Datamonitor's Foodservice in Japan industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the foodservice industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

Foodservice is defined as the sale of food and drinks for immediate consumption either on the premises from which they were bought, or in designated eating areas shared with other foodservice operators, or in the case of takeaways transactions, freshly prepared food for immediate consumption. Datamonitor's definition excludes sales through vending machines and is restricted to sales in specific foodservice channels (please see channel definitions below).

For the purpose of this profile, Asia-Pacific consists of Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 8
1.3 Market Analysis 9
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 10
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 11
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation I 12
CHAPTER 5 Market Segmentation II 13
CHAPTER 6 Five Forces Analysis 14
6.1 Buyer Power 14
6.2 Supplier Power 16
6.3 New Entrants 17
6.4 Substitutes 18
6.5 Rivalry 19
CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 20
7.1 McDonald's Corporation 20
7.2 Yoshinoya D&C 22
7.3 Plenus 24
CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts 26
8.1 Market Value Forecast 26
8.2 Market Volume Forecast 27
CHAPTER 9 Macroeconomic Indicators 28
CHAPTER 10 Appendix 29
10.1 Methodology 29
10.2 Industry Associations 30
10.3 Related Datamonitor Research 30

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan Foodservice Industry Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 10
Table 2: Japan Foodservice Industry Volume: Transactions million, 2002-2006 11
Table 3: Japan Foodservice Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006 12
Table 4: Japan Foodservice Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006 13
Table 5: The Impact of Buyer Power on the Japanese Foodservice Industry, 2006 14
Table 6: The Impact of Supplier Power on the Japanese Foodservice Industry, 2006 16
Table 7: The Impact of New Entrants on the Japanese Foodservice Industry, 2006 17
Table 8: The Impact of Substitutes on the Japanese Foodservice Industry, 2006 18
Table 9: The Impact of Rivalry on the Japanese Foodservice Industry, 2006 19
Table 10: Key Facts: McDonald's Corporation 20
Table 11: Key Financials: McDonald's Corporation 21
Table 12: Key Facts: Yoshinoya D&C 22
Table 13: Key Financials: Yoshinoya D&C 23
Table 14: Key Facts: Plenus 24
Table 15: Key Financials: Plenus 25
Table 16: Japan Foodservice Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 26
Table 17: Japan Foodservice Industry Volume Forecast: Transactions million, 2006-2011 27
Table 18: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 28
Table 19: Japan GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 28
Table 20: Japan Exchange Rate, 2002-2006 28