Nissin Food and Asahi lead July sales rankings in Japan

According to sales rankings released by Merchandising On for July, Nissin Food Products dominated the processed food category, securing the top three positions. The number one spot was held by ‘Cup Noodle Red Seafood Noodle’ (74g). The second and third rankings were occupied by new products designed to be prepared with cold water in five minutes: ‘Chilled Cup Noodle Chicken Salt Lemon Flavor’ and ‘Chilled Cup Noodle Spicy Kimchi Flavor,’ respectively.

In the alcoholic beverage category for July, Asahi Breweries’ ‘Asahi Super Dry Nama Jokki Can’ (340ml x 6) ranked first. The second position was held by ‘Asahi Gold’ (350ml x 6), another Asahi product. Other notable entries in the rankings included Suntory Holdings’ ‘Suntory Nama Beer Natsu Nama’ and Asahi’s ‘Nikka Frontier Highball Can.’

These rankings are based on RDS-POS data, which aggregates sales information from various retailers across Japan, including supermarkets, convenience stores, and drugstores. The analysis focuses on sales value per 100 stores over the most recent four-week period.