Who owns Morinaga Milk Caramel?
Morinaga Milk Caramel 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
- 1913
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Candy & sugar confectionery
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2201
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Morinaga Milk Caramel
Morinaga Milk Caramel went on sale in 1913, and Morinaga says it was the first time the name milk caramel was used. It was developed as a caramel packaged in pocket-size boxes and remains one of the company's long-selling products. The soft candy know-how behind it was later combined with new technology to create HI-CHEW.
Ownership timeline of Morinaga Milk Caramel
Where Morinaga Milk Caramel 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 Biscuits
- My/Mochi
Founded in the 1910s
- Morinaga Cocoa (1919)
Other brands in candy & sugar confectionery, and who owns them
The 87 brands in candy & sugar confectionery on Brandtree belong to 39 owners. The largest is Cloetta, with 6; Morinaga has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ahlgrens bilar | Cloetta | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bottle Caps | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Charleston Chew | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bon Bon Bum | Colombina | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Candy Kittens | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Airheads | Perfetti Van Melle | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Goldbears | Haribo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Háls | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
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 Milk Caramel 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 Milk Caramel 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 Milk Caramel?
The parent company of Morinaga Milk Caramel is Morinaga, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Morinaga Milk Caramel Japanese?
Yes. Morinaga Milk Caramel originated in Japan in 1913 and its owner, Morinaga, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Morinaga Milk Caramel still owned by Morinaga?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Morinaga Milk Caramel 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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