Japan Pasta & Noodles – Market Assessment and Forecasts to 2025
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The Japanese pasta & noodles market was valued at $7.2 billion in 2020 and the market is projected to grow at a CAGR of more than 1% during the forecast period 2021-2025. In 2020, Tokyo emerged as the largest pasta & noodles market in Japan, followed by Osaka and Nagoya. The pasta & noodles market in Tokyo recorded the fastest growth during 2015-2020, while Niigata recorded the slowest growth during the same period.
The Japanese pasta & noodles market accounted for a value share of 10.3% and 18.3%, respectively, in the global and Asia-Pacific markets in 2020. The value share of Japan in the global market and in the Asia-Pacific market is expected to decrease. Similarly, the volume share of Japan in the global and regional pasta & noodles market is expected to decrease by 2025.
Overview of pasta & noodles market in Japan
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What are the market dynamics of the pasta & noodles market in Japan?
The distribution channels in the Japanese pasta & noodles market include convenience stores, hypermarkets & supermarkets, department stores, e-retailers, food & drinks specialists, and others. Hypermarkets & supermarkets is the leading distribution channel in the Japanese pasta & noodles market that has been accounted for a value share of more than 75% of the distribution channels followed by convenience stores and department stores.
Dried pasta is the most consolidated category in the Japanese pasta & noodles market, with the top three companies accounting for a combined value share of more than 50% in 2020. Furthermore, in the dried instant noodles category, the top three companies accounted for a combined share of over 50%. However, the top three companies in the chilled noodles category accounted for a value share of over 2% which is below the average share of more than 35% across the categories.
The key pack materials in the Japanese pasta & noodles market include flexible packaging, rigid plastics, paper & board, and rigid metal. Flexible packaging is the leading material used in the Japanese pasta & noodles market, which accounted for a share of more than 90% in 2020, followed by paper & board, rigid plastics, and rigid metal. The ambient noodles category uses flexible packaging for all its products, while the ambient pasta category uses rigid metal for all its products.
What are the key categories of the Japanese pasta & noodles market?
The key categories in the Japanese pasta & noodles market include ambient noodles, ambient pasta, chilled noodles, chilled pasta, dried & instant noodles, and dried pasta. Dried & instant noodles was the largest category in both volume and value sales, in 2020 and the chilled noodles category is forecasted to register the fastest volume and value growth, during 2020-2025.
In terms of per capita consumption, dried pasta led the Japanese pasta & noodles market in 2020, followed by chilled noodles and dried pasta. However, per capita consumption of ambient noodles, chilled noodles, dried instant noodles, and dried pasta was higher in Japan compared to both the regional and global levels in the same year However, per capita consumption of ambient pasta and chilled pasta category was higher in Japan than the regional level, but lower when compared to the global level.
Japan pasta & noodles market, by key categories
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Which are the major companies in the Japanese pasta & noodles market?
The leading companies by value in 2020 include Nissin Food Holdings Co LTD., Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., Sanyo Foods Co Ltd., Nisshin Seifun Co Ltd., and Barilla Holdings SpA. In terms of both value and volume, Nissin Food Holdings Co LTD. was the leading company in 2020. Nissin Food Holdings Co LTD. held a value share of more than 15% and a volume share of over 10%, in 2020. Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. was the second-largest company in the Japanese pasta & noodles market, in terms of value in 2020, while Nisshin Seifun Co Ltd. was the -largest in terms of volume.
Japanese pasta & noodles market, key players
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Market report scope
Market Size (Year – 2020) | $7.2 billion |
Growth | CAGR >1% during 2021-2025 |
Key Companies | Nissin Food Holdings Co LTD., Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., Sanyo Foods Co Ltd., Nisshin Seifun Co Ltd., and Barilla Holdings SpA |
Forecast Period | 2021-2025 |
Key Categories | Ambient Noodles, Ambient Pasta, Chilled Noodles, Chilled Pasta, Dried & Instant Noodles, and Dried Pasta |
Scope
This report provides an overview of the Japanese pasta & noodles market. It provides:
- Per capita consumption and expenditure of pasta & noodles was higher in Japan than the global and regional level in 2020.
- Japanese consumers preference remains unchanged in the pasta & noodles sector.
- The per capita consumption of dried & instant noodles was higher than other pasta & noodles categories in Japan in 2020.
- The health & wellness market is led by the dried pasta category in the Japanese pasta & noodles sector.
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- Identify high potential categories and explore further market opportunities based on detailed value and volume analysis.
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- Our team of analysts have placed a significant emphasis on changes expected in the market that will provide a clear picture of the opportunities that can be tapped over the next five years, resulting in revenue expansion.
- The packaging analysis report helps manufacturers, in identifying the most commonly used packaging materials in the market.
- Analysis on key macro-economic indicators such as real GDP, nominal GDP, consumer price index, household consumption expenditure, population (by age group, gender, rural-urban split, and employed people and unemployment rate. It also includes economic summary of the country along with labor market and demographic trends.
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
Sanyo Foods Co. Ltd.
Nisshin Seifun Group Inc
Barilla Holding S.p.A.
Hagoromo Foods Corporation
Showa Sangyo Co.,ltd.
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Frequently asked questions
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What was the market size of the Japanese pasta & noodles market in 2020?
The market size of the Japanese pasta & noodles market was valued at $7.2 billion in 2020.
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What is the growth rate of the Japanese pasta & noodles market?
The Japanese pasta & noodles market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 1% during 2021-2025.
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What are the key categories of the Japanese pasta & noodles market?
The key categories in the Japanese pasta & noodles market include ambient noodles, ambient pasta, chilled noodles, chilled pasta, dried & instant noodles, and dried pasta.
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Which are the major companies in the Japanese pasta & noodles market?
The leading companies in the Japanese pasta & noodles market are Nissin Food Holdings Co LTD., Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., Sanyo Foods Co Ltd., Nisshin Seifun Co Ltd., and Barilla Holdings SpA.
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