Customer-Centered Food Ingredient Proposals and Contract Processing

「In the food ingredients business, sales remained firm as sales of ingredients for functional foods grew, but profit was weak due to higher selling, general and administrative expenses associated with strengthening the sales organisation.」

「Amid these conditions, the amount of new business acquired increased due to growth in the number of companies registered to use the ingredient search platform "i-Platto (アイプラット)," increased sales of high-value-added products, and enhanced proposal functions.」

「In the food ingredients business, demand for ingredients used in supplements remained sluggish due to growing concern about foods with function claims, but profit performance remained firm as a result of cost reductions.」

「In the food ingredients business, transactions in functional food ingredients for general processed foods expanded, while demand for ingredients used in supplements declined as concern about foods with function claims spread, resulting in weak sales.」

「In the food ingredients division, sales remained strong due to increased demand for functional foods resulting from greater consumer health awareness, stronger sales of proprietary products, expanded transactions with existing customers by leveraging our planning and proposal capabilities, and the acquisition of new orders.」

「Based on those successful cases, we focused on acquiring new customers.」

「As a result, in the food ingredients business, sales performed well as the company successfully acquired major customers after its sales capabilities were highly valued by customers and rolled out successful cases across the organization.」

「In the food ingredients and functional food ingredients businesses, we actively increased approaches to new customers, focusing on our own products, and rolled out successful cases across the existing business. As a result, the expansion of stay-at-home demand resulting from the spread of COVID-19 contributed to performance, and the business remained strong, particularly for ingredients used in processed foods.」

「In the food ingredients and functional food ingredients fields, we actively worked to strengthen proposals for proprietary raw materials, expand business with existing customers, and acquire new customers. As a result, in functional food ingredients, demand for existing products increased and new customers were acquired, resulting in firm performance.」

「In the food ingredients business, we pursued proposals for contract processing by an affiliated company, proposals for ingredients for health-oriented foods, stronger overseas sales, proposals for new ingredients, and expanded sales of existing ingredients. As a result, although sales declined due in part to customers discontinuing products and inventory adjustments, the business overall remained broadly flat, supported by increased demand for ingredients for health-oriented foods.」

「Against this backdrop, in the food ingredients business, we pursued proposals for contract processing by an affiliated company, proposals for ingredients for health-oriented foods, stronger overseas sales, proposals for new ingredients, and expanded sales of existing ingredients. As a result, although sales of ingredients declined due in part to customers discontinuing products, the business overall remained firm, supported by growth in existing ingredients and increased demand for ingredients for health-oriented foods.」

「In the food ingredients field, we worked to promote contract processing through affiliated companies, propose new ingredients, expand sales of existing ingredients, strengthen proposals and overseas sales for ingredients for health-oriented foods. As a result, the business as a whole performed steadily due to new orders, increased sales of existing ingredients and higher demand for ingredients for health-oriented foods.」

「Against this backdrop, in the food ingredients field, we worked to propose new ingredients focused on solving customers' problems, expand sales of existing ingredients, pursue contract processing through affiliated companies and strengthen proposals for ingredients for health-oriented foods. As a result, revenue remained steady due to new orders, increased sales through expanded sales of existing ingredients and higher demand for ingredients for health-oriented foods, although operating profit remained sluggish.」

「As a result, revenue remained steady due to new orders, increased sales of existing ingredients and growth in ingredients for health-oriented foods. Profit also increased due to the effect of higher revenue and lower expenses.」

「In the food ingredients field, we worked to propose new ingredients focused on solving customers' problems, expand sales of existing ingredients, pursue contract processing through affiliated companies and strengthen proposals for ingredients for health-oriented foods. As a result, despite a temporary decline in demand caused by adverse weather, revenue remained steady due to new orders secured through expanded sales of existing ingredients and increased demand for our core agricultural processed products and natural seasonings.」

「In the food ingredients field, we worked to propose new ingredients focused on solving customers' problems, expand sales of existing ingredients, and promote contract processing centered on affiliated companies.」

「In the food ingredients field, we worked to propose new ingredients focused on solving customers' problems, expand sales of existing ingredients, and promote contract processing centered on affiliated companies. As a result, revenue performed well due to new orders and growth in ingredients for health-oriented foods and products supplied by affiliated companies, although operating profit remained sluggish.」

「As a result, the business as a whole performed steadily due to new orders for natural seasonings and agricultural processed products and growth in products supplied by affiliated companies. Profitability also improved, with the business moving from a loss in the same period of the previous year to a profit due to the effect of higher revenue and greater efficiency in logistics costs and other expenses.」

「As a result, sales of natural seasonings and other products remained strong in new ingredient proposals and expanded sales of existing ingredients, while contract processing remained sluggish.」

「In the food ingredients field, we worked to propose new ingredients focused on solving customers' problems, expand sales of existing ingredients, and promote contract processing centered on affiliated companies. As a result, proposals for new ingredients and sales expansion of existing ingredients grew through the acquisition of new orders for agricultural processed products and other items, while contract processing remained sluggish.」

「In the food ingredients field, we worked to propose new ingredients focused on solving customers' problems, such as improving product-development efficiency and reducing production costs, expand sales of existing ingredients, and promote contract processing centered on affiliated companies.」