COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
House Foods leads. while Kewpie Mayonnaise celebrates 100 years in 2025
In 2025, House Foods is the top company in sauces, dips and condiments in Japan, bolstered by its strong presence in dry recipe sauces – notably with its curry roux products. During the year, the company launched a new line of liquid recipe sauces under the brand Okazumami no Ippin, designed to enhance both dinner dishes (okazu) and alcoholic accompaniments (tsumami).
Delivery:
Files are delivered directly into your account soon after payment is received and any tax certification is verified (where applicable).
This report comes in PDF with additional info in Excel included.
Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Sauces, Dips and Condiments industry in Japan with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to a comprehensive range of core packaged food categories.
If you're in the Sauces, Dips and Condiments industry in Japan, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Japan report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Japan?
- Which are the leading brands in Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Japan?
- How are products distributed in Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Japan?
- How is the rise of e-commerce and/or the expansion of modern grocery retail impacting traditional retail?
- What are the key health and wellness concerns driving, or challenging, sales in Sauces, Dips and Condiments?
- How significant are vegan and vegetarian dietary requirements in determining sales growth in Japan?
- How has COVID-19 impacted consumer demand? To what extent have lockdown, home seclusion and stockpiling boosted sales? Will the longer term economic repercussions of the pandemic stimulate or suppress future growth?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
- How significant will values-based claims, such as sustainability and ethical labelling, be in supporting future growth and brand equity?
Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Japan - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Population decline and inflation hinder volume sales
Rapid price increase and population decline leads to falls in volume sales in 2025
Dips leads value growth in 2025
Ready meal competition grows as Japan’s population shrinks
Low-salt products to see strong consumer demand
Big players are launching vegan and vegetable friendly products
House Foods leads. while Kewpie Mayonnaise celebrates 100 years in 2025
Offline retail distribution dominance persists
While e-commerce expands, consumers continue to prefer store-based outlets
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Japan - Industry Overview
Consumers cut back due to inflationary pressures
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Unit price hikes push value sales in 2025
Convenience demand intensifies, shaping innovation
Surging costs in rice result in consumer shift towards alternatives, impacting preferences in ingredients
Continued shift away from rice and towards alternative staples
Anticipated rising demand for ingredients suited to pasta and flour-based meals
Domestic players dominate a highly fragmented landscape
Leading companies maintain stronghold through rapid response to evolving demand
Convenience stores sees expansion as hybrid work models gain ground
Drugstores invest in broadening offer while e-commerce rises slowly
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Sauces, Dips and Condiments
-
-
- Liquid Stocks and Fonds
- Stock Cubes and Powders
- Gravy Cubes, Powders and Pots
- Monosodium Glutamate
- Herbs and Spices
- Tomato Pastes and Purées
-
-
-
- Liquid Recipe Sauces (excl pasta sauces)
- Dry Recipe Sauces
- Pasta Sauces
-
- Barbecue Sauces
- Fish Sauces
- Ketchup
- Mayonnaise
- Mustard
- Oyster Sauces
- Salad Dressings
- Soy Sauces
- Chili Sauces
-
- Dips
- Yeast-based Spreads
- Pickled Products
- Other Sauces and Condiments
Sauces, Dips and Condiments
This is the aggregation of cooking ingredients and condiments, dips, pickled products, sauces, yeast-based spreads, and other sauces, dips and condiments. Excludes: Unpackaged/bulk sauces, dressings and condiments, such as unpackaged herbs and spice or instances where consumers bring an empty contained to be (re)filled. Excludes: Table salt, vinegar, baking ingredients, desiccated coconut, and cooking cream/milk/powder for cooking and baking.
See all of our definitionsWhy buy this report?
- Gain competitive intelligence about market leaders
- Track key industry trends, opportunities and threats
- Inform your marketing, brand, strategy and market development, sales and supply functions
This report originates from Passport, our Sauces, Dips and Condiments research and analysis database.
NEW REPORT GUARANTEE
If you purchase a report that is updated in the next 60 days, we will send you the new edition and data extraction Free!