There is increasing public interest in health and nutrition, with respect to issues such asobesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and malnutrition. As a business organization that handles food, we aim to act responsibly in promoting individual health by providing nutritionally balanced food.

Seven & i Holdings pays particular attention to the following items when developing healthy food.

For product development at Seven-Eleven Japan, we use a method called "team merchandising," where the Head Office forms a team with the optimal business partners for that product, and they pool the information and knowledge of their respective specialists. Some of these business partners have nutrition and health experts and some of them have research and development facilities. Moreover, Seven-Eleven Japan provides products manufactured under the supervision managing nutritionists by Seven-Meal Service meeting the following conditions (Approximately 200 items).

The Seven & i Holdings Group's Seven Premium private-brand products are manufactured with an integrated system from ingredient procurement through to product development and quality management. These products must meet seven requirements, one of them being "supports health." To this end, the calorie content is displayed on the front of the product to make it easy for customers to find when selecting products.

Seven & i Holdings is taking steps to reduce the use of additives in food products as part of efforts to create products that are safe and reliable. For example, no artificial colorings or preservatives are used in the original products such as rice-balls and boxed lunches sold by Seven-Eleven Japan (approximately 2,000 items), or in the prepared meals, boxed lunches, and sushi sold by Ito-Yokado. At Seven-Eleven Japan, we have eliminated the use of phosphates from the ham and sausage used in our original sandwiches (approximately 30 items), since excessive intake of phosphates is said to inhibit calcium absorption. Moreover, we continue to work with ingredient manufacturers to reduce the amounts of trans-fatty acids, which are said to increase the risk of heart disease. In line with the official guidance on displaying information about trans-fatty acids from the Consumer Affairs Agency, the amounts used in typical products are disclosed on Seven-Eleven Japan's website , along with amounts of saturated fats and cholesterol (Japanese).

Euglena has drawn attention for having characteristics of both a plant and an animal, and containing some 59 types of nutrient. Ito-Yokado and euglena Co., Ltd., along with cooperating food product manufacturers, established the Euglena Committee with the goal of developing products that will provide modern people with an easy way to get the nutrients that they tend to lack. Products that contain euglena are sold with an original logo on the package.