Uny

Uny Co., Ltd. (ユニー株式会社, Yunī Kabushikigaisha) is a company that operates a chain of supermarkets in Japan. Most of the stores are mainly located in the Chūbu and Kantō regions, with an international branch in Cityplaza, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong operated by Uny (HK) Co., Ltd. with a brand name called APiTA, which is a subsidiary company of Henderson Land Development, a Hong Kong real estate company controlled by Hong Kong tycoon Lee Shau-kee.[1] The company is headquartered in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture.

For the village in Hungary, see Úny. For the Cornish saint, see Euny. For the university in Indonesia, see Yogyakarta State University. For a New York university, see University of New York.
Uny
TypeKK
IndustrySupermarkets
Founded1969 as Uny Co., Ltd.
2012 as Uny Group Holdings, Ltd.
Headquarters
Inazawa, Aichi
Area served
Japan, China, Hong Kong
ParentPan Pacific International Holdings
Websitewww.uny.co.jp
APiTA in Konan, Aichi Prefecture
Piago UNY in Telford Plaza, Hong Kong

In June 2018, UNY Hong Kong was acquired by Henderson Investment Ltd. and officially renamed as “Unicorn Stores (HK) Ltd.”,[2][3] rather acquired by its subsidiary company Urban Kirin.[4] Therefore, Uny became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the company.

Chains

Stores

So far, Unicorn Stores (HK) Ltd. operates 2 GMS and 2 supermarkets, namely APITA in Tai Koo, UNY in Lok Fu, Yuen Long, and Tseung Kwan O, as well as Guu San (the new premium Japanese lifestyle grocery store of Unicorn Stores (HK)) in Tsim Sha Tsui.[5]

Cage-free eggs

The owners of UNY HK, Henderson Land Development, claim to be committed to embedding sustainability as an integral part of their business. However, nowhere do they mention animal welfare.[6] UNY and APITA supermarkets are selling only caged eggs and do not currently have a commitment of switching to much healthier and humane cage-free eggs.

Dozens of other restaurants and supermarkets have already made commitments to use only cage-free eggs in Asia. For example, Aldi,[7] Costco,[8] City Shop,[9] Metro,[10] Tesco[11] have all made 100% cage-free egg commitments in Asia, as have over 50 other leading food companies.

Due to UNY's failure to publish a public cage-free comittmnet, many nonprofit, charitable organizations have been publicly critical of UNY. Amongst the criticism is a current campaign by animal rights and consumer interest group Equitas, which strives to inform UNY's customers of the company's caged-egg use through a website website and other social media actions.

References
  1. "Apita/Uny".
  2. "Company Profile – APITA UNY".
  3. "Japanese retailer Uny to quit overseas operations".
  4. "Hong Kong's Urban Kirin to acquire Uny retail business in Japan". 24 May 2018.
  5. "Q&A: Unicorn Stores HK CEO Paul Wong on opening premium Japanese lifestyle store GUU SAN".
  6. https://www.hld.com/en/pdf/investor/annual/2020/Sustainability.pdf
  7. https://cr.aldisouthgroup.com/sites/default/files/downloads/ALDI%20SOUTH%20Group_International%20Position%20Statement%20on%20Animal%20Welfare_v2%20%281%29%20%281%29.pdf
  8. https://www.costco.com/sustainability-animal-welfare.html
  9. "城市超市将在中国销售100%非笼养鸡蛋_承诺". Sohu.
  10. "Human rights - METRO Sustainable".
  11. "Farming and sustainable agriculture".


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