Who owns My/Mochi?
My/Mochi is owned by Morinaga (Japan, TSE: 2201), which has owned the brand since 2026.[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
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Los Angeles
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2201
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About My/Mochi
My/Mochi is a mochi ice cream brand that began in the 1990s, when a Japanese baker and an American entrepreneur opened a small shop in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo. It is the largest mochi ice cream brand in the United States, sold in more than twenty flavours including dairy-free options and sorbets. Morinaga acquired its parent, MyMo Holdco, in 2026 and keeps the brand headquartered in Los Angeles.
Ownership timeline of My/Mochi
Where My/Mochi 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
- Morinaga Milk Caramel (1913)
Other brands in ice cream, and who owns them
The 74 brands in ice cream on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with 14; Morinaga has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ben & Jerry's | The Magnum Ice Cream Company | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bravo Cone | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Drumstick | Froneri | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Dippin' Dots | J&J Snack Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Deluxe | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Gala | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Ice Vegas | Poulina | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
| Chocliz | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
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.
🇺🇸 My/Mochi and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, My/Mochi among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of My/Mochi?
The parent company of My/Mochi is Morinaga, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is My/Mochi American or Japanese?
My/Mochi originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Morinaga, which is headquartered in Japan. So My/Mochi is an American-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Since when has Morinaga owned My/Mochi?
Morinaga has owned My/Mochi since 2026.
Is My/Mochi still owned by Morinaga?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, My/Mochi 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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