In response to rising raw material and energy prices, beverage manufacturers are moving to raise prices for beverages in PET bottles.
Of these, "ITO EN" has 136 items at the desired retail price, including beverages in PET bottles such as green tea and barley tea, which are the main products, and beverages in bottles such as coffee, from the shipment on October 1st. Announced a 4% to 22% price increase.
The company has already announced that it will raise the price of some products from the shipment in July, and in response to this increase, the price of beverages in PET bottles will be raised for most products.
In addition, Kirin Beverage announced that it will raise the price of 127 items, which is about 40% of all products such as beverages in PET bottles such as mainstay tea and carbonated drinks, by 20 yen excluding tax from the delivery on October 1.
Of these, the price increase for beverages in 500 ml PET bottles will be the first in about 24 years since April 1998.
Regarding the reasons, in addition to the rise in procurement costs and distribution costs for PET bottles due to soaring crude oil prices, the purchase prices of raw materials such as sugar and coffee beans have also risen due to tight supply and demand and the sharp depreciation of the yen. I am trying to do it.
Among the major beverage companies, Suntory and Asahi Soft Drinks have already announced price increases from October.