TOKYO, Oct 07 (Information On Japan) –
Rice snack producers are going through a troublesome enterprise setting as the worth of rice soars.
In keeping with Teikoku Databank, there have been 11 circumstances of chapter or closure of rice snack producers, together with these making senbei and arare, within the first 9 months of this yr. This tempo exceeds the entire variety of circumstances for the whole yr of 2022, suggesting it may attain a document excessive.
The business is struggling as a result of rising prices of domestically-produced rice and the declining demand for rice snacks equivalent to senbei.
Supply: ANN
