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.
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; A Little Luxury Coffee Shop brand products and various gifts, office drinks, cup vending machines, and tea dispensers, etc. The Frozen Foods segment offers Gyoza dumplings, rice dishes, noodles, sweets, shumai, processed chicken, and other products.
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, and sterile preparations.
This segment also offers Ajinomoto Build-up Film, an interlayer insulating material for semiconductor packages; functional materials under the Plainset names; AFTINNOVA, such as activated carbon, release paper, etc.; feed amino acids, sports nutrition under the brand Aminovital, personal care materials under the brand Amisoft, amino acid-based makeup oil under the brand Eldew, and powder under the brand Amihope, medical foods, and agricultural services, 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 |
|---|---|
| Shigeo Nakamura | President, Chief Executive Officer, Representative Executive Officer and Director |
| Taro Fujie | Executive Chairman |
| Dr. Hiroshi Shiragami | EVice President, Representative Executive Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Research & Development Head and Director |
| 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 |
| Tatsuya Sasaki | Senior Managing Executive Officer, GM of Corporate Division and Director |