Category: Market News

McDonald’s Japan has over 100 stores “McCafé by Barista” with professional barista. Their special menu and barista would attract new customers with a reasonable price. McCafé began in Australia in the 1990s. McDonald’s Japan wants to offer a “break for coffee” to relax at McCafé with a luxurious interior, serving …

“Stealth FC” that looks like a unique restaurant is increasing recently. In fact, it is a kind of franchise chains nationwide. The headquarters offers only ingredients or only a fixed menu. And the franchise owner is free to create uniqueness for the shop name, interior, and other menus. It is …

The market of soy milk is expanding. The domestic market has grown approximately twice in 10 years due to diversification of uses such as cooking and improved flavor. Food manufacturers are actively promoting sales with a health-oriented trend. And it’s also necessary to market for people who haven’t drunk soy …

Suntory Beverage and Food Limited has released “PEPSI NEX II”, a colorless and transparent cola beverage for specified health foods (Tokuho). The function of dietary fiber reduces fat absorption and moderates the increase in blood neutral fat after meals. It is lighter and clearer than ordinary cola, and matches any …

The fast food franchise “Mister Donut” (Duskin) will increase the number of “kitchenless stores” to 3 times the current level by the end of March 2022. Their aim is to meet the various customers’ needs by increasing kitchenless stores. There are two types of kitchenless stores: stores only for take-out …

Suzuhiro Kamaboko Honten (Odawara City, Kanagawa) will open “Elennagosso CAFE107” on September 8th, a cafe where you can enjoy a menu prepared with kamaboko in a Western style.　They sell local Odawara coffee and beer, and also have Western-style menus such as “Kamaboko Pinchos” and “Chikuwa Bread”. In addition to in-store …

Recently people in Japan are enjoying “sushi burritos” that originated on the west coast of the United States, which combine Japanese sushi rolls and Mexican burritos. Sushi Burrito is a sushi roll which rolled rice and plenty of grilled meat and vegetables on a sheet of seaweed. “Tokyo Sushi Roll …

Beans are rich in nutrition, and it is a traditional food that has been eaten in Japan for a long time, but new products for eating in new forms have emerged. A-net Farm Tokachi (Shimizu-cho, Hokkaido) has started to sell dipping sauce called “Fermented Azuki” which is made by fermenting …

ROYAL HOLDINGS has started the summer curry fair at “Royal Host”. “Tandoori-Chicken Pilaf” is popular. SKYLARK Holdings has added “Spicy Butter Chicken Curry with Naan” to the “GUSTO” summer menu. MOS FOOD SERVICES sell “Curry MOS Burger” at “MOS BURGER” for the first time in four years.

Asahi Group Holdings Inc., a major Japanese beer company, announced that it will acquire Carlton & United Brewery, a major beer company in Australia, for $ 11.3 billion (approximately 1,210 billion yen). As the beer market in Japan shrinks, Asahi positions its flagship “Super Dry” as a high quality product …

Chinese restaurant “Bamiyan” has started selling “Puccin pudding afogard” developed jointly with Ezaki Glico etc. They piles vanilla ice, four kinds of mixed berry, frozen “Putchin pudding” on Tapioca. The family restaurant “Cocos” has released parfait and frappe of shaved ice and tapioca using fruit sauce and milk. “Takashimaya” has …

Gyudon is a Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with thinly sliced beef and onions. The chain of Gyudon restaurents “Sukiya” (Zensho Holdings) has started their service called “Mobile Order” with a smartphone. They want to run restaurants efficiently and reduce the wait time for customers.