Who owns LIBERA?
LIBERA 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
- Founded
- 2016
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2206
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About LIBERA
LIBERA is a bite-size chocolate launched in 2016 and the first chocolate in Japan registered as a Food with Function Claims. It contains indigestible dextrin, which Glico says suppresses the absorption of fat and sugar. It is the lead product of Glico's nutritional confectionery business and is designed not to leave hands sticky.
Ownership timeline of LIBERA
Where LIBERA 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)
- Glico Caramel (1922)
- Icreo (2009)
- Pocky (1966)
- PRETZ (1963)
- Pucchin Pudding (1972)
- SUNAO (2017)
- TCHO
Other brands in chocolate, and who owns them
The 132 brands in chocolate on Brandtree belong to 46 owners. The largest is Mars, with 9; Glico has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bounty | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cadbury | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Danusia | Wawel | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Elizabeth Shaw | Colian | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Baby Ruth | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Almond Joy | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Caffarel | Lindt & Sprüngli | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eitt Sett | 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.
🇯🇵 LIBERA 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; LIBERA 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 LIBERA?
The parent company of LIBERA is Glico, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is LIBERA Japanese?
Yes. LIBERA originated in Japan in 2016 and its owner, Glico, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is LIBERA still owned by Glico?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, LIBERA is still owned by Glico. 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] Ezaki Glico — Business Introduction — Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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