Meiji has announced it will raise prices on a total of 14 products, including “Kinoko no Yama” and “Takenoko no Sato,” starting in October. The reason is soaring costs for matcha, packaging materials, and fuel, with shipping prices rising 3-21%. On 5ch, alongside the classic “Team Kinoko vs. Team Takenoko” debate, users also shared their sense of just how much cheap candy prices have climbed.
On the 18th, Meiji announced it will raise prices on a total of 14 beverage and confectionery products, including “Kinoko no Yama” and “Takenoko no Sato.” The price increase, based on shipping prices, ranges from 3% to 21%. The company is passing on rising procurement costs for packaging materials, logistics, and other factors.
Starting in October, prices will rise on three beverage products — “Tsujiri Koi Matcha Latte,” “Tsujiri Matcha Latte,” and “Tsujiri Hojicha Latte” — with shipping prices increasing 16-21%. In November, a total of 11 chocolate and snack products, including Kinoko no Yama, Takenoko no Sato, “Garbo Chocolate Pouch,” and “Karl Cheese Flavor,” will see price increases of 3-8%.
While the market price of cacao beans, the raw material for chocolate, has stabilized, the price of matcha has soared. Palm oil and fuel costs have also surged, and the company stated that “it has become difficult to continue sales at current prices.”
Source: nikkei.com / Original article here
It's 'listening,' not 'hearing'
Except for ratites and some Galliformes/Anseriformes, birds don't have a 'Kinoko no Yama' (a cheeky stand-in for the actual trivia — most birds lack a penis). Just some trivia for ya
Is it actually good…?
Kinoko no Yama is good
Takenoko no Sato's the tasty one though
I prefer Kinoko no Yama too.
Was Team Takenoko back in school, but now I'm fully Team Kinoko
Was Team Takenoko as a kid.
Switched to Kinoko once I started drinking coffee
(;゚Д゚) I've done the potato chips and Kappa Ebisen ones.
Haven't drawn the BIG potato chips one yet.
Gotta hurry up before it goes soggy from humidity
Just let go of that 'I wanna buy it cheap' urge lol
We're talking about the price of labor here too, right?
Who on earth is buying this stuff?
(;゚Д゚) People who like their little indulgences will buy them no matter what~
Look at Figma and Nendoroid figures selling like crazy even at like double their old prices…
Feel like it used to be around 120 yen.
With another hike coming, is it gonna break 200 yen?
At a convenience store a box'll run about 280 yen
Might as well be charging more for air at this point.
And they'll probably still keep it labeled 'quasi-chocolate' even after the price hike (a lower-grade JAS category with less cacao than real chocolate)
Question: Which is better, Kinoko no Yama or Takenoko no Sato? Answer in under 200 characters.
Answer: Takenoko no Sato wins. The savory cookie and the chocolate blend together beautifully, and the texture is really satisfying. That said, the cracker fans of Kinoko no Yama shouldn't be underestimated either. In the end it's a matter of taste, but I'll cast my vote for Takenoko no Sato. (quoted verbatim)
You can't review something you've never even eaten
Is the reason naphtha?
'Heno-koko-no…' (a nonsense rhyme riffing on Kinoko/Takenoko) — anyway, it's the fuel cost hike
Cacao's through the roof so they're probably mixing in who-knows-what.
Nothing but low-quality, overpriced stuff out there now.
Feel bad for kids today.
Maybe they cut the sugar or switched to cheaper ingredients?
Chocolate's inherently kind of bitter to begin with anyway
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Breaking News+) thread “[Price Hike] Meiji: “Kinoko no Yama” and “Takenoko no Sato” — Packaging Materials and Other Costs Soar.”
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