"Food Bank Management System" Certified as a Target Tool for "Digitalization & AI Introduction Subsidy 2026" for the 4th Consecutive Year!

The "Food Bank Management System," a cloud-based service provided by AquaLeaf Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Hiratsuka, Kanagawa; Representative Director: Tomofumi Hasegawa), has been registered as a target tool for the "Digitalization & AI Introduction Subsidy 2026" (formerly IT Introduction Subsidy). This marks the fourth consecutive year since 2023 that the system has been registered for this subsidy.

The system, starting at an initial cost of 30,000 yen and a monthly fee of 10,000 yen, supports essential recording and management tasks required by the Consumer Affairs Agency's "Food Bank Certification System."

With this certification, small and medium-sized enterprises and organizations introducing the system during the subsidy period may receive a subsidy of up to half of the initial costs and up to two years of cloud usage fees, ranging from 50,000 to 1.5 million yen.

(*1) Costs for equipment like barcode readers or consumables may apply separately. Subsidy eligibility and rates vary by application type.

[About the Food Bank Management System] This system is a specialized cloud solution developed to support food bank activities. It includes features for inventory management, donation tracking, performance reporting, and personal information management to streamline complex on-site operations.

It also supports compliance with the "Food Bank Certification System" through features like entry/exit records, expiration date management, allergen tracking, and traceability. The traceability feature visualizes the flow of goods from donors to beneficiaries, helping corporate donors manage tax-related documentation and promoting food donation to reduce food loss.

[Key Features] Inventory management, expiration date/allergen management, traceability, donation management, performance reporting, and personal information management.

[Patents/Security] Uses Patent No. 7400036 and holds the ASPIC Information Disclosure Certification (No. 0292-2503).

[Awards] Winner of the Runner-up Grand Prix at the 18th ASPIC Cloud Awards 2024 and selected for "Japan Service Innovation 2025."

[Company Profile] AquaLeaf Co., Ltd. (Established: Nov 2004) provides business-oriented ASP (cloud-based) systems.