Kewpie Baby Food and Infant Food Discontinued

Major food manufacturer Kewpie announced that it will discontinue production of baby and toddler food at the end of August next year. This company has been producing and selling baby food and other products for 65 years. Factors behind the end of production include increased costs due to rising raw material and energy prices. in addition, sales have dropped due to increased competition from other manufactures. 

This is why I did not know that this company produced and sold baby food and other products until I read this article. I now understand that rising prices are thus affecting  the company and others.

Authority：NHK


Reference

NHK. (2025, June 12). Kewpie to discontinue production of baby  and toddler food at the end of August next     year.   https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250612/k10014833511000.html.

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  1. Hiroto2025年6月12日 23:19

    I also saw this news the other day.It is very sad to see not only the price increase but also the end of sales.

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  2. Kanna2025年6月15日 6:42

    I researched and found that they had about 10% share of the baby food market, so I think this discontinuation of production must be very troubling.

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  3. Anna2025年6月15日 7:46

    I thought it was very unfortunate that production had to end due to rising food prices.

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