Ekiben must also compete with lunch box sold at a convenience store or kiosk and with satisfactory foods served by the restaurants established within station precincts (what is called "Eki-naka" (shops inside the station building) in Japan).
コンビニエンスストアならびにキヨスク（キオスク）の弁当との競合、駅構内での飲食店の充実（いわゆる「駅ナカ」）も要因である。