Starting next month, some business operators will have to scale back on giving out disposable plastic items including the ubiquitous cutlery handed out at convenience stores and elsewhere across Japan.
As war in Ukraine drives up already high input costs, even firms with business models fine-tuned to Japan s deflationary economy are toying with higher prices, testing acceptance by consumers.
By Kantaro Komiya, Tetsushi Kajimoto and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - As war in Ukraine drives up already high input costs, even firms with busin.
By Kantaro Komiya, Tetsushi Kajimoto and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - As war in Ukraine drives up already high input costs, even firms with busin.
On top of changing ingredients or reducing portion sizes, firms have given unusual price boosts to goods such as cooking oil, snacks and popular instant noodle brands.