Save cost, Japanese catering "return" local ingredients

Our newspaper's special reporter Yue Linwei ● Song Yi

The price of raw materials rose "forced" Japanese food companies to re -select domestic raw materials. "Japan Economic News" reported on the 23rd that the continuous depreciation of the Japanese yen has made Japanese retail, catering companies and food manufacturers more and more "unable to buy" imported raw materials, and Japanese domestic ingredients known for high costs are rarely owned by the price. Advantage. However, at present, the self -sufficiency rate of Japanese food is less than 40%, and the use of domestic ingredients instead of imported ingredients cannot fundamentally solve the cost crisis. The aging population has shrunk by 20%in the past five years, and it is difficult to support domestic agricultural production.

It is reported that the Japanese dessert brand Chaterraise believes that by the use of domestic raw materials, the annual purchase cost is about 100 million to 200 million yen. The company plans to maintain the price of about 400 kinds of goods such as ice cream, cake, and gong burned in 2022, and reduce the manufacturing cost by adjusting the raw materials. From April, the 711 convenience stores in Japan will use chickens such as bento to change the cost of the soil products. Previously, 711 has been using Thai chicken. The company intends to achieve stable supply by enriching the source of procurement. Also consider using more domestic ingredients in other products.

In addition, the Japanese catering industry is increasingly biased towards the purchase of domestic rice. The president of the Japanese cooked food chain Hirai said that "domestic rice is used on the vegetable base in the store." In the past, the brand's curry rice and fried rice were used for about 300 tons of American rice each year. The climate of the United States has depreciated the yen. According to the statistics of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Aquatic Products, the cost of imports in Japan this year has increased by about 30 % year -on -year.

In the field of hybrid feeds, which have continued to rise, there has also been exploring and adjusting purchases. Japan's PRIMAHAM has begun to try to replace the feed used in pig farms operated by Japanese domestic companies from imported wheat to domestic feed rice. After the cost of verification, consider expanding the amount of domestic feed.

Under the devaluation of the yen and global inflation, more Japanese industry chooses to directly increase product prices. According to the "Asahi Shimbun", due to the rise in raw material prices, Mitsubishi Motors and Mazda decided to increase the price of some models sold in Japan from the fall of 2022. JPY.

The Japanese Broadcasting Association (NHK) website analysis said that Mitsubishi Motors and Mazda have not significantly improved the price of models, which is a very rare move in the domestic automotive market that has always been competitive. Generally speaking, Japanese car companies are particularly cautious about raising prices in China, but due to Mitsubishi Motors and Mazda, it is expected that the price increase will be further expanded. Toyota, Honda and other car companies have recently said that they have considered price increases. The Japan Automobile Industry Association estimates that due to the surge in raw materials, the profit of the car company in the association will decrease 2.5 trillion yen from the previous fiscal year, so it has to pass the rapidly rising production costs to consumers.

In addition to complex industrial products such as cars, the daily necessities of Japanese people are also experiencing price increases to varying degrees. According to the "Japan Economic News" reported on the 20th, Japan's Yongwang Group will increase the price of some of its own brand commodities from July, of which egg yolk sauce, paper towels and cup noodles will increase by 4%-25%. Although Yongwang Group stated that after July, it will also work hard to maintain the price of about 5,000 its own brands as much as possible, but due to the depreciation of the yen and the price of raw material prices, the possibility of adjusting the price of commodities will not be ruled out in the future.

Japan's West Friends Group also said that it will increase the price of some of its own brands from July, including food and daily necessities. A person in charge of Xiyou Group said that the economic prospects are unknown, and the customers' wallets are "tight". In order to prevent customers from decreased, the prices of their own brand products should not increase their prices as much as possible.

Some ramen manufacturers, coffee companies, Hamburg chain, beef rice chain stores, and even Japanese domestic airlines have recently raised their prices or considering price increases. ▲

Caption: Since the beginning of this year, the price of food in Japan's "Chibi" egg yolk sauce has been raised significantly.

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