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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Japan

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  • 48 Pages
  • December 2023
  • Region: Japan
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5567427
In May 2023, COVID-19 was reclassified as a class 5 infectious disease, which is the same level as influenza. Therefore, the restrictions on group activities that had been in place for a long time, since the first emergence of the pandemic in February 2020, were finally relaxed in Japan.

The 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 2018-2022, 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 directly informs our forecasts to 2027, 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.

Table of Contents

COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN JAPAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Cooking ingredients and meals in 2023: The big picture
  • Key trends in 2023
  • Competitive landscape
  • Channel developments
  • What next for cooking ingredients and meals?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 2 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 3 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 4 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 8 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 12 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources
EDIBLE OILS IN JAPANKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Edible oils experiences a significant volume decline due to rising prices in 2023
  • Significant trading down seen across oil types
  • Price rises for edible oils impact other packaged food products and foodservice
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Other edible oil expected to see the fastest growth amongst edible oils in Japan
  • Olive oil unlikely to be able to regain the losses seen in 2023
  • MCT oil set to perform well
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 13 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 14 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 15 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 16 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 19 Distribution of Edible Oils by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
MEALS AND SOUPS IN JAPANKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • More time in the office leads to winners and losers in meals and soups
  • Meiji withdraws from frozen pizza in 2023
  • Convenience store chains continue to dominate ready meals
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Japanese consumers expected to continue to focus on price advantages
  • Ajinomoto’s launch of reduced salt frozen ready meals could be a game-changer for the reduced salt space
  • The use of plant-based ingredients expected to continue to expand
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 24 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 25 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 26 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 27 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 28 Sales of Chilled Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 29 Sales of Frozen Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 30 Sales of Soup by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2018-2023
  • Table 31 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 32 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 33 Distribution of Meals and Soups by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 34 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 35 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 36 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 37 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
SAUCES, DIPS AND CONDIMENTS IN JAPANKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Less time at home drives volume decline for sauces, dips and condiments in Japan
  • Price hikes drive value growth in mayonnaise and ketchup
  • Microwave cooking continues to expand in Japan
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Trends from foodservice set to influence sauces in Japan
  • MUJI aims to take a 10% share in pasta sauces
  • Sustainability will remain key in product development in sauces, dips and condiments
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 38 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 39 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 40 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 41 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 42 Sales of Liquid Recipe Sauces by Type: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 43 Sales of Other Sauces and Condiments by Type: Rankings 2018-2023
  • Table 44 NBO Company Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 45 LBN Brand Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 46 Distribution of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 47 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 49 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 50 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
SWEET SPREADS IN JAPANKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Japanese consumers enjoy indulgence in sweet spreads
  • So-called fruit butter products expand
  • Savoury spreads are taking share from sweet spreads
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Both health benefits and indulgence will continue to attract consumers
  • Foodservice trends will remain influential
  • Packaging innovation continues to attract consumers’ attention in Japan
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 51 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 52 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 53 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 54 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 55 Sales of Jams and Preserves by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2018-2023
  • Table 56 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 57 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 58 Distribution of Sweet Spreads by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 59 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 60 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 61 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 62 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028