Who owns Morinaga Cocoa?
Morinaga Cocoa 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
- Founded
- 1919
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Hot chocolate & malt drinks
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2201
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Morinaga Cocoa
Morinaga Cocoa descends from Milk Cocoa, launched in 1919 as Japan's first drinking cocoa, a year after Morinaga became the country's first bean-to-bar chocolate maker. Citing INTAGE retail data, Morinaga says it holds the number one share of Japan's cocoa market, and it researches the health functions of cocoa while adding products such as Waru Dake Cocoa, a liquid chocolate to mix with milk.
Ownership timeline of Morinaga Cocoa
Where Morinaga Cocoa 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.
Founded in the 1910s
- Morinaga Milk Caramel (1913)
Other brands in hot chocolate & malt drinks, and who owns them
The 22 brands in hot chocolate & malt drinks on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is CasaLuker, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolatada | CasaLuker | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Milo | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Malta Balashi | Balashi Brewery | 🇦🇼 Aruba |
| Malta India | Cervecera de Puerto Rico | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico |
| Toddy | Empresas Polar | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| Coco Crush | Flour Mills of Nigeria | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Malta Rica | Grupo Rica | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
| Malta H | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
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 Cocoa 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 Cocoa is not one of them.
- Aquarius — Coca-Cola 🇺🇸
- Asahi Super Dry — Asahi Group 🇯🇵
- Blendy — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Café au Lait — Glico 🇯🇵
- Gogo no Kocha — Kirin 🇯🇵
- Hibiki — Suntory 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Morinaga Cocoa?
The parent company of Morinaga Cocoa is Morinaga, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Morinaga Cocoa Japanese?
Yes. Morinaga Cocoa originated in Japan in 1919 and its owner, Morinaga, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Morinaga Cocoa still owned by Morinaga?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Morinaga Cocoa 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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