Who owns C1000?
C1000 is owned by House Foods (Japan, TSE: 2810), which has owned the brand since 2006.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: House Foods Group Inc. Integrated Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- House Foods Group Inc. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Food › Nutrition & supplements › Vitamins & supplements
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2810
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About C1000
C1000 is a vitamin C drink brand that began with C1000 Takeda Vitamin Lemon, developed by Takeda Food Industry, and came to House Foods when it acquired ownership of Takeda Food in 2006 and formed House Wellness Foods. House calls it its main domestic vitamin brand, has added products such as C1000 Vitamin Lemon Zero Sugar, and uses it as the model for vitamin drinks sold in Thailand and Indonesia.
Ownership timeline of C1000
- 2006 – present House Foods [1] reported
Where C1000 sits in House Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by House Foods
House Foods controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- GABAN
- Kukure Curry (1971)
- Tongari Corn (1978)
- Vermont Curry (1963)
Other brands in vitamins & supplements, and who owns them
The 49 brands in vitamins & supplements on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is Krka, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bilobil | Krka | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| Berocca | Bayer | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| AXIO | LifeVantage | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ambrotose | Mannatech | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Abecedin | Birzeit Pharmaceutical | 🇵🇸 Palestine |
| Nature's Sunshine Products | Nature's Sunshine | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Beauty Focus | Nu Skin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hiya | USANA | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: House Foods
House Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1913. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2810.
House Foods began in 1913 when Seisuke Urakami opened Urakami Shoten, a herbal medicine business in Osaka, and it started making curry powder in 1926. It adopted a holding company structure and its current name in 2013, and reports five segments: spices, seasonings and processed foods; health foods; international foods, including tofu in the United States; restaurants; and other food businesses. It owns 51 per cent of Ichibanya, operator of Curry House CoCo Ichibanya, and said in August 2026 that it was considering options including taking Ichibanya private.
🇯🇵 C1000 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; C1000 is not one of them.
- Ajinomoto — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Almond Koka — Glico 🇯🇵
- Amuleia — Nisshin Seifun 🇯🇵
- Aohata — Kewpie 🇯🇵
- Calbee Potato Chips — Calbee 🇯🇵
- Calorie Mate — Otsuka 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of C1000?
The parent company of C1000 is House Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is C1000 Japanese?
Yes. C1000 originated in Japan and its owner, House Foods, is also headquartered in Japan.
Since when has House Foods owned C1000?
House Foods has owned C1000 since 2006.
Is C1000 still owned by House Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, C1000 is still owned by House Foods. 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] House Foods Group Inc. Integrated Report 2025 — House Foods Group Inc., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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