Who owns CIAO Churu?
CIAO Churu is owned by Inaba Foods (Japan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: いなば食品株式会社 — 会社概要, Inaba Foods Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Inaba Foods Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Shizuoka
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 2012
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet food › Pet treats & supplements
- Last verified
- · 4 sources
About CIAO Churu
CIAO Churu is a lickable cat treat from Inaba: a paste of tuna, bonito or chicken breast sold in stick-shaped pouches, so a cat can lick it straight from the pack. Inaba says it is about 90% water, which helps cats that drink little. It launched in Japan in February 2012 with eight varieties, and in 2013 Inaba signed an exclusive supply contract with the maker of its filling machines. Sales in the United States began in 2017, and a dog version, Wan Churu, is sold alongside.
Ownership timeline of CIAO Churu
- Current owner Inaba Foods [1] reported
Where CIAO Churu sits in Inaba Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Inaba Foods ownership tree →
See the full Inaba Foods brand portfolio (3) →
Other brands owned by Inaba Foods
Inaba Foods controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in pet & animal care.
Also in pet & animal care
Other brands in pet treats & supplements, and who owns them
The 14 brands in pet treats & supplements on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is China Pet Foods, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Great Jack's | China Pet Foods | 🇨🇳 China |
| Jerhigh | CP Foods | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| BARK | BARK | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kaytee | Central Garden & Pet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dog Joy | Freshpet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Zesty Paws | H&H Group | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Milk-Bone | J.M. Smucker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Delickcious | Kormotech | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
About the owner: Inaba Foods
Inaba Foods is a privately held company headquartered in Shizuoka, Japan, founded in 1948. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Inaba Foods is a privately held Japanese maker of canned and retort foods and pet food, with head offices in Yui, Shizuoka, and in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, and factories in Shizuoka, China and Thailand. Its history goes back to Inaba Shoten, which began making dried bonito in 1805; the company itself was set up in 1948. It began making pet food in 1958, at first canned cat food for export to the US, and its group company Inaba Petfood, founded in 1997, sells the CIAO range. The group reported sales of ¥166.5bn and operating profit of ¥13bn for fiscal 2024, with 5,800 employees.
🇯🇵 CIAO Churu 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; CIAO Churu is not one of them.
- Nyantomo Clean Toilet — S.T. Corporation 🇯🇵
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- ABEMA — CyberAgent 🇯🇵
- ADDICTION — KOSÉ 🇯🇵
- AIARU Small Amount & Short Term Insurance — Sumitomo Life 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of CIAO Churu?
The parent company of CIAO Churu is Inaba Foods, a privately held company headquartered in Japan.
Is CIAO Churu Japanese?
Yes. CIAO Churu originated in Japan in 2012 and its owner, Inaba Foods, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is CIAO Churu still owned by Inaba Foods?
Yes. As of 24 October 2026, CIAO Churu is still owned by Inaba Foods. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (4) & 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] いなば食品株式会社 — 会社概要 — Inaba Foods Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 24 October 2026.
- [2] いなば食品株式会社 — 沿革 — Inaba Foods Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 24 October 2026.
- [3] CIAOちゅ～るとは — Inaba Petfood Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 24 October 2026.
- [4] いなばペットフード — 商品情報 キャットフード — Inaba Petfood Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 24 October 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.