Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. Financial Results - For the FYE March 2017 -  


Important Operating Environment

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Three important changes in operating environment
1. Changes in social structure, ageing society

 • 30% of Japan's population will be elderly age 65 and older by 2025

 • Population ageing is not limited to Japan
Becoming a serious problem in Europe, North America, and China

2. Growing health consciousness and prevention awareness

 • Number of sick people is increasing: Rapid population ageing and changes in lifestyle and dietary habits

 • Increasing interest in prevention and extension of healthy lifespan

3. Global middle class

 • 5.2 billion people around the world will be middle class by 2025, a 40% increase compared to 2015.

 • Increase in China and India

 • Key to sustaining growth: How we approach these rapidly growing consumer markets, details on the next slide