Who owns Calorie Mate?
Calorie Mate is owned by Otsuka (Japan, TSE: 4578).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Otsuka Holdings Annual Report 2025, Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd, 27 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1983
- Category
- Food › Nutrition & supplements › Nutrition bars
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 4578
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Calorie Mate
Calorie Mate is a dense block-shaped nutrition bar sold in Japan since 1983, designed as a balanced meal replacement rather than a snack. It is a fixture of Japanese convenience stores and of student and office desks. Its blocks come sealed in foil in pairs, and the company also sells the same formulation as a jelly drink.
Ownership timeline of Calorie Mate
Where Calorie Mate sits in Otsuka
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Otsuka
Otsuka controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in food.
Also in food
- Nature Made (1971)
Founded in the 1980s
- Pocari Sweat (1980)
Other brands in nutrition bars, and who owns them
The 7 brands in nutrition bars on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Lotus Bakeries, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| nākd. | Lotus Bakeries | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| think! | Glanbia | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Rise Bar | USANA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Barebells | Vitamin Well Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| RiteBite Max Protein | Zydus Wellness | 🇮🇳 India |
| TREK | Lotus Bakeries | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
About the owner: Otsuka
Otsuka is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1921. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 4578.
Otsuka is a Japanese group spanning pharmaceuticals and consumer products, unusual in running both at scale under one roof. Its drug business developed the antipsychotic aripiprazole, and its nutraceutical arm sells sports drinks and food products that are household names across Japan and much of Asia.
🇯🇵 Calorie Mate and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 448 brands that began in Japan. 22 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Calorie Mate is not one of them.
- Ajinomoto — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Almond Koka — Glico 🇯🇵
- Amuleia — Nisshin Seifun 🇯🇵
- Aohata — Kewpie 🇯🇵
- C1000 — House Foods 🇯🇵
- Calbee Potato Chips — Calbee 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Calorie Mate?
The parent company of Calorie Mate is Otsuka, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Calorie Mate Japanese?
Yes. Calorie Mate originated in Japan in 1983 and its owner, Otsuka, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Calorie Mate still owned by Otsuka?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Calorie Mate is still owned by Otsuka. 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] Otsuka Holdings Annual Report 2025 — Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Annual report, published 27 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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