Who owns Meiji?
Meiji is owned by Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan, TSE: 2269).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. Integrated Report 2025, 30 September 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1926
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2269
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Meiji
Meiji Milk Chocolate has been sold since 1926 and is the standard chocolate bar in Japan. The company also makes The Chocolate, a single-origin bar range launched in 2014 that brought craft cocoa sourcing to a mass Japanese audience. The 2014 range was sold in flat packs designed to be shared, and it revived a category that had been shrinking.
Ownership timeline of Meiji
Where Meiji sits in Meiji
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Meiji brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Meiji
Meiji controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- Kinoko no Yama (1975)
- Meiji Bulgaria Yogurt (1973)
- Xylish (1997)
Other brands in chocolate, and who owns them
The 131 brands in chocolate on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Mars, with 9; Meiji has 2.
| 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: Meiji
Meiji is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1916. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2269.
Meiji Holdings was formed in 2009 by combining two companies that had shared the Meiji name since 1916, one in confectionery and one in dairy. It is the largest dairy and chocolate company in Japan and also operates a substantial pharmaceutical business.
🇯🇵 Meiji and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 448 brands that began in Japan. 22 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Meiji 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 Meiji?
The parent company of Meiji is Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd., a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Meiji Japanese?
Yes. Meiji originated in Japan in 1926 and its owner, Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Meiji still owned by Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Meiji is still owned by Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. 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] Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. Integrated Report 2025 — Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd., Annual report, published 30 September 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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