Shrinking Domestic Market and Intensifying Corporate Competition
First written in FY2016. 20 of 21 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 3 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, the impact of the declining domestic market due to the declining birthrate and aging population on the overall economy is also significant. Companies are being forced to transform their earnings structures, making this an important issue going forward.」
The company continues to recognize the shrinking domestic market due to the declining birthrate and aging population and the need to transform its earnings structure. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「As responding to the contraction of Japan's food and beverage market due to the declining birthrate and aging population is unavoidable, the company will focus on developing overseas markets and new businesses as part of its medium- to long-term growth strategy and strengthen its business foundation.」
The company continues to treat the contraction of Japan's food and beverage market as an ongoing challenge and pursue a policy of addressing it by developing overseas markets and new businesses. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Responding to the contraction of Japan's food and beverage market due to the declining birthrate and aging population, as well as changes in consumer behavior triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, is unavoidable.」
The company continues to identify the contraction of Japan's food and beverage market and changes in consumer behavior as business challenges. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, the impact of the declining domestic market due to the declining birthrate and aging population, as well as slower growth in emerging markets, on the overall economy is also significant. Companies are being forced to transform their earnings structures, making this an important issue going forward.」
The company continues to identify the shrinking domestic market, slower growth in emerging markets, and the need to transform its earnings structure as challenges in its business environment. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The impact of the declining domestic market due to the declining birthrate and aging population, as well as slower growth in emerging markets, on the overall economy is also significant. Companies are being forced to transform their earnings structures, making this an important issue going forward.」
The company continues to identify the shrinking domestic market, slower growth in emerging markets, and the need to transform its earnings structure as challenges in its business environment. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The impact of the declining domestic market due to the declining birthrate and aging population, as well as slower growth in emerging markets, on the overall economy is also significant. Companies are being forced to transform their earnings structures, making this an important issue going forward.」
The company continues to recognize challenges in its earnings structure due to the shrinking domestic market and slower growth in emerging markets. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the beverage market, beverage manufacturers are focusing on expanding their core brands and creating new demand to strengthen their business foundations, but a challenging business environment continues amid intensifying competition and rising production costs.」
The company continues to recognize a challenging business environment in the beverage market due to intensifying competition and rising production costs. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the beverage market, beverage manufacturers are focusing on expanding their core brands and creating new demand to strengthen their business foundations, but a challenging business environment continues amid intensifying competition and rising production costs.」
The company continues to describe a challenging business environment due to intensifying competition and rising costs. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food and beverage industry, product development tailored to diverse needs, including consumers’ health consciousness and growing demand for individual-serving products, has become more active, but corporate earnings remain under pressure due to intensifying competition with peers as the domestic market contracts, as well as soaring raw material prices.」
The company continues to recognize a challenging earnings environment due to the shrinking domestic market, intensifying competition with industry peers, and rising raw material prices. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food and beverage industry, product development tailored to diverse needs, including consumers’ health consciousness and growing demand for individual-serving products, has become more active, but corporate earnings remain under pressure due to intensifying competition with peers as the domestic market contracts, as well as soaring raw material prices.」
The company continues to recognize a challenging earnings environment caused by the shrinking domestic market, intensifying competition with peers and soaring raw material prices. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food and beverage industry, product development tailored to diverse needs, including consumers’ health consciousness and growing demand for individual-serving products, has become more active, but corporate earnings remain under pressure due to intensifying competition with peers as the domestic market contracts, as well as soaring raw material prices.」
The company continues to recognize a challenging earnings environment caused by the shrinking domestic market, intensifying competition with peers and soaring raw material prices. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the food and beverage industry, product development tailored to diverse needs, including consumers’ health consciousness and growing demand for individual-serving products, has become more active, but the operating environment remains challenging due to the shrinking domestic market and soaring raw material prices.」
The company continues to recognize a challenging environment caused by the shrinking domestic market, soaring raw material prices and competition among companies. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food and beverage industry, product development tailored to diverse needs has become more active amid the declining birthrate and aging population and increasingly diverse consumption patterns, as well as the development of new products emphasizing consumer health. Consumer interest in food safety and security also remains high, requiring further strengthening of quality control systems, and the operating environment remains challenging.」
The company describes the challenging operating environment in the food and beverage industry and continuing quality control requirements against the backdrop of the declining birthrate, aging population and increasingly diverse consumption patterns. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Corporate earnings remain under pressure due to intensifying competition with peers as the domestic market contracts, as well as soaring raw material prices.」
The company continues to recognize a challenging earnings environment caused by the shrinking domestic market, intensifying competition and soaring raw material prices. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the food and beverage industry, consumer interest in food safety and security remains high, requiring further strengthening of quality control systems. The operating environment also remains challenging due to intensifying competition with peers and companies in other industries as the domestic market contracts, as well as soaring food raw material costs.」
The company continues to recognize a challenging environment caused by the shrinking domestic market, intensifying competition and soaring food raw material costs. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the food and beverage industry, consumer interest in food safety and security remains high, requiring further strengthening of quality control systems. The operating environment also remains challenging due to intensifying competition with peers and companies in other industries as the domestic market contracts, as well as soaring food raw material costs.」
The company continues to recognize a challenging operating environment caused by the shrinking domestic market, intensifying competition and soaring food raw material costs. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the food and beverage industry, consumer interest in food safety and security remains high, requiring further strengthening of quality control systems. The operating environment also remains challenging due to intensifying competition with peers and companies in other industries as the domestic market contracts, as well as soaring raw material prices.」
The company continues to recognize a challenging earnings environment caused by the shrinking domestic market, intensifying competition and soaring raw material prices. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the food and beverage industry, consumer interest in food safety and security remains high, requiring further strengthening of quality control systems. Corporate earnings also remain under pressure due to the shrinking domestic market and soaring raw material prices.」
The company continues to recognize a challenging earnings environment caused by the shrinking domestic market and soaring raw material prices. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Corporate earnings remain under pressure due to intensifying competition with peers and companies in other industries as the domestic market contracts, as well as soaring food raw material costs.」
The company identifies the shrinking domestic market and intensifying competition as its current operating environment, and a shift in its earnings structure through overseas operations and new businesses as a challenge.