In response to soaring raw material prices, major convenience stores are moving to raise prices for their main products, such as bento boxes and fried foods cooked in-store.
Of these, Seven-Eleven Japan has raised the prices of about 60 products such as bento boxes, noodles, and bread by about 2% to 15%, excluding tax, starting this week.
In March, it raised prices for some sandwich products, but decided that a wider range of products needed to be priced.
In addition, FamilyMart has raised the price of 10 fried foods cooked in the store, such as croquettes and some fried chicken, by 3% to 12% including tax from the 5th.
We are adjusting the target items and timing with the intention of raising the price of lunch boxes and salads by up to 15% in the future.
At a major convenience store, Lawson has also raised the price of about 50 products such as sandwiches and rice balls by about 2% to 14% including tax from the beginning of March.
The background to each company's decision to raise prices is that the prices of many raw materials have soared and distribution costs have risen due to the normalization of economic activities from the Corona disaster and the tightening of the situation in Ukraine. Against this background, price increases for familiar items are spreading to the main products of convenience stores.