Survival Foods is a stockpile of freeze-dried processed foods and crackers that can be stored for 25 years. Established in 1978, Sei Enterprise has been a pioneer and leading company in the long-term storage food market in Japan for about half a century, promoting the stockpile of food from government agencies to companies, hospitals, schools and the public.
Japan is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and 10% of the world’s active volcanoes exist in the country. These geographical and natural conditions give rise to such disasters as typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. Twenty percent of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher occur in Japan and active volcanoes account for as many as 7% of the world’s disasters. Therefore, there is a high need to stockpile emergency food in preparation for disasters on a daily basis.
Instead of just preparing, Sei Enterprise believes that eating normal enjoyable meals even in the event of a disaster will provide relief. For that reason, the company has developed five menus that reproduce the taste of home meals. The storage period of general emergency food is often three to five years, but these products have exceeded the norm and achieved a long-term storage period of 25 years.
The secret to this achievement is the advanced freeze-drying process which removes only water to the maximum limit (up to 98%), removes oxygen in the can with an oxygen absorber and seals the canned contents using a reliable method. Such long-term food storage will achieve a reduction in the frequency of the need to replace, purchase costs and the work of updating stock for disaster managers. It also makes it possible to systematically increase stockpiles.
In such a country as Japan that incurs many frequent disasters, Sei Enterprise is working through Survival Foods as a supplier of emergency stores to support people to live with peace of mind through difficult conditions.