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Sweet Spreads Packaging in Japan

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    Report

  • 9 Pages
  • September 2025
  • Region: Japan
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5212568
In 2024, total packaging retail volumes for sweet spreads packaging in Japan declined by 2%, falling to 418 million units. This downward trend in retail volume sales was driven by a combination of demographic, economic, and competitive factors. A shrinking population and decreasing number of households reduced the consumer base, while significant price increases, fuelled by a weak yen, higher import costs, and rising raw material prices, further suppressed demand.

This Sweet Spreads Packaging in Japan report offers insight into key trends and developments driving packaging across the category. The report also examines trends and prospect for various pack types and closures: metal packaging, rigid plastic, glass, liquid cartons, paper-based containers; flexible packaging.

Product coverage: Chocolate Spreads, Honey, Jams and Preserves, Nut and Seed Based Spreads, Yeast-based 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 Sweet Spreads Packaging 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.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS

2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Glass jars retains popularity as leading pack type for sweet spreads
  • Squeezable plastic tubes gain momentum amid declines for sweet spreads packaging
  • 100g and 150g pack sizes continue to lead, offering convenience and portability
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Modest growth in sweet spreads packaging driven by convenience and indulgent trends over the forecast period
  • Flexible plastic and polarising pack sizes poised to shape future sweet spreads packaging trends
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