Ajinomoto Co. Company Description
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally.
The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications.
This segment also provides instant noodles under the Knorr Cup Soup and YumYum names; coffee beverages under the Birdy and Blendy brands; powdered drink under the Birdy 3in1 name; MAXIM brand products; Chyotto Zeitakuna Kohiten brand products; and gift sets and office supplies comprising coffee vending machines, tea servers, etc. The Frozen Foods segment offers Chinese dumplings, cooked rice, noodles, desserts, shumai, processed chicken, and other products under the AJINOMOTO FRESH FROZEN, Bernardi, FRED’S, Golden Tiger, José Olé, LingLing, POSADA, and TAI PEI brands.
The Healthcare and Other segment provides amino acids for applications in various industries, such as pharmaceuticals and foods; contract development and manufacturing services for pharmaceutical intermediates and active ingredients, aseptic fill finish services, etc.; personal care ingredients; and medical foods, crop services, etc. This segment also offers Ajinomoto Build-up Film, an interlayer insulating material for semiconductor packages; fundamental foods under the Glyna and Amino Aile names; sports nutrition supplements under the amino VITAL brand; and functional materials, such as activated carbon, release paper, etc. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
| Country | Japan |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Sector | Consumer Staples |
| Employees | 34,860 |
| CEO | Shigeo Nakamura |
Contact Details
Address: 15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome Tokyo, 104-8315 Japan | |
| Phone | 81 3 5250 8111 |
| Website | ajinomoto.co.jp |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | AJINY |
| Exchange | OTCMKTS |
| Fiscal Year | April - March |
| Reporting Currency | JPY |
| ISIN Number | US0097071007 |
| SIC Code | 2030 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taro Fujie | Executive Chairman |
| Ikuo Kira | Executive MD and Managing Executive Officer |
| Michael Lish | Executive Officer and Deputy GM of Bio & Fine Chemicals Division |
| Saburosuke Suzuki II | Founder |
| Shino Kayahara | Executive Officer and In charge of Diversity and Human Resources |
| Takayuki Koda | Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer |
| Yoshiteru Masai | Executive Managing Director and GM of Food Business Division |
| Hideaki Kawana | Executive Officer and Vice President of Supervision of Frozen Foods |
| Masaki Kashihara | Executive Officer of Green Business Development |
| Takayuki Tahara | Executive Officer, Vice President and Deputy GM of Food Products Div, Supervision of Food Products Sales |