Who owns DARS?
DARS is owned by Morinaga (Japan, TSE: 2201).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Morinaga & Co., Ltd. reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1993
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2201
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About DARS
DARS is a chocolate brand Morinaga launched in 1993. It is one of the long-selling mainstay products, alongside HI-CHEW, Morinaga Biscuits, Milk Cocoa and Morinaga Amazake, that make up the core of the company's Confectionery and Foodstuffs business, and the range includes variants such as DARS Milk as Morinaga pushes into health-focused high-cacao chocolate.
Ownership timeline of DARS
Where DARS sits in Morinaga
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of DARS?
The parent company of DARS is Morinaga, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is DARS Japanese?
Yes. DARS originated in Japan in 1993 and its owner, Morinaga, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is DARS still owned by Morinaga?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, DARS is still owned by Morinaga. 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] Morinaga & Co., Ltd. Corporate Profile 2026 — Morinaga & Co., Ltd., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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