Japan is known for its slot machines, but the market has been shrinking over the years. However, the industry is now focusing on frozen products in hopes of re-stimulating the market.
Offers from ramen to seafood to cakes are on the rise in Japan. Behind this is the freezer “Dohimon”, which hit the market in January 2021 and now has over 3,000 units across the country.
In Japan, the largest share of vending machines is over 50 percent. They can be found on all kinds of corners, but stiff competition from convenience stores and a lack of staff to restore products is taking its toll.
According to data from the Japan Vending System Manufacturers Association, the number of machines has dropped from about 5.6 million in 2000 to about 4 million in 2021 and more and more manufacturers are going out of business.
In 2021, the company Sanden Retail Systems launched a vending machine that offered frozen products. The machine quickly found buyers, especially restaurants that offered their menus when the corona measures restricted.
The offer was very well received by the customers, and hence more and more companies jumped on the bandwagon and installed such machines. However, the machine also benefits from the fact that it can be easily refilled.
These machines are so popular now that Fuji Electric has been offering a similar machine since February.
Meanwhile, machines can be found more and more places where there are especially large numbers of people. For example, you can now buy deep-frozen, deep-fried sticks at some Fukuoka train stations. There has been an increase in the sales of the company.
The West Japan Railway Daily Service Net Company, which is responsible for projects at JR West stations, has also expanded vending machine operations starting at Amagasaki Station in Hyogo Prefecture, where it has installed a Gyoza dumpling vending machine. The sales of these devices also seem to be increasing.
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