Who owns Glico Caramel?
Glico Caramel 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, Osaka
- Founded
- 1922 by Ri-ichi Ezaki
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Candy & sugar confectionery
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2206
- Trademark registrant
- EZAKI GLICO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Glico Caramel
Glico Caramel is the heart-shaped nutritional caramel that began the company. It was created with glycogen in mind and test-marketed in 1921, then went on sale on 11 February 1922 at Mitsukoshi in Osaka, in a red box showing the Glico logo of a marathon runner with arms raised in victory. Production was revived after the Second World War destroyed the company's factories.
Trademark record for Glico Caramel
The USPTO record for the Glico Caramel mark lists EZAKI GLICO KABUSHIKI KAISHA as the owner of record (serial number 85406093). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Glico Caramel
Where Glico Caramel 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)
- BifiX Yogurt (1999)
- Bisco (1933)
- GABA (2005)
- Giant Cone (1963)
- Icreo (2009)
- LIBERA (2016)
- Pocky (1966)
- PRETZ (1963)
- Pucchin Pudding (1972)
- SUNAO (2017)
- TCHO
Other brands in candy & sugar confectionery, and who owns them
The 87 brands in candy & sugar confectionery on Brandtree belong to 39 owners. The largest is Cloetta, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ahlgrens bilar | Cloetta | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bottle Caps | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Charleston Chew | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bon Bon Bum | Colombina | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Candy Kittens | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Airheads | Perfetti Van Melle | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Goldbears | Haribo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Háls | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
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.
🇯🇵 Glico Caramel 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; Glico Caramel 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 Glico Caramel?
The parent company of Glico Caramel is Glico, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Glico Caramel Japanese?
Yes. Glico Caramel originated in Japan in 1922 and its owner, Glico, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Glico Caramel still owned by Glico?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, Glico Caramel is still owned by Glico. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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.
- [2] USPTO: GLICO, serial 85406093 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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