The popularization of bread-centered diet

―Birth of the large baking company―

Abstract

　After World War II, the life and culture of the people living in Japan changed drastically. Especially, the popularization of bread-centered diet is major problem concerning the staple food of the Japanese. Why has the bread taken a firm hold on the Japanese life-style? From the results obtained in the investigations with a wide viewpoint and from many angles, it was found that large baking company plays an important role in popularization of bread-centered diet. Then, in this article describes about the background for the birth of the large baking company.