Food product sales system

Abstract

To reduce food loss through sales promotion of food products that have passed best-before dates.SOLUTION: A food product sales system 11 for selling a food product 1C that has passed a best-by date is provided, the system being configured to output a prompt with information on recipes that uses a food product 1A and the food product 1C upon receipt of a request for outputting information on the first food product 1A from a consumer terminal 13.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a sales system for food products. More specifically, it relates to a sales system for food products capable of reducing food loss (food waste).

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, the safety of products centered on food has attracted the attention of consumers. When consumers select products, they have come to show interest even in aspects such as what the products themselves and their raw materials are like.

[0003] Therefore, product providers provide products by describing information such as the components, origin, and manufacturing date of the products and their raw materials on labels attached to the product packaging or recording them on IC tags.

[0004] However, simply attaching information described or recorded to products for provision makes it easy to tamper with or forge such information, and there is in fact a situation where information is being tampered with or forged. As a result, the credibility for consumers is low, and it has been difficult for consumers to safely select products.

[0005] Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has proposed a technique of providing food by attaching a sample of raw material powder obtained by powdering the raw materials of the food to the food, rather than simply attaching information described or recorded to the food (see Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0006]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0007] By the way, although the "visualization" of food quality enables consumers to safely select food, it is difficult to directly reduce "food loss," which has been regarded as a problem in recent years.

[0008] The present invention has been devised in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a sales system for food products capable of reducing food loss.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0009] In order to achieve the above object, the sales system for food products of the present invention defines any one of the expiration date, the shipping date, or the remaining days until the consumption date reaches a predetermined number of days as a predetermined period, and sells expired food that has passed the predetermined period. A sales system for food products, comprising: inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including the inventory quantity information and the predetermined period information for a predetermined food sold in the sales system for food products; and from a consumer terminal, on the condition that a request to output information on a first food, which is one of the predetermined foods, is received, the inventory information recorded in the inventory information recording means is confirmed and input to a predetermined recipe information generation means. Instruction information creation means for creating instruction information for generating recipe information using the first food and the expired food having inventory by the recipe information generation means; and output means for outputting the instruction information created by the instruction information creation means to the consumer terminal.

[0010] In addition, the sales system of the food product of the present invention defines any one of the expiration date, the shipping date, or the remaining days until the consumption date reaches a predetermined number of days as the predetermined deadline, and is a food product sales system for selling expired food products that have passed the predetermined deadline. For a predetermined food product sold in the food product sales system, inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including the information on the inventory quantity and the information on the predetermined deadline, and upon receiving from the consumer's terminal a request to output information on a first food product which is one of the predetermined food products, checks the inventory information recorded in the inventory information recording means, and when there is no inventory of the expired food product, creates instruction information to be input to a predetermined recipe information generation means, which is the instruction information for the recipe information generation means to generate recipe information using the first food product and the predetermined food product with inventory, and when there is inventory of the expired food product, creates instruction information to be input to a predetermined recipe information generation means, which is the instruction information for the recipe information generation means to generate recipe information using the first food product and the expired food product with inventory, and an output means for outputting the instruction information created by the instruction information creating means to the consumer's terminal.

[0011] Here, it can be expected that by the output means outputting the instruction information for generating the recipe information using the "first food product" and the "expired food product with inventory" to the consumer's terminal, it will lead to the purchase of the "expired food product".

[0012] Also, when there is no inventory of the expired food product (in other words, when there is no expired food product for sale), it can be expected that by outputting the instruction information for generating the recipe information using the "first food product" and the "predetermined food product with inventory" to the consumer's terminal, it will lead to the purchase of the "predetermined food product with inventory". The "predetermined food product with inventory" here, considering that there is no inventory of the expired food product, will necessarily mean a food product that is not an expired food product.

[0013] Incidentally, since foods that are not expired foods may potentially become expired foods in the future, it is also important to arouse consumers' willingness to purchase "foods that are not expired foods" in order to achieve a reduction in food loss.

[0014] By the way, by outputting to the consumer's terminal the instruction information for generating "recipe information using only expired foods (recipe information not using the first food)" instead of the instruction information for generating "recipe information using the first food and expired foods", a certain level of sales volume can be expected. However, for consumers who wish to purchase the first food, since the food they want to obtain (purchase) is the first food, even if the instruction information for generating "recipe information using only expired foods (recipe information not using the first food)" is output to the consumer's terminal, it cannot be said that the needs of the consumers who wish to purchase are being met. Therefore, in the present invention, by outputting the instruction information for generating "recipe information using the first food and expired foods" to the consumer's terminal, while meeting the needs of consumers who want to obtain (purchase) the first food, the arousal of the willingness to purchase expired foods is also realized.

[0015] In addition, when the instruction information creation means uses the food product sales system to create the instruction information for generating "recipe information using the first food and the second food, which is one of the expired foods" in response to a request from the consumer's terminal that has purchased the first food and the second food, and the output means outputs such instruction information to the consumer's terminal, the consumer can obtain the instruction information for generating the recipe information of the purchased food even after the purchase. Therefore, it can be expected that the incentive of consumers to purchase "expired foods" will increase.

[0016] Incidentally, the "food" here includes both "primary products" and "secondary products", and includes not only foods and drinks (animal foods, plant foods, processed foods, frozen foods, gourmet foods, seasonings, health foods, supplements, beverages, processing materials, etc.) for the purpose of nutrient intake and taste, but also pharmaceuticals and quasi-drugs. For example, traditional Chinese medicines are also included. Also, it is intended to include feeds, aquaculture feeds, dog foods, etc. for fish and animals.

[0017] Moreover, the "primary products" here refer to fresh foods before processing, animal foods, and plant foods themselves. For example, vegetables such as daikon radishes and cabbages, or raw meats such as chicken and beef themselves are applicable. Also, for example, fruits, beans, shellfish, and fish are also applicable.

[0018] Furthermore, the "secondary products" here refer to products obtained by processing unprocessed fresh foods, unprocessed animal foods, and unprocessed plant foods, such as steamed buns, pickles, stir-fried vegetables, steaks, hamburgers, ramen, boxed lunches, bread, milk, cheese, beer, wine, sake, whiskey, frozen foods, canned foods, bottled tea, juice, coffee, soft drinks, etc.

[0019] Also, the "secondary products" here of course include secondary products processed from primary products, and also include secondary products processed from secondary products. For example, it includes tamagoyaki manufactured by purchasing seasoned eggs as raw materials and baking them. Furthermore, the "secondary products" here also include secondary products purchased using secondary products as raw materials. For example, it also includes a boxed lunch filled with tamagoyaki purchased using tamagoyaki as raw materials.

[0020] Also, the "first food" may be singular or plural, and the "second food" may also be singular or plural.

[0021] Also, the "expiration date" here means the "period during which it can be eaten deliciously without the quality changing", and it does not mean that it cannot be eaten immediately even after the expiration date has passed.

[0022] In addition, the "expiration date for consumption" here means the "date until it can be safely eaten", and if the expiration date for consumption has passed, it means that it can no longer be eaten.

[0023] Furthermore, the "shipment deadline" here means the "date by which wholesalers or manufacturers can deliver goods to retailers", and if the shipment deadline has passed, it means that, according to business practice, the goods will be returned from the retailer to the wholesaler or manufacturer. Note that, according to business practice, the "shipment deadline" is often set as "1 / 3 of the expiration date of food" (for example, in the case of food with an expiration date 6 months from the manufacturing date, the shipment deadline is 2 months from the manufacturing date). However, the "shipment deadline" here may be "1 / 4 of the expiration date of food". Furthermore, it may also be "2 months before the expiration date of food" or "1 year before the expiration date for consumption of food".

Advantages of the Invention

[0024] In the food product sales system of the present invention, it is possible to reduce food loss by reducing the remaining stock of expired food.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Figure 1

Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0026] Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") will be described. Here, in the present embodiment, the description is made based on the point in time of April 21, 2023. Therefore, if the expiration date is before April 20, 2023, the expiration date has passed, and if the expiration date is after April 21, 2023, the expiration date has not arrived. Note that the description will be made in the following order. 1. First Embodiment 2. Variation

[0027] <1. First Embodiment> [Configuration of the Present Invention] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the configuration of a food product sales system to which the present invention is applied, and is an example of a system configuration for providing (selling) foods 1A to 1D. Here, a case of selling four types of foods such as foods 1A to 1D will be described, but it goes without saying that it may be three or less types or five or more types.

[0028] Here, food 1A is a food with a best - before date of May 31, 2023, a expiration date of September 30, 2023, and a list price of 1,500 yen.

[0029] Also, food 1B is a food with a best - before date of April 30, 2023, an expiration date of August 31, 2023, and a list price of 800 yen.

[0030] Also, food 1C is a food with a best - before date of April 20, 2023, an expiration date of August 20, 2023, and a list price of 2,000 yen.

[0031] Although the list price of food 1C is 2,000 yen, since its best - before date has passed, it will be sold at a reduced price (discounted). In the present embodiment, when the best - before date has passed by one day, a "10% discount from the list price" is applied, when it has passed by two days, a "5% discount from the list price" is applied, and when it has passed by three days or more, a "1% discount from the list price" is applied for price reduction. Since food 1C has passed its best - before date by one day, it is sold at 200 yen (10% discount from the list price).

[0032] Also, food 1D is a food with a best - before date of March 20, 2023, an expiration date of July 20, 2023, and a list price of 1,000 yen.

[0033] Although the list price of food 1D is 1,000 yen, since its best - before date has passed, it will be sold at a reduced price (discounted). In this embodiment, a price reduction as described above is carried out, and since the food 1D has passed its expiration date by more than three days, it is sold at 10 yen (a 99% discount from the list price).

[0034] The food product sales system 11 shown in FIG. 1 is configured to be able to exchange various information with a consumer terminal 13 used by a person who wishes to purchase a food product (consumer) via the Internet 12.

[0035] The food product sales system 11 also includes inventory information recording means 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D, inventory information confirmation means 15, prompt creation means 16, and information output means 17. Note that the prompt creation means 16 is an example of instruction information creation means.

[0036] Here, the inventory information recording means 14A is configured to be able to record at least information 14Aa on the name of the food 1A, information 14Ab on the inventory quantity of the food 1A, information 14Ac on the expiration date of the food 1A, information 14Ad on the shelf life of the food 1A, and information 14Ae on the price of the food 1A. Specifically, for the food 1A whose expiration date has not arrived (since the expiration date has not arrived, the shelf life has not arrived either), its name, inventory quantity, expiration date, shelf life, and price are recorded.

[0037] The inventory information recording means 14B is configured to be able to record at least information 14Ba on the name of the food 1B, information 14Bb on the inventory quantity of the food 1B, information 14Bc on the expiration date of the food 1B, information 14Bd on the shelf life of the food 1B, and information 14Be on the price of the food 1B. Specifically, for the food 1B whose expiration date has not arrived (since the expiration date has not arrived, the shelf life has not arrived either), its name, inventory quantity, expiration date, shelf life, and price are recorded.

[0038] In addition, the inventory information recording means 14C is configured to be able to record at least the information 14Ca on the name of the food 1C, the information 14Cb on the inventory quantity of the food 1C, the information 14Cc on the expiration date of the food 1C, the information 14Cd on the shelf life of the food 1C, and the information 14Ce on the price of the food 1C.

[0039] Specifically, for the food 1C whose expiration date has passed but whose shelf life has not passed, its name, inventory quantity, expiration date, shelf life, and price (the price after a reduction from the list price) are recorded.

[0040] In addition, the inventory information recording means 14D is configured to be able to record at least the information 14Da on the name of the food 1D, the information 14Db on the inventory quantity of the food 1D, the information 14Dc on the expiration date of the food 1D, the information 14Dd on the shelf life of the food 1D, and the information 14De on the price of the food 1D.

[0041] Specifically, for the food 1D whose expiration date has passed but whose shelf life has not passed, its name, inventory quantity, expiration date, shelf life, and price (the price after a reduction from the list price) are recorded.

[0042] In addition, the inventory information confirmation means 15 is configured to be able to confirm the information recorded in the inventory information recording means 14A to 14D when a consumer requests information on the sold food (that is, food 1A to food 1D). Specifically, when a request for output of information on food 1A to food 1D is received from the consumer terminal 13, access is made to the information 14Ab on the inventory quantity of food 1A, the information 14Bb on the inventory quantity of food 1B, the information 14Cb on the inventory quantity of food 1C, and the information 14Db on the inventory quantity of food 1D to confirm the inventory quantity.

[0043] In addition to the "information 14Ab on the stock quantity of Food 1A", "information 14Bb on the stock quantity of Food 1B", "information 14Cb on the stock quantity of Food 1C", and "information 14Db on the stock quantity of Food 1D", the inventory information confirmation means 15 also confirms the "information 14Ad on the expiration date of Food 1A", "information 14Bd on the expiration date of Food 1B", "information 14Cd on the expiration date of Food 1C", and "information 14Dd on the expiration date of Food 1D". If the expiration date information 14Ad of Food 1A has passed, it is determined that Food 1A is out of stock; if the expiration date information 14Bd of Food 1B has passed, it is determined that Food 1B is out of stock; if the expiration date information 14Cd of Food 1C has passed, it is determined that Food 1C is out of stock; if the expiration date information 14Dd of Food 1D has passed, it is determined that Food 1D is out of stock.

[0044] Also, the prompt creation means 16 is configured to be able to create a "prompt" for generating recipe information of foods (i.e., Food 1A, Food 1B, Food 1C, Food 1D) sold by the food product sales system 11 using general-purpose generative AI (generative AI).

[0045] Specifically, it is configured to be able to create a "prompt" for generating the following recipe information (1) to (10). (1) Recipe information using "Food 1A" and "Food 1B" (2) Recipe information using "Food 1A" and "Food 1C" (3) Recipe information using "Food 1A" and "Food 1D" (4) Recipe information using "Food 1B" and "Food 1C" (5) Recipe information using "Food 1B" and "Food 1D" (6) Recipe information using "Food 1C" and "Food 1D" (7) Recipe information using "Food 1A", "Food 1B", and "Food 1C" (8) Recipe information using "Food 1A", "Food 1B", and "Food 1D" (9) Recipe information using "Food 1B", "Food 1C", and "Food 1D" (10) Recipe information using "Food 1A", "Food 1B", "Food 1C", and "Food 1D"

[0046] In addition, by inputting the "prompt" created by the prompt creation means 16 as input information into a general-purpose generative AI (generative AI), recipe information of foods (Food A to Food D) sold by the food product sales system 1 can be obtained as the output result of the generative AI.

[0047] Further, when a consumer requests information on the sold foods (that is, Food 1A to Food 1D), the information output means 17 is configured to be able to output "the information on the food requested by the consumer" and "the prompt for generating the recipe information of the food requested by the consumer" to the consumer terminal 13.

[0048] Specifically, the output information of the information output means 17 when the consumer requests information on Food 1A is as follows.

[0049] (1. When Food 1A is out of stock) As a result of confirmation by the inventory information confirmation means 15, when Food 1A is out of stock, instead of outputting "information on Food 1A" or "the prompt for generating the recipe information of Food 1A", "Since Food 1A is out of stock, Food 1A cannot be sold" is output.

[0050] (2. When there is inventory of Food 1A) As a result of confirmation by the inventory information confirmation means 15, when there is inventory of Food 1A, as information on Food 1A, "information 14Aa on the name of Food 1A", "information 14Ab on the inventory quantity of Food 1A", "information 14Ac on the expiration date of Food 1A", "information 14Ad on the shelf life of Food 1A", "information 14Ae on the price of Food 1A" are output.

[0051] Also, the "prompt for generating the recipe information of Food 1A" output when there is inventory of Food 1A is as follows. Note that by inputting the prompt into the generative AI 18, recipe information can be obtained as the output result of the generative AI 18.

[0052] (2-1. When there is inventory of Food 1C and Food 1D) As a result of the confirmation by the inventory information confirmation means 15, when there is inventory of Food 1C and Food 1D, as prompts for generating the recipe information of Food 1A, a prompt for generating recipe information using "Food 1A" and "Food 1C", a prompt for generating recipe information using "Food 1A" and "Food 1D", and a prompt for generating recipe information using "Food 1A", "Food 1C", and "Food 1D" are output. That is, prompts for generating the recipe information of (2), (3), (7), (8), and (10) described above are output. However, when Food 1B is out of stock, only the prompts for generating the recipe information of (2) and (3) are output.

[0053] (2-2. When there is inventory of Food 1C) As a result of the confirmation by the inventory information confirmation means 15, when there is inventory of Food 1C (when Food 1D is out of stock), as a prompt for generating the recipe information of Food 1A, a prompt for generating recipe information using "Food 1A" and "Food 1C" is output. That is, prompts for generating the recipe information of (2) and (7) described above are output. However, when Food 1B is out of stock, only the prompt for generating the recipe information of (2) is output.

[0054] (2-3. When there is inventory of Food 1D) As a result of the confirmation by the inventory information confirmation means 15, when there is inventory of Food 1D (when Food 1C is out of stock), as a prompt for generating the recipe information of Food 1A, a prompt for generating recipe information using "Food 1A" and "Food 1D" is output. That is, prompts for generating the recipe information of (3) and (8) described above are output. However, when Food 1B is out of stock, only the prompt for generating the recipe information of (3) is output.

[0055] (2-4. When Food 1C and Food 1D are out of stock) As a result of the confirmation by the inventory information confirmation means 15, when Food 1C and Food 1D are out of stock, a prompt for generating the recipe information of Food 1A, that is, a prompt for generating recipe information using "Food 1A" and "Food 1B", is output. That is, a prompt for generating the recipe information of (1) described above is output. However, when Food 1B is out of stock, no prompt is output.

[0056] In addition, in this embodiment, the description is made based on the time point of April 21, 2023. That is, taking as an example the case where the information of Food 1A and Food 1B with an expiration date not yet expired is recorded in the inventory information recording means 14A and 14B, and the information of Food 1C and Food 1D with an expired expiration date is recorded in the inventory information recording means 14C and 14D. However, whether the expiration date has passed (whether the expiration date has arrived) will change depending on the reference date for judgment. Therefore, considering the reference date for judgment, it is necessary to judge whether the food recorded in the inventory information recording means has an expired expiration date.

[0057] Specifically, if the food with an expiration date of October 31, 2023 is designated as Food A, and the food with an expiration date of June 20, 2023 is designated as Food B, then (1) before June 20, 2023, both Food A and Food B correspond to Food 1A or Food 1B (in other words, foods with an expiration date not yet expired), (2) from June 21, 2023 to October 31, 2023, Food A corresponds to Food 1A or Food 1B (in other words, foods with an expiration date not yet expired), and Food B corresponds to Food 1C or Food 1D (in other words, foods with an expired expiration date), and (3) after November 1, 2023, both Food A and Food B will correspond to Food 1C or Food 1D (in other words, foods with an expired expiration date).

[0058] More specifically, the inventory information confirmation means 15 determines which of the "foods with an expiration date not yet passed" and "foods with an expired expiration date" each of the foods recorded in the inventory information recording means 14A to 14D belongs to, with the date when the consumer requested information as the reference date (in other words, with the date when the inventory information confirmation means 15 confirms the inventory quantity as the reference date), and then confirms the inventory information of the foods 1A to 1D in this way.

[0059] Therefore, even when the information recorded in the inventory information recording means 14A to 14D does not change (specifically, when the expiration date information of the foods 1A to 1D does not change), the information output by the information output means 17 will change due to differences in the reference date such as (1), (2), and (3).

[0060] Also, the information output means 17 is configured to be able to output a "prompt for generating recipe information of the purchased food" in response to the request of a consumer who has purchased "foods with an expired expiration date (food 1C or food 1D)".

[0061] For example, in response to the request from a consumer who has purchased "food 1A" and "food 1C", a prompt for generating the recipe information of (2), (7), and (10) described above is output. In the case of a request for recipe information after purchase, regardless of the availability of the inventory of foods 1A to 1D, all prompts for generating recipe information using the purchased foods are output.

[0062] [Effect] In the food product sales system 11 to which the above-described present invention is applied, even when a consumer desires information on food 1A (in other words, when not desiring information on foods 1B to 1D), by outputting a prompt for generating recipe information using foods 1B to 1D on the condition that there is inventory of foods 1B to 1D, the promotion of sales of foods 1B to 1D is realized.

[0063] Moreover, by outputting a prompt for generating recipe information using Food 1A, which is the food that consumers desire information about (in other words, the food that consumers desire to purchase), the sales promotion of Food 1B to Food 1D is further realized. That is, instead of outputting a prompt regardless of "the food that consumers desire to purchase (Food 1A)", by outputting a prompt for generating recipe information using "the food that consumers desire to purchase (Food 1A)", the sales promotion of Food 1B to Food 1D is further realized.

[0064] Furthermore, when there is inventory of Food 1C or Food 1D that has passed its expiration date, by preferentially outputting a prompt for generating recipe information for Food 1C or Food 1D, the sales promotion of Food 1C or Food 1D is realized, and food loss can be reduced by suppressing the disposal of Food 1C or Food 1D.

[0065] Also, by outputting a prompt not only at the time of purchasing food but also after purchase, the sales promotion of "food that has passed its expiration date" is further realized.

[0066] <2. Modification Example> [Modification Example 1] In the above-described first embodiment, the case of preferentially outputting a prompt for generating recipe information for food (Food 1C or Food 1D) that has passed its expiration date based on the expiration date is taken as an example for explanation. However, a prompt for generating recipe information for food that has passed its "shipment deadline" or "reference date" may be preferentially output based on the "shipment deadline" or "reference date". Here, the "reference date" means the date when the remaining number of days until the expiration date becomes a predetermined number of days (for example, 30 days).

[0067] [Modification Example 2] In the above-described first embodiment, the case where a consumer requests information on food 1A (food with an expiration date not yet passed) has been described as an example. However, the food for which the consumer requests information may be "food with an expired expiration date". For example, when a consumer requests information on food 1C, the information output means 17 outputs a prompt for generating recipe information using "food 1C" and "food 1D".

[0068] [Modification Example 3] In the above-described first embodiment, the case where the information output means 17 outputs a "prompt" when a consumer requests information on food for sale has been described as an example. However, "recipe information" may be provided together with such a "prompt". Specifically, the "prompt" created by the prompt creation means 16 is input into the generation AI 18, and after obtaining "recipe information" as the output result of the generation AI 18, the information output means 17 may output the "prompt" and the "recipe information" to the purchaser terminal 13.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0069] 11 Food product sales system 12 Internet 13 Consumer terminal 14A Inventory information recording means 14B Inventory information recording means 14C Inventory information recording means 15 Inventory information confirmation means 16 Prompt creation means 17 Information output means 18 Generation AI

Claims

1. Define any one of the expiration date, the shipping date, or the remaining number of days until the consumption date reaches a predetermined number of days as the predetermined period, A food product sales system for selling expired food products that have passed the predetermined period, comprising: Inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including the inventory quantity information and the predetermined period information for a predetermined food product sold in the food product sales system; On the condition that an output of information on an unpurchased first food product, which is one of the predetermined food products, is requested from the consumer's terminal, the inventory information recorded in the inventory information recording means is confirmed and input to a predetermined recipe information generating means, and instruction information for generating recipe information using the first food product and the expired food product with available inventory by the recipe information generating means is created, and On the condition that recipe information for the purchased predetermined food product is requested from the consumer's terminal, instruction information for inputting to the recipe information generating means regardless of the availability of inventory, which is instruction information for generating recipe information using the purchased predetermined food product by the recipe information generating means, is created Instruction information creating means; Output means for outputting the instruction information created by the instruction information creating means to the consumer's terminal. A food product sales system.

2. The output means: Outputs recipe information generated by inputting the instruction information to the recipe information generating means together with the instruction information. The food product sales system according to Claim 1.

3. Define any one of the expiration date, the shipping date, or the remaining number of days until the consumption date reaches a predetermined number of days as the predetermined period, A food product sales system for selling expired food products that have passed the predetermined period, comprising: Inventory information recording means for recording inventory information including the inventory quantity information and the predetermined period information for a predetermined food product sold in the food product sales system; On the condition that the output of information on an unpurchased first food, which is one of the predetermined foods, is requested from the consumer's terminal, the inventory information recorded in the inventory information recording means is confirmed. If there is no inventory of the expired food, instruction information is input to a predetermined recipe information generating means, and the instruction information for the recipe information generating means to generate recipe information using the first food and the predetermined food with inventory is created. If there is inventory of the expired food, instruction information is input to a predetermined recipe information generating means, and the instruction information for the recipe information generating means to generate recipe information using the first food and the expired food with inventory is created, and On the condition that recipe information on the purchased predetermined food is requested from the consumer's terminal, regardless of the presence or absence of inventory, instruction information is input to the recipe information generating means, and the instruction information for the recipe information generating means to generate recipe information using the purchased predetermined food is created An instruction information creating means; An output means for outputting the instruction information created by the instruction information creating means to the consumer's terminal, comprising A food product sales system.

4. The output means Outputs recipe information generated by inputting the instruction information to the recipe information generating means together with the instruction information The food product sales system according to claim 3.

5. The instruction information creating means, in response to a request from the terminal of a consumer who has purchased the first food and a second food which is one of the expired foods, using the food product sales system, creates instruction information for the recipe information generating means to generate recipe information using the first food and the second food, The output means outputs the instruction information created by the instruction information creating means The food product sales system according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 4.

6. The recipe information generating means is a general-purpose generative AI The food product sales system according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 4.

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