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Market Changes and Digital-Management Requirements in Ready-to-Cook Food

Market, supply-chain and consumer changes in ready-to-cook food and the digital requirements for traceability, inventory, costing, quality and supply-chain coordination.

Amy Zhou·MTC Consulting·Published 2026-03-06
Ready-to-CookFood IndustryIndustry Insights
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The RTC food market is heading toward ¥830 billion — one of the fastest-growing food segments. Behind rapid growth, enterprises face supply chain complexity, food safety compliance, and cold chain challenges.

Industry Landscape

Market size: Expected to exceed ¥830B in 2025.

Key players: Traditional food companies, restaurant chains, and emerging brands.

Scenarios: B2B (restaurant chains) 70%, B2C (household) growing fast.

Key Digital Needs

Cold chain temperature traceability from factory to store.

Multi-SKU, short shelf-life inventory management with FIFO and expiry alerts.

Demand forecasting to production scheduling coordination.

Food safety compliance and batch traceability for domestic and international regulations.

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SAP Business One food industry solution deployed across multiple RTC companies — covering recipe management, batch traceability, cost accounting, and distributor management.

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