Impact of weather fluctuations on sales performance
First written in FY2016. 20 of 26 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
EBARA Foods Industry moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2016, 2 years before the typical company in this theme (2018).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 9 of 13 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales exceeded the previous fiscal year's level as Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) increased sales against a backdrop of stable vegetable prices and other factors.」
Vegetable prices had previously depressed sales, but Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) grew against a backdrop of stable vegetable prices, enabling the vegetable-related seasoning group to exceed the previous fiscal year's level. - 2026-05-15MitigatedEarnings
「Sales exceeded the previous fiscal year's level as Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) increased sales against a backdrop of stable vegetable prices and other factors.」
Shows that the impact of sales fluctuations caused by vegetable prices was mitigated, with vegetable prices remaining stable. - FY2026-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「For the vegetable-related seasoning group, sales exceeded the year-earlier level due in part to stable vegetable prices.」
Vegetable-related seasoning sales had previously been affected by higher vegetable prices, but the vegetable-related seasoning group exceeded the year-earlier level during the current interim consolidated accounting period as vegetable prices stabilised. - FY2025-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Sukiyaki Sauce and the portion seasoning Puchitto Nabe remained firm, partly because of the effect of the price revision. However, the hot-pot seasoning category as a whole fell below sales for the same period of the previous year, partly because the switch to autumn and winter products was delayed by the extremely hot weather.」
The delay in switching to autumn and winter products due to the extremely hot summer actually appeared in sales performance as the hot-pot seasoning group falling below the year-earlier sales level. - FY2024-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the vegetable-related seasoning group, sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) exceeded the year-earlier level in the second quarter alone, supported by the effects of the extremely hot summer and increased demand ahead of the price revision. However, this was not enough to offset the decline in sales in the first quarter, and sales fell below the year-earlier level.」
Although sales increased in the second quarter alone due in part to the extremely hot summer, this was not enough to offset the decline in sales in the first quarter, and the vegetable-related seasoning group fell below the year-earlier level for the first half. - FY2024-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the vegetable-related seasoning group, sales fell below the year-earlier level, mainly due to the impact of persistently high vegetable prices on Pickling Base (浅漬けの素).」
Persistently high vegetable prices appeared in current-quarter sales results as the vegetable-related seasoning group, centred on Pickling Base (浅漬けの素), fell below the year-earlier level. - FY2023MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the meat-related seasoning group, sales increased in the fourth quarter alone, supported in part by new Golden Taste (黄金の味) products launched in February of the current fiscal year, including Rich and Mature (濃熟) and Premium Apple (贅沢林檎). However, this was not enough to offset the decline in sales through the third quarter caused by higher fresh meat prices, lower demand following price revisions and other factors, resulting in sales of ¥12.310 billion, down 3.5% from the previous fiscal year.」
Higher fresh meat prices and lower demand following price revisions materialised as a 3.5% year-on-year decline in full-year sales of the meat-related seasoning group. - FY2023-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Sales of the vegetable-related seasoning group fell below the year-earlier level, partly because vegetable prices rose in the third quarter.」
Higher vegetable prices in the third quarter actually appeared in results as the vegetable-related seasoning group falling below the year-earlier sales level. - FY2022MaterialisedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, sales of the hot-pot seasoning group, including Sukiyaki Sauce (すき焼のたれ) and Kimchi Hot Pot Base (キムチ鍋の素), did not reach the previous fiscal year's level because hot days continued in October and November and demand fell after the stay-at-home demand surge. Petit Nabe (プチッと鍋) also faced a difficult sales environment.」
High temperatures in autumn and the decline in demand after the stay-at-home demand surge appeared in full-year sales as the hot-pot seasoning group falling short of the previous fiscal year's level. - FY2022-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, sales of the hot-pot seasoning group, including Sukiyaki Sauce (すき焼のたれ) and Kimchi Hot Pot Base (キムチ鍋の素), did not reach the year-earlier level because hot days continued in October and November and demand fell after the stay-at-home demand surge. Petit Nabe (プチッと鍋) also faced a difficult sales environment, but performed steadily in December, supported by increased in-store exposure linked to television commercials and by lower temperatures.」
The Company explains that high temperatures in October and November affected actual sales by causing the hot-pot seasoning group to fall short of the year-earlier level, while lower temperatures in December supported sales. - FY2022-Q2Mitigation of the impact on sales from stable vegetable pricesAnnual report
「For the vegetable-related seasoning group, sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) performed strongly through the second quarter (July–September) as vegetable prices stabilised in July and for other reasons, exceeding the year-earlier sales level.」
The Company explains that stable vegetable prices in July supported strong sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素), enabling the vegetable-related seasoning group to exceed the year-earlier sales level. - FY2021MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the vegetable-related seasoning group, sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) remained weak due in part to higher vegetable prices during the second quarter (July–September), the peak demand period, resulting in sales of ¥4.123 billion, down 3.7% from the previous fiscal year.」
Higher vegetable prices appeared in full-year results as weak sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) and a 3.7% year-on-year decline in the vegetable-related seasoning group. - FY2021-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「In particular, Puchitto Nabe and Nabeshabu, which are included in the hot-pot seasoning category, strengthened their in-store exposure in conjunction with television commercials highlighting their ease of preparation and convenience. With temperatures also remaining relatively low in December, the peak demand month, sales exceeded those of the same period of the previous year.」
The relatively low temperatures in December appeared in sales performance as the hot-pot seasoning group exceeding the year-earlier sales level. - FY2021-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the vegetable-related seasoning group, sales fell below the year-earlier level because Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) remained weak under the impact of higher vegetable prices in the second quarter.」
Higher vegetable prices actually appeared in results as weak performance by Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) and the vegetable-related seasoning group falling below the year-earlier level. - FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report
「In addition, sales of food-service products in Japan and overseas fell sharply in February and March due to the spread of COVID-19, while sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) remained weak due to unsettled summer weather and higher produce prices in winter.」
Unsettled summer weather and higher winter produce prices appeared in full-year results as weak sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素). - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the vegetable-related seasoning group, sales fell below the year-earlier level because sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) struggled due to unsettled summer weather and other factors.」
Unsettled summer weather actually appeared in results as sluggish sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) and the vegetable-related seasoning group falling below the year-earlier level. - FY2020-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, sales of the hot-pot seasoning group increased, supported by higher store adoption of Petit Nabe (プチッと鍋) and other factors. Sales of the renewed Petit Udon (プチッとうどん) and the logistics business, which expanded transactions with existing customers, also remained above the year-earlier level.」
Repeated periods of unsettled weather in June actually appeared in results as sluggish sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) and the vegetable-related seasoning group falling below the year-earlier level. - FY2019MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the hot-pot seasoning group, Petit Nabe (プチッと鍋), whose lineup was expanded, contributed, while Nabe Shabu (なべしゃぶ), which created a new hot-pot category, increased sales as a result of successful television commercials and initiatives linked to meat sales. However, Sukiyaki Sauce (すき焼のたれ), Kimchi Hot Pot Base (キムチ鍋の素) and other products fell short of the previous fiscal year's level due to the mild winter and other factors, resulting in sales of ¥11.324 billion, down 1.1% from the previous fiscal year.」
Weather fluctuations, including the mild winter, actually appeared in results as the main hot-pot seasoning products falling short of the previous fiscal year's level and a 1.1% year-on-year decline in the hot-pot seasoning group. - FY2019-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「The hot-pot seasoning category fell below the same period of the previous year. Although Nabeshabu and Puchitto Nabe contributed to sales, Sukiyaki Sauce, Kimchi Hot-Pot Base and other products failed to reach the level of the same period of the previous year, partly because of the effects of the warm winter, and this was insufficient to offset the overall decline in the category.」
The effects of the mild winter and other factors actually appeared in results as sales of Sukiyaki Sauce (すき焼のたれ), Kimchi Hot Pot Base (キムチ鍋の素) and other products falling short of target, and the hot-pot seasoning group as a whole falling below the year-earlier level. - FY2019-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「The hot-pot seasoning category fell below the same period of the previous year. Although Nabeshabu, which created a new hot-pot category as a new product, contributed and Puchitto Nabe increased sales through an expanded lineup, sales of Sukiyaki Sauce and other products struggled, partly because of higher summer temperatures.」
Higher summer temperatures actually appeared in results as sluggish sales of Sukiyaki Sauce (すき焼のたれ) and other products and the hot-pot seasoning group falling below the year-earlier level. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The sales performance of the Group's food business, its core business, tends to be affected by weather fluctuations.」
The Company continues to identify fluctuations in sales due to temperature, weather and produce prices as risks. - FY2018-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the vegetable-related seasoning group, sales fell below the year-earlier level because Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) failed to gain traction, partly due to the impact of higher vegetable prices.」
Higher vegetable prices continue to appear in actual results as sluggish sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) and the vegetable-related seasoning group falling below the year-earlier level. - FY2017MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the hot-pot seasoning group, sales of the versatile Sukiyaki Sauce (すき焼のたれ) increased and portioned seasonings also contributed, despite a succession of hot days nationwide when the hot-pot season began and higher vegetable prices. However, as we reviewed the product mix to improve the earnings structure, sales were ¥11.193 billion, down 4.5% from the previous fiscal year.」
Hot weather and higher vegetable prices actually appeared in results as a 4.5% year-on-year decline in the hot-pot seasoning group. - FY2017-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the vegetable-related seasoning group, sales fell below the year-earlier level because Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) struggled under the impact of higher vegetable prices in the third quarter.」
Higher vegetable prices actually appeared in results as weak sales of Pickling Base (浅漬けの素) and the vegetable-related seasoning group falling below the year-earlier level. - FY2017-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the hot-pot seasoning group, although the versatile Sukiyaki Sauce (すき焼のたれ) performed steadily, sales fell below the year-earlier level amid a succession of hot days nationwide and a delayed start to the hot-pot season.」
Hot weather and the delayed start to the hot-pot season actually appeared in results as the hot-pot seasoning group falling below the year-earlier level. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The sales performance of the Group's food business, its core business, tends to be affected by weather fluctuations.」
The Company explains demand fluctuations for meat-related, vegetable-related and hot-pot season seasonings caused by weather, temperature and produce prices.