Who owns KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing?
KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing is owned by Kewpie (Japan, TSE: 2809).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Kewpie Corporation Annual Securities Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kewpie Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 2000
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Mayonnaise & dressings
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2809
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing
KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing was launched in Japan in 2000 and is the country's best-selling dressing by value. It uses sesame roasted by a method borrowed from coffee beans, emulsified with egg yolk. Sales began in China in 2004 and in North America in 2013, and it now reaches 59 countries and regions.
Ownership timeline of KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing
Where KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing sits in Kewpie
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kewpie
Kewpie controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- Aohata (1932)
- KEWPIE Aeru Pasta Sauce
- KEWPIE Mayonnaise (1925)
Other brands in mayonnaise & dressings, and who owns them
Kewpie has more brands in mayonnaise & dressings on Brandtree than any other owner: 2 of 15.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alacena | Alicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Bizim Süfrə | Azersun | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan |
| FOODY'S | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Hidden Valley | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Develey | Develey | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Miracle Whip | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Saffola | Marico | 🇮🇳 India |
| Marzetti | Marzetti | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Kewpie
Kewpie is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1919. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2809.
Kewpie is a Japanese food company founded in November 1919 as Shokuhin Kogyo Co. and renamed Kewpie Corporation in 1957. In 1925 it launched Kewpie Mayonnaise, the first mayonnaise sold in Japan. Headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo and listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, it reported consolidated net sales of 513.4 billion yen in fiscal 2025. Its businesses span retail, food service, overseas, fruit solutions and fine chemicals, and it sells KEWPIE-branded products in more than 70 countries and regions. In November 2025 it made its listed jam subsidiary Aohata wholly owned.
🇯🇵 KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing 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; KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing is not one of them.
- Ajinomoto — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Almond Koka — Glico 🇯🇵
- Amuleia — Nisshin Seifun 🇯🇵
- C1000 — House Foods 🇯🇵
- Calbee Potato Chips — Calbee 🇯🇵
- Calorie Mate — Otsuka 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing?
The parent company of KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing is Kewpie, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing Japanese?
Yes. KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing originated in Japan in 2000 and its owner, Kewpie, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing still owned by Kewpie?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing is still owned by Kewpie. 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] Kewpie Corporation Annual Securities Report 2025 — Kewpie Corporation, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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