In Japan, cooking ingredients and meals is facing significant challenges due to rising import costs, driven by the depreciation of the yen and the impact of extreme weather conditions on raw materials prices. As a result, nearly all categories have been seeing increases in unit prices in 2024. Rising prices have dampened consumers’ purchasing intent, further exacerbated by the direct effects of a declining population on volume sales. According to Euromonitor’s Consumers data, Japan’s total popul...
Euromonitor International's Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Japan report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2019-2023, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are shaping the market in <|Year|> directly informs our forecasts to 2028, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.
Product coverage: Edible Oils, Meals and Soups, Sauces, Dips and Condiments, Sweet Spreads.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report? * Get a detailed picture of the Cooking Ingredients and Meals market; * Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change; * Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands; * Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Japan
Euromonitor International
November 2024
List Of Contents And Tables
COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN JAPAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Cooking ingredients and meals in 2024: The big picture
Key trends in 2024
Competitive landscape
Channel developments
What next for cooking ingredients and meals?
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 2 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 3 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 4 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2020-2024
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2024
Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2019-2024
Table 8 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2024-2029
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources
EDIBLE OILS IN JAPAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Dramatic unit price increase for olive oil encourages a shift to cheaper oils
Foodservice continues its recovery after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted
Reducing food waste and labour burden by changing best-before date labels from by-day to by-month
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Low-priced oils, and value-added oils, such as healthy and flavoured oils, set to drive growth
Prices of edible oils to foodservice starting to fall
Introduction of products in paper cartons
CATEGORY DATA
Table 13 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 14 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 15 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 16 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2020-2024
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2021-2024
Table 19 Distribution of Edible Oils by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 20 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2024-2029
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
MEALS AND SOUPS IN JAPAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Rapid price increases drive retail volume decline
Gyoza remains an active area for innovation
Intensifying competition in frozen ready meals delivery
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Manufacturers and retailers continue to invest in frozen ready meals
Chilled ready meals faces volume decline due to the shrinking population
Growth in meal kits slows – exploring new channels and targets will be important
CATEGORY DATA
Table 24 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 25 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 26 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 27 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 28 Sales of Chilled Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2019-2024
Table 29 Sales of Frozen Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2019-2024
Table 30 Sales of Soup by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2019-2024
Table 31 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2020-2024
Table 32 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2021-2024
Table 33 Distribution of Meals and Soups by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 34 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2024-2029
Table 35 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 36 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 37 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
SAUCES, DIPS AND CONDIMENTS IN JAPAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Rapid price increases and falling population drive retail volume decline
Seasonal products impacted by long summer and short winter
Big players are launching vegan and vegetarian products
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Continued volume decline for sauces, dips and condiments amidst population decrease and competition with ready meals
Preference for reduced cooking time and steps, driven by need for time-saving
Regulation change will hit pickled products hard
CATEGORY DATA
Table 38 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 39 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 40 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 41 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 42 Sales of Liquid Recipe Sauces by Type: % Value 2019-2024
Table 43 Sales of Other Sauces and Condiments by Type: Rankings 2019-2024
Table 44 NBO Company Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2020-2024
Table 45 LBN Brand Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2021-2024
Table 46 Distribution of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 47 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2024-2029
Table 48 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 49 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 50 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
SWEET SPREADS IN JAPAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Significant price increases on imported goods due to yen depreciation
Strengthening competition with pastries
Aohata taps into frozen fruit business for survival
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Innovative flavours will continue to gain traction
Demand for convenience and “time performance”
Nut and seed-based spreads set to see the best growth performance
CATEGORY DATA
Table 51 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 52 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 53 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 54 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 55 Sales of Jams and Preserves by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2019-2024
Table 56 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2020-2024
Table 57 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2021-2024
Table 58 Distribution of Sweet Spreads by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 59 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2024-2029
Table 60 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 61 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 62 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029