In response to rising raw material prices, food giant Meiji has decided to raise prices for household cheese and margarine, etc. since September, and to actually raise prices to reduce the amount of content.
According to the announcement, the price increases and the actual price increases to reduce the content are all household foods,
▽ cheese
▽ foods using fats and oils such as margarine
▽ frozen foods
, and
▽ confectionery
total 56 products is.
We will raise the price from 5% to about 15% based on the suggested retail price, and for products that change the content, we will reduce it from 4% to about 11%.
▽ Foods using fats and oils such as margarine and frozen foods
will be applied from the shipment on September 1st, and ▽ Cheese and confectionery will be applied from the shipment on October 1st.
The company says that the prices of sugars and fats and oils imported from overseas are rising due to the expansion of global demand and unseasonable weather in the production areas, and the distribution costs are also high.
Dairy giant Megmilk Snow Brand has also announced that it will raise prices and substantial prices for household margarine and cheese since September, and the movement to raise prices for familiar foods is spreading.