Who owns Inaba Light Tuna?
Inaba Light Tuna 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
- 1969
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Inaba Light Tuna
Inaba Light Tuna is a Japanese brand of canned tuna flakes, launched in 1969 as yellowfin tuna in oil, and the leading product of Inaba Foods' food business, which calls it a pioneer of flaked tuna in cans. A non-oil version, Light Tuna Super Non-Oil, followed in 1989, and a no-added-salt series in 1993. Inaba has canned tuna since 1936, when the family business opened the Inaba cannery for mandarin oranges and tuna.
Ownership timeline of Inaba Light Tuna
- Current owner Inaba Foods [1] reported
Where Inaba Light Tuna sits in Inaba Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Inaba Foods brand portfolio (3) →
Other brands owned by Inaba Foods
Inaba Foods controls 3 brands on Brandtree.
- CIAO
- CIAO Churu (2012)
Other brands in canned & shelf-stable meals, and who owns them
The 80 brands in canned & shelf-stable meals on Brandtree belong to 46 owners. The largest is Thai Union, with 13.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken of the Sea | Thai Union | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Albert Heijn | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Anny | Mutandis | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Bonduelle | Bonduelle | 🇫🇷 France |
| Heinz Baked Beans | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aunt Nellie's | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aldi (Nord) | Aldi Nord | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aldi (Süd) | Aldi Süd | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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.
🇯🇵 Inaba Light Tuna 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; Inaba Light Tuna is not one of them.
- Ajinomoto — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Almond Koka — Glico 🇯🇵
- Amuleia — Nisshin Seifun 🇯🇵
- Aohata — Kewpie 🇯🇵
- C1000 — House Foods 🇯🇵
- Calbee Potato Chips — Calbee 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Inaba Light Tuna?
The parent company of Inaba Light Tuna is Inaba Foods, a privately held company headquartered in Japan.
Is Inaba Light Tuna Japanese?
Yes. Inaba Light Tuna originated in Japan in 1969 and its owner, Inaba Foods, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Inaba Light Tuna still owned by Inaba Foods?
Yes. As of 24 October 2026, Inaba Light Tuna is still owned by Inaba Foods. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] いなば食品株式会社 — 事業紹介 — Inaba Foods Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 24 October 2026.
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