There is a huge building in Tachikawa that was built in 1936. Constructed as a factory & hangar for making airplanes, the interior space has no pillars and can accommodate many things. All Hoppy products made at the Chofu factory are transported to this building, and from here they are delivered to various locations. A variety of pre-production materials such as bottles and P-Boxes are also managed here in the one place. The ground is perfectly level because the factory was used to make airplanes, and the ground is paved with thick concrete sunk deep into the ground, so that even in the event of a major earthquake, none of the stacked cases of Hoppy would topple over. In other words, this distribution center itself is a reuse of a former airplane factory.

Trucks are used to carry product between the factory and the distribution center, as well transport Hoppy from the factory to the various locations around the country. Previously, trucks could only carry 20 pallets at a time, but they have now been replaced by trailers capable of carrying 40 pallets in a single load. Doubling the amount that can be transported at one time will reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions during transportation. Moreover, hybrid fuel vehicles are already being used as short-distance transport vehicles, and EV trucks are being considered for the future.

A joint delivery system is also in place at this site, allowing various beverages other than Hoppy to be loaded together with products from other manufacturers, and then transported over long distances. This allows us to reduce the number of trucks used to transport products to a distant distribution center to a single truck, thereby reducing the environmental impact as well as improving delivery efficiency and lowering costs.

episode 12
Eco-Friendly Delivery of Hoppy