The flooded lunch catering store is closed due to typhoon No.19 Tochigi Yanagibashicho October 31 13:13
In Tochigi City, which suffered a lot of inundation due to the heavy rain of Typhoon No.19, a catering store that had delivered lunch to local elderly people for many years was damaged due to water damage to equipment etc. It was.
We decided to close the business at Kinki Lunch Center, a catering store that has been in business for over 40 years in Yanagibashi-cho, Tochigi.
This catering store delivered lunch every day to elderly people living alone, but it was rebuilt due to heavy rain caused by typhoon No. 19 and the store was flooded to the height of the chest, causing a lot of damage such as refrigerators. It was decided that it was difficult to decide to close business.
On the morning of the 31st, seven employees who worked for many years gathered for a final cleanup, and President Tokio Inagaki (77) said, “A lot of elderly people were thankful for the bento. It ’s hard to break up with everyone. “Let's meet,” he said with tears.
Employees were crying for each other's hard work.
President Inagaki said, “It is very disappointing that we have to quit. We are worried about Grandpa and Grandma who are unable to deliver their lunch.”
A 94-year-old woman who had been delivering a lunch every day for about 8 years ago was surprised when she received an explanation from the employee about closing the business. “Do you really quit? It was a lunch box.