SOUP IN JAPAN

Euromonitor International

November 2018

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

Headlines

Prospects

Convenience Drives Demand for Instant Soup

More Shelf Space for Soup As Retailers Respond To Its Rising Popularity

Wider Consumption Occasions Create New Demand

Competitive Landscape

Ajinomoto Maintains Lead Thanks To Its Wide Presence and Innovation in Soup

Innovation Boosts Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage

Ace Cook Receives Backing From the Onigiri Association

Category Data

Table 1 Sales of Soup by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 2 Sales of Soup by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 3 Sales of Soup by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 4 Sales of Soup by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 5 Sales of Soup by by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2013-2018

Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Soup: % Value 2014-2018

Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Soup: % Value 2015-2018

Table 8 Distribution of Soup by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 9 Forecast Sales of Soup by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 10 Forecast Sales of Soup by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 11 Forecast Sales of Soup by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Table 12 Forecast Sales of Soup by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Executive Summary

Ageing Population Influences Performance of Packaged Food

Health and Convenience the Key Trends Over the Review Period

Domestic Companies Remain Dominant Despite Rise in Imports

Store-based Retailing Dominates But Internet Retailing Shows Promise

Health and Convenience Likely To Remain on the Agenda for Ageing Population

Foodservice

Sales To Foodservice

Consumer Foodservice

Category Data

Table 13 Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 14 Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 15 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 16 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Market Data

Table 17 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 18 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 19 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 20 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 21 GBO Company Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2014-2018

Table 22 NBO Company Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2014-2018

Table 23 LBN Brand Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2015-2018

Table 24 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2013-2018

Table 25 Distribution of Packaged Food by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 26 Distribution of Packaged Food by Format and Category: % Value 2018

Table 27 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 28 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 29 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Table 30 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Sources

Summary 1 Research Sources

Soup in cups, to which consumers simply add hot water, has increased in popularity, supported by its use by consumers at their workplaces. While this type of soup carries higher unit prices, consumers enjoy its convenience. Packaged soup has also become a popular add-on to bento, which is a Japanese-style meal, taken to workplaces for lunch. Instant soup, which consumers make in a mug or cup, also remains popular due to the continuous innovation in new flavours seen over the review period. In ad...

Euromonitor International's Soup in Japan report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2013-2017, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2022 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Chilled Soup, Dehydrated Soup, Frozen Soup, Instant Soup, Shelf Stable Soup.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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