Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Japan

December 2023 | 48 pages | ID: C2D54DA8C6F4EN
Euromonitor International Ltd

Abstracts

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. As a result, many consumers returned to the office, and volume sales of products consumed outside the home, including at lunchtime when working in the office, such as chilled ready meals, are therefore set to ri...

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 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 in <|Year|> 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.

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Contents

Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Japan
Euromonitor International
December 2023

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

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 JAPAN
KEY 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 JAPAN
KEY 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 JAPAN
KEY 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 JAPAN
KEY 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