, and information 14Bf on the price (list price) of food 1B.
Specifically, for food 1C, its name and stock quantity are recorded, and for food 1B, its freezing date, shipping date, best before date, expiry date, price (list price) are recorded.

In addition, the inventory information confirmation means 15 is configured to be able to confirm the inventory quantity recorded in the inventory information recording means 14A, 14B when a consumer requests information on food product 1A, or when a consumer requests information on food product 1C, or when a consumer requests information on food product A.
Specifically, when information is received from the consumer terminal 13 indicating a desire to output information on food 1A, food 1C, or food product A, information 14Ab on the stock quantity of food 1A and information 14Bb on the stock quantity of food 1C are accessed to confirm the stock quantities.

The inventory information confirmation means 15 confirms "information 14Ae about the expiration date of food 1A" and "information 14Be about the expiration date of food 1B" in addition to "information 14Ab about the stock quantity of food 1A" and "information 14Bb about the stock quantity of food 1C". If information 14Ae about the expiration date of food 1A has passed, it is determined that food 1A is out of stock, and if information 14Be about the expiration date of food 1B has passed, it is determined that food 1C is out of stock.

In addition, the price calculation means 16 is configured to be able to check the price recorded in the inventory information recording means 14A when a consumer requests information on food product 1A, or when a consumer requests information on food product 1C, or when a consumer requests information on food product A.
Specifically, when information is received from the consumer terminal 13 indicating a request for output of information on food 1A, food 1C, or food product A, the price information 14Af for food 1A is accessed to confirm the price.

Furthermore, the price calculation means 16 calculates the price of food 1C based on "information 14Bg of the freezing date of food 1B,""information 14Bc of the shipping deadline of food 1B," and "information 14Bf of the price (list price) of food 1B."
Specifically, the price of food 1C is calculated based on the "number of days from the freezing date of food 1B to the shipping deadline of food 1B (in other words, the number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of food 1B on the freezing date of food 1B)" (hereinafter referred to as the "number of days remaining when frozen (shipping deadline)") and the "price (list price) of food 1B."
For example, if the price (list price) of food 1B is 1,000 yen, then if the number of days remaining when frozen (shipping by) is 20 days or more, the price is 200 yen (80% off the list price), if the number of days remaining when frozen (shipping by) is 10 days or more, the price is 100 yen (90% off the list price), if the number of days remaining when frozen (shipping by) is 5 days or more, the price is 50 yen (95% off), and if the number of days remaining when frozen (shipping by) is less than 5 days, the price is 10 yen (99% off the list price).

In addition, the price of food 1C may be calculated based on the "number of days remaining when frozen (shipping deadline)" and the "number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of food 1B."
For example, if the price (list price) of food 1B is 1,000 yen, the price is calculated as follows: 200 yen if the number of days remaining when frozen (shipping deadline) is 20 days or more, 100 yen if the number of days remaining when frozen (shipping deadline) is 10 days or more, 50 yen if the number of days remaining when frozen (shipping deadline) is 5 days or more, and 10 yen if the number of days remaining when frozen (shipping deadline) is less than 5 days.Furthermore, if the "number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of food 1B" is less than 3 days, the price is multiplied by 0.5 to calculate the price.

The "number of days remaining until the shipping deadline of food product 1B" is calculated based on the date on which the consumer requested the information (in other words, based on the date on which the price calculation means 16 calculates the price) in comparison with the shipping deadline information 14Bf of food product 1B. In the case of this embodiment, based on April 21, 2022, it is determined that there are "9 days left until the shipping deadline" for food product 1B.

The information output means 17 is configured to be able to output information to the consumer terminal 13 based on the confirmation results and calculation results of the inventory information confirmation means 15 and the price calculation means 16 .
The output information of the information output means 17 in this embodiment is as follows:

(When Food 1A and Food 1C are in stock)
If the inventory information confirmation means 15 finds that food 1A and food 1C are in stock, it outputs a message that "food 1A, food 1C, and food product A are all available for sale" and "price information for food 1A, food 1C, and food product A."

(If Food 1A is out of stock)
If, as a result of checking by the inventory information checking means 15, only food 1A is out of stock (in other words, only food 1C is in stock), the means 15 outputs "as food 1A is out of stock, food 1A and food product A cannot be sold, and only food 1C can be sold" and "price information for food 1C."
The "price information of food 1C" is calculated by the price calculation means 16. That is, when food 1A is out of stock, food product A cannot be sold and food 1C is sold separately. However, even when food 1C is sold separately, information output means 17 outputs "price information of food 1C" based on the calculation result of price calculation means 16.

Here, if food 1A is out of stock, food 1C will be sold on its own, and it is conceivable that a price (the price at which it is sold on its own) different from the price at which it would be sold in combination with food 1A may be output.
However, in this embodiment, if food 1C is forced to be sold alone because food 1A is out of stock, it will be sold at the price of food 1C when sold in combination with food 1A (100 yen in this embodiment).

(If Food 1C is out of stock)
If, as a result of checking by the inventory information checking means 15, only food 1C is out of stock (in other words, only food 1A is in stock), the means 15 outputs "as food 1C is out of stock, food 1C and food product A cannot be sold, and only food 1A can be sold" and "price information for food 1A."
The "price information of food product 1A" is confirmed by the inventory information confirmation means 15. In other words, if food product 1C is out of stock, food product A cannot be sold and food product 1A will be sold separately. However, even if food product 1A is sold separately, information output means 17 outputs "price information of food product 1A" based on the confirmation result of the inventory information confirmation means 15.

(When Food 1A and Food 1C are out of stock)
If the inventory information confirmation means 15 finds that food 1A and food 1C are out of stock, it outputs the message "Food 1A, food 1C, and food product A cannot be sold because food 1A and food 1C are out of stock."

[effect]
In the food product sales system 11 to which the present invention is applied as described above, even if a consumer desires information on food 1A (in other words, does not desire information on food 1C), information on food 1C and food product A is output, provided that food 1C is in stock, thereby promoting the sale of food 1C and reducing food waste by preventing the disposal of food 1B.

In addition, the food product sales system 11 to which the present invention is applied outputs information on the price of the food 1C, and can inform consumers that the price of the food 1C is set at a low price, thereby stimulating the consumer's desire to purchase.

[Modification 8]
In the above-described second embodiment, an example has been given in which the price calculation means 16 calculates the price of food 1C based on "shipping deadline information 14Bc of food 1B." However, in the case of food 1C that has been frozen based on the expiration date (see FIG. 2(b)), the price of food 1C will be calculated based on "best before date information 14Bd of food 1B."
Similarly, in the case of food 1C that has been frozen based on its expiration date (see FIG. 2(c)), the price of food 1C is calculated based on "information 14Be of the expiration date of food 1B."

[Modification 9]
In the above-described second embodiment, an example has been given in which the information output means 17 outputs "whether the food is available for sale" and "the price of the food", but the expiration date of the food 1C may also be output.
Specifically, a food product sales system 11 may be provided with a best-before calculation means (not shown) that calculates the best-before date of food 1C based on "the number of days from the freezing date of food 1B to the best-before date of food 1B (in other words, the number of days remaining until the best-before date of food 1B on the freezing date of food 1B)" (hereinafter referred to as "remaining days when frozen (best-before date)") and outputs the calculated best-before date by information output means 17.
For example, if the expiration date of food 1B is May 20, 2022 (see Figure 2 (b)), if the number of days remaining when frozen (best before date) is 20 days or more, the expiration date will be June 20, 2022 (best before date of food 1B + 31 days); if the number of days remaining when frozen (best before date) is 10 days or more, the expiration date will be June 5, 2022 (best before date of food 1B + 16 days); and if the number of days remaining when frozen (best before date) is 5 days or more, the expiration date will be May 25, 2022 (best before date of food 1B + 5 days).
Furthermore, if the expiration date of food product 1C can be communicated to consumers, the consumers can be informed that there is still plenty of time until the expiration date of food product 1C, and the consumers can purchase food product 1C with peace of mind.

[Modification 10]
In the above-described second embodiment, an example has been given in which the information output means 17 outputs “whether the food is available for sale” and “the price of the food”, but the expiration date of the food 1C may also be output.
Specifically, a food product sales system 11 may be provided with an expiration date calculation means (not shown) that calculates the expiration date of food 1C based on "the number of days from the freezing date of food 1B to the expiration date of food 1B (in other words, the number of days remaining until the expiration date of food 1B on the freezing date of food 1B)" (hereinafter referred to as "remaining days when frozen (expiration date)") and outputs the calculated expiration date using information output means 17.
For example, if the expiration date of food 1B is June 20, 2022 (see Figure 2 (c)), if the number of days remaining when frozen (best before date) is 40 days or more, the expiration date will be August 20, 2022 (best before date of food 1B + 2 months), and if the number of days remaining when frozen (best before date) is 20 days or more, the expiration date will be July 20, 2022 (best before date of food 1B + 1 month).
Furthermore, if the expiration date of food product 1C can be communicated to consumers, the consumers can be informed that there is still plenty of time until the expiration date of food product 1C, and the consumers can purchase food product 1C with peace of mind.

[Modification 11]
In the above-mentioned second embodiment, the example is given of food 1A and food 1B being the same food, but as in the above-mentioned variant example 4, food 1A and food 1B may be "foods of the same type" or "different foods."

1A Food 1C Food 2 Vinyl 3 Sticker 4 Identification information (2D barcode)
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 11 Food product sales system 12 Internet 13 Consumer terminal 14A Stock information recording means 14B Stock information recording means 15 Stock information confirmation means 16 Price calculation means 17 Information output means

Claims (9)

A first food product, which is a predetermined food product;
A third food is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or is the same type and the same as the first food, or is a separate food from the first food, and has fewer days left until the expiration date than the first food, and is provided together with the first food;
A food product comprising: first price information, which is information about a price of the first food; second price information, which is information about a price of the third food; information about a best-before date of the second food; and information about a timing of freezing the second food; and identification information for accessing a website that describes the first price information, which is information about a price of the first food;
The second price information is less expensive than the first price information. A first food product, which is a predetermined food product;
A third food is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or a food of the same type and kind as the first food, or a food separate from the first food, and has fewer days remaining until the shipping deadline than the first food, and is provided together with the first food;
A food product comprising: identification information for accessing a website that describes first price information, which is information about a price of the first food; second price information, which is information about a price of the third food; information about a shipping deadline of the second food; and information about a timing of freezing the second food;
The second price information is less expensive than the first price information. A first food product, which is a predetermined food product;
A third food is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or is the same type and category as the first food, or is a separate food from the first food, and has fewer days left until the expiration date than the first food, and is provided together with the first food;
A food product comprising: first price information, which is information about a price of the first food; second price information, which is information about a price of the third food; information about an expiration date of the second food; and information about a timing of freezing the second food; and identification information for accessing a website that describes the first price information, which is information about a price of the first food;
The second price information is less expensive than the first price information. A first food product, which is a predetermined food product;
A third food is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or is the same type and the same as the first food, or is a food separate from the first food and has fewer days left until the expiration date than the first food;
First price information, which is information regarding the price of the first food product;
Second price information, which is information regarding the price of the third food product; and
Information regarding the expiration date of the second food product; and
and information regarding a timing at which the second food was frozen.
an inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including information on the number of the third food in stock, information on the expiration date of the second food, and information on the timing of freezing the second food;
a price calculation means for checking the stock quantity information recorded in the stock information recording means, on condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from a consumer's terminal, and, if the third food is in stock, calculating the price of the third food based on information on the expiration date and information on the timing of freezing recorded in the stock information recording means;
and an information output means for outputting the information on the price of the first food and the information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to a terminal of the consumer.
Food product sales system. A first food product, which is a predetermined food product;
A third food is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or is the same type and category as the first food, or is a food separate from the first food and has fewer days remaining until the shipping deadline than the first food;
First price information, which is information regarding the price of the first food product;
Second price information, which is information regarding the price of the third food product; and
Information regarding the shipping deadline of the second food product; and
and information regarding a timing at which the second food was frozen.
an inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including information on the inventory quantity of the third food, information on the shipping deadline of the second food, and information on the timing of freezing the second food;
a price calculation means for checking the stock quantity information recorded in the stock information recording means, on condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from a consumer's terminal, and, if the third food is in stock, calculating the price of the third food based on information on the shipping deadline and information on the timing of freezing recorded in the stock information recording means;
and an information output means for outputting the information on the price of the first food and the information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to a terminal of the consumer.
Food product sales system. A first food product, which is a predetermined food product;
A third food is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or is the same type and category as the first food, or is a food separate from the first food and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food; and
First price information, which is information regarding the price of the first food product;
Second price information, which is information regarding the price of the third food product; and
Information regarding the expiration date of the second food product; and
and information regarding a timing at which the second food was frozen.
an inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including information on the number of the third food in stock, information on the expiration date of the second food, and information on the timing of freezing the second food;
a price calculation means for checking the stock quantity information recorded in the stock information recording means, on condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from a consumer's terminal, and, if the third food is in stock, calculating the price of the third food based on information on the expiration date and information on the timing of freezing recorded in the stock information recording means;
and an information output means for outputting the information on the price of the first food and the information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to a terminal of the consumer.
Food product sales system. A first food product, which is a predetermined food product;
and a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food and has fewer days remaining until the expiration date than the first food,
an inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including information on the number of the third food in stock, information on the expiration date of the second food, and information on the timing of freezing the second food;
a price calculation means for checking the stock quantity information recorded in the stock information recording means, on condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from a consumer's terminal, and, if the third food is in stock, calculating the price of the third food based on information on the expiration date and information on the timing of freezing recorded in the stock information recording means;
and an information output means for outputting the information on the price of the first food and the information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to a terminal of the consumer.
Food product sales system. A first food product, which is a predetermined food product;
a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food and has fewer days remaining until its shipping deadline than the first food;
an inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including information on the inventory quantity of the third food, information on the shipping deadline of the second food, and information on the timing of freezing the second food;
a price calculation means for checking the stock quantity information recorded in the stock information recording means, on condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from a consumer's terminal, and, if the third food is in stock, calculating the price of the third food based on information on the shipping deadline and information on the timing of freezing recorded in the stock information recording means;
and an information output means for outputting the information on the price of the first food and the information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to a terminal of the consumer.
Food product sales system. A first food product, which is a predetermined food product;
and a third food, which is a frozen second food that is the same as the first food, or a food of the same type and category as the first food, or a food separate from the first food and has fewer days remaining until its expiration date than the first food,
an inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including information on the number of the third food in stock, information on the expiration date of the second food, and information on the timing of freezing the second food;
a price calculation means for checking the stock quantity information recorded in the stock information recording means, on condition that a request to output information on the first food is received from a consumer's terminal, and, if the third food is in stock, calculating the price of the third food based on information on the expiration date and information on the timing of freezing recorded in the stock information recording means;
and an information output means for outputting the information on the price of the first food and the information on the price of the third food calculated by the price calculation means to a terminal of the consumer.
Food product sales system.

Images