Who owns BifiX Yogurt?
BifiX Yogurt is owned by Glico (Japan, TSE: 2206).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ezaki Glico — Business Introduction, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Osaka
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1999
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Yogurt
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2206
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BifiX Yogurt
BifiX Yogurt traces back to Choushoku Yogurt, created in 1999. It was relaunched in 2013 as Choushoku Probiotics Yogurt BifiX and renamed BifiX Yogurt in 2016. It contains Glico's strain Bifidobacterium BifiX, which produces short-chain fatty acids, together with inulin fibre, and is the lead product of the company's dairy business.
Ownership timeline of BifiX Yogurt
Where BifiX Yogurt sits in Glico
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Glico
Glico controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
- Almond Koka (2014)
- Bisco (1933)
- GABA (2005)
- Giant Cone (1963)
- Glico Caramel (1922)
- Icreo (2009)
- LIBERA (2016)
- Pocky (1966)
- PRETZ (1963)
- Pucchin Pudding (1972)
- SUNAO (2017)
- TCHO
Other brands in yogurt, and who owns them
The 85 brands in yogurt on Brandtree belong to 50 owners. The largest is Danone, with 5; Glico has 2.
About the owner: Glico
Glico is a publicly listed company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, founded in 1922. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2206.
Ezaki Glico is an Osaka confectionery and food company founded by Ri-ichi Ezaki, who in 1919 confirmed that oyster broth was rich in glycogen. Its business began on 11 February 1922, when Glico Caramel went on sale at the Mitsukoshi department store in Osaka, and the company was incorporated in February 1929. It reported consolidated sales of 361.3 billion yen in 2025 across health foods, dairy, nutritional confectionery, food ingredients and overseas operations at 19 bases. Glico is listed in Tokyo, bought the American chocolate maker TCHO in 2018, and in March 2026 raised its holdings in three Swiss chocolate companies to 19.89 per cent.
🇯🇵 BifiX Yogurt and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 456 brands that began in Japan. 23 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BifiX Yogurt is not one of them.
- Ajinomoto — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Amuleia — Nisshin Seifun 🇯🇵
- Aohata — Kewpie 🇯🇵
- C1000 — House Foods 🇯🇵
- Calbee Potato Chips — Calbee 🇯🇵
- Calorie Mate — Otsuka 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BifiX Yogurt?
The parent company of BifiX Yogurt is Glico, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is BifiX Yogurt Japanese?
Yes. BifiX Yogurt originated in Japan in 1999 and its owner, Glico, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is BifiX Yogurt still owned by Glico?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, BifiX Yogurt is still owned by Glico. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ezaki Glico — Business Introduction — Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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