Who owns Icreo?
Icreo 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
- 2009
- Category
- Food › Baby & infant food › Infant formula
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2206
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Icreo
Icreo is Glico's infant formula brand, launched in 2009 with powdered milks formulated to be close to breast milk in taste and smell. In 2019 Glico became the first Japanese manufacturer to launch ready-to-drink infant formula, partly for use in disasters, and in 2022 it added a growing-up milk containing milk fat globule membrane.
Ownership timeline of Icreo
Where Icreo sits in Glico
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Glico brand portfolio (14) →
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)
- LIBERA (2016)
- Pocky (1966)
- PRETZ (1963)
- Pucchin Pudding (1972)
- SUNAO (2017)
- TCHO
Other brands in infant formula, and who owns them
The 25 brands in infant formula on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is The a2 Milk Company, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| a2 Genesis | The a2 Milk Company | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| BebeLait | Nutridar | 🇯🇴 Jordan |
| EleCare | Abbott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bellamy's Organic | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| I'm Mother | Namyang Dairy | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Dielac | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Nuralac | Almarai | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Bubs | Bubs Australia | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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.
🇯🇵 Icreo 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; Icreo 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 Icreo?
The parent company of Icreo is Glico, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Icreo Japanese?
Yes. Icreo originated in Japan in 2009 and its owner, Glico, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Icreo still owned by Glico?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Icreo 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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