Who owns Morinaga Biscuits?
Morinaga Biscuits is owned by Morinaga (Japan, TSE: 2201).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Morinaga & Co., Ltd. Corporate Profile 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Morinaga & Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2201
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Morinaga Biscuits
Morinaga Biscuits covers the company's biscuit range, which includes Marie, sold in Japan since 1923. Morinaga introduced Japan's first band oven for biscuit baking in 1954 and describes its biscuits as baked to make the most of their ingredients, with textures ranging from light to combinations. It is working to increase customer touchpoints for the range as a whole.
Ownership timeline of Morinaga Biscuits
Where Morinaga Biscuits sits in Morinaga
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Morinaga
Morinaga controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in food.
Also in food
- Choco Monaka Jumbo
- Chocoball (1967)
- DARS (1993)
- HI-CHEW (1975)
- ICEBOX (1989)
- in Jelly (1994)
- Morinaga Milk Caramel (1913)
- My/Mochi
Other brands in cookies & crackers, and who owns them
The 141 brands in cookies & crackers on Brandtree belong to 57 owners. The largest is Valeo Foods, with 13.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Andante | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| belVita | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Choco Mucho | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Eti Burçak | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| emNAU | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Fortaleza | M. Dias Branco | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Biskrem | Ülker Bisküvi | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Bourbon | Bombay Burmah | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Morinaga
Morinaga is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1899. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2201.
Morinaga & Co. is a Japanese confectionery and food maker. Its founder Taichiro Morinaga returned from the United States and opened Morinaga's Western Confectionery Shop on 15 August 1899; the business was incorporated in 1910 and took its present name in 1912. Headquartered in Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, it makes HI-CHEW, chocolate, biscuits, cocoa, frozen desserts and in Jelly drinks, reported consolidated net sales of ¥236.6 billion for the year to March 2026, and aims to become a wellness company by 2030. It bought the US mochi ice cream maker My/Mochi in 2026.
🇯🇵 Morinaga Biscuits 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; Morinaga Biscuits 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 Morinaga Biscuits?
The parent company of Morinaga Biscuits is Morinaga, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Morinaga Biscuits Japanese?
Yes. Morinaga Biscuits originated in Japan and its owner, Morinaga, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Morinaga Biscuits still owned by Morinaga?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Morinaga Biscuits is still owned by Morinaga. 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] Morinaga & Co., Ltd. Corporate Profile 2026 — Morinaga & Co., Ltd., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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