Who owns KEWPIE Mayonnaise?
KEWPIE Mayonnaise 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
- 1925 by Toichiro Nakashima
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Mayonnaise & dressings
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2809
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About KEWPIE Mayonnaise
KEWPIE Mayonnaise was launched in 1925 by Kewpie founder Toichiro Nakashima, who had tasted mayonnaise while studying in the United States in the 1910s. It is made only with egg yolks rather than whole eggs, uses a vinegar Kewpie brews from apple juice and malt, contains no preservatives, holds the top share of the Japanese market and marked its centenary in March 2025.
Ownership timeline of KEWPIE Mayonnaise
Where KEWPIE Mayonnaise 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
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 Mayonnaise 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 Mayonnaise 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 Mayonnaise?
The parent company of KEWPIE Mayonnaise is Kewpie, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is KEWPIE Mayonnaise Japanese?
Yes. KEWPIE Mayonnaise originated in Japan in 1925 and its owner, Kewpie, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is KEWPIE Mayonnaise still owned by Kewpie?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, KEWPIE Mayonnaise 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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