Bread and Rolls

Bread-and-Roll Producing Companies, Nationwide Bread-and-Roll-Related Companies

I   Noteworthy Market Trends

1. Market Overview: Premium products have driven the market to recover, but the competition environment is still severe
2. Product Trends: NB without specific characteristics have lost competition, while PB has come to occupy 30% of the entire market
3. Company Trends:　Mid-size companies are trying to raise standard products in order to differentiate with large companies
4. Trends of Channels: Looks back at component ratio of channels for the last 20 years
5. Convenient stores making efforts for improving original bread and roll products
6. Bread and roll section of mass merchandisers fiercely competed among manufacturers and distributors
7. Leading bakeries that attracts fans with their strong brand power
8. Bakery cafes and restaurants that develops diverse business
9. Nursery care, medical treatment, and health have been drawing attention in the bread and roll market
10. Overseas development by bread and roll manufacturers and bakeries
11. Bread and roll market in Shanghai

1. Market size of bread and rolls in Shanghai
2. Bakery chains located in Taiwanese resident areas
3. Asian bakeries are making favorable sales in shopping malls and large supermarkets
4. Expensive, high-quality bakery chains opened in department stores are mainly Japanese stores
5. Characteristics and future outlook of bakeries in Shanghai
6. Bread and rolls sold in convenience stores in Shanghai

12. Bread and roll market in Taiwan

1. A pro-Japanese country that accepts Japanese-style rapidly and broadly
2. Sales channels of bread and rolls in Taiwan
3. Sales of bread and rolls in convenience stores
4. Sales of bread and rolls in hypermarkets
5. Production of frozen bread/roll dough in Taiwan
6. Eating habits of bread and rolls in Taiwan
7. Prices of bread and rolls

13. Bread and roll market in South Korea

1. Status of bread and roll market in South Korea
2. Largest issue is oligopoly by large companies
3. Future may be dependent on procurement of ingredients and ensuring of safety

14. Frozen bread dough are growing due to easiness and energy saving, attracting business-use bread and roll market
15. Domestic wheat flour is attracting attention due to its safe production environment and availability of producers' identification
16. Status of eating habits and health of the seniors
17. Analysis on Bread-related Statistical Data

II   Market Analysis and Prospects

1. Transition of Market Size (FY2009 to FY2013)
2. Market Share by Product (FY2013)
3. Market Share by Retail Channel (FY2013)
4. Market Share by Region (FY2013)
5. Market Share by Manufacturer (FY2013)
6. Market Share by Item (FY2013)

1. Pain de mie, or pullman loaves
2. Table rolls
3. Sweet-type or savory rolls
4. Danish pastries
5. French bread, baguettes, etc.
6. Sandwiches and other rolls with cooked fillings
7. Frozen bread and roll dough

7. Market Share by Manufacturer by Channel (FY2013)

1. Market Share by Manufacturer by Mass Merchandiser
2. Market Share by Manufacturer by Convenience store
3. Market Share by Manufacturer by Bakery

8. Market Share by Manufacturer by Region (FY2013)
9. Product Trends by Item

1. Pain de mie, or pullman loaves
2. Table rolls
3. Sweet-type or savory rolls
4. Danish pastries
5. French bread, baguettes, etc.
6. Sandwiches and other rolls with cooked fillings
7. Frozen bread and roll dough

10. Analysis of Retail Channel Trends

1. Mass merchandisers
2. Convenience stores
3. Bakeries
4. Department stores
5. Local retailers

11. Analysis of Bread-and-Roll Consumption Trends
12. Expanding/Impeding Factors of Bread and Roll Market and Future Aspects for FY2018
13. Forecast of Bread and Roll Market Size FY2014 to FY2018

III   Strategies of Leading Companies

1. Basic Business Policies and Directions
2. Policies for Product Development
3. Production and Hygiene Management (HACCP, AIB)
4. Status of Freshly Baked Bread and Frozen Bread Dough Business
5. Directly-Managed Stores and Franchise Stores
6. Transactions with Convenience Stores, GMS and Co-op
7. Sales Promotion Activities and Distribution Efforts
8. Future Market Strategies, etc.

IV    Survey of Product Development and Purchasing of Ingredients at Bakeries

1. Characteristics of bakeries (location, region, merchandize line)
2. Characteristics of products
3. Recent trends in well-selling products
4. Points on selling products
5. Status of selling new products, timing of renewing products
6. Ingredients or materials that may use in future
7. Anything currently attracting attention besides bread and rolls
8. Source of Information
9. How to gather consumer information
10. Services that may be offered in the future
11. Points to place importance on when buying ingredients
12. Use of frozen dough and requests to manufacturers
13. Dissatisfying points and requests to manufacturers or wholesalers
14. Ratio of ingredients based on sales price
15. Perspectives on use of ingredients
16. Production of breads and rolls using domestic wheat and rice flour
17. Influence of consumption tax increase from April 2014

V   Research on Bread and Roll Consumption by Senior

VI  　Company Profiles of Attention-Drawing Companies (30 enterprises)

VII   Profiles of Leading Bread-and-Roll Producing Companies (324 enterprises)

VIII 　 Profiles of Nationwide Bread-and-Roll-Related Companies (177 enterprises)