Snow Brand to raise cheese, margarine prices again

Friday 13th June, 07:24 AM JST

TOKYO —

Snow Brand Milk Products Co said Thursday it will raise the prices of 85 of its home-use products by between 7% and 33%, starting with Aug 1 shipments.

The price hike comes in response to surging materials costs. The company last raised prices only in February. Items subject to the price rises include 50 cheese products.

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11 Comments

some14some at 07:47 AM JST - 13th June

Pay attention to their 'chirashi' not newspaper/website announcements you will find petty cheap/discount items there.
Altria at 09:32 AM JST - 13th June

...due to the rising cost of poisons used in their products.
presto345 at 05:04 PM JST - 13th June

Margarine. Never eat the stuff. But cheese. I have to have cheese every day - as long as it is CHEESE, I mean not processed cheese, which is a terrible misnomer as THAT product does not even come close to cheese :-) I'll buy (real) cheese in bulk from now on!
capone at 06:03 PM JST - 13th June

expensive, and poisonous...good combination
outofmydepth at 07:51 PM JST - 13th June

didn`t they just get subsidies???????
keshii at 09:14 PM JST - 13th June

It took me a whole year to adjust my baking recipes to work with the butter here... because the companies put in more water to save money! I wonder if I'll have to go through that same process again?
thepossum at 10:30 PM JST - 14th June

Price hikes every 6 months ? 33% in some cases. If my salary would only follow suit !
outofmydepth at 05:01 PM JST - 15th June

notice they say cheese "products."
Sarge at 05:05 PM JST - 16th June

Isn't Snowbrand Meg Milk now?

presto345 - How come you never eat margarine? Tastes like butter, spreads easier than butter, and is WAY cheaper. And it's no worse for you than butter - both are basically fat.
cleo at 05:22 PM JST - 16th June

How come you never eat margarine? Tastes like butter

Sarge, make an appointment immediately with the doctor to have your taste buds checked. There is something very, very wrong there!

The good thing about butter being more expensive is that it makes people (ie me) think twice before slathering loads of it on my toast or over my new potatoes. A little of wot you fancy does do you good, so it's OK to spread butter on your toast - just don't go daft with it.
Sarge at 05:33 PM JST - 16th June

Cleo - I'm sorry, I neglected to mention that I eat only Promise Buttery Margarine Spread. That stuff tastes more like butter than butter - promise! ( I'm holding up one hand with two fingers extended and my other hand over my heart like the Boy Scout I used to be ) ( Well, OK, Cub Scout )

New potatoes?