Who owns Nisshin?
Nisshin is owned by Nisshin Seifun (Japan, TSE: 2002).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nisshin Seifun Group Integrated Report 2025, Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1900
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Baking mixes & ingredients
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2002
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nisshin
Nisshin is the group's namesake brand, used on household flour, premixes and pasta products sold by Nisshin Seifun Welna. The integrated report says the group has built a reputation as a trusted brand since its founding in 1900, and the Welna site reports that Nisshin brand flour, pasta, pasta sauce and frozen pasta hold number one positions in Japanese household categories by manufacturer share.
Ownership timeline of Nisshin
- Current owner Nisshin Seifun [1] reported
Where Nisshin sits in Nisshin Seifun
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Nisshin Seifun ownership tree →
See the full Nisshin Seifun brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Nisshin Seifun
Nisshin Seifun controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- Amuleia (2023)
- Ma•Ma
- Wise Wheat (2025)
Other brands in baking mixes & ingredients, and who owns them
The 72 brands in baking mixes & ingredients on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Bidco Africa, with 5; Nisshin Seifun has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboy | Bidco Africa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| EXE | Unga Group | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Golden Penny | Flour Mills of Nigeria | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Al Horra | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Florencia | Molino Cañuelas | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Clabber Girl | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BUA Sugar | BUA Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Duncan Hines | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Nisshin Seifun
Nisshin Seifun is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1900. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2002.
Nisshin Seifun Group is a Japanese flour-milling holding company, founded in October 1900 and listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Consumer products come mainly from Nisshin Seifun Welna, which sells flour, pasta, pasta sauces, premixes and frozen foods; the group also owns commercial flour millers abroad such as Allied Pinnacle in Australia. Its Nisshin Pet Food business, established 1970, was sold in 2020. The Welna site lists De Cecco pasta among products it markets, which is the Italian company's own brand and is not recorded here as owned.
Nisshin Seifun: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Nisshin and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Nisshin is not one of them.
- Ajinomoto — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Almond Koka — Glico 🇯🇵
- Aohata — Kewpie 🇯🇵
- C1000 — House Foods 🇯🇵
- Calbee Potato Chips — Calbee 🇯🇵
- Calorie Mate — Otsuka 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nisshin?
The parent company of Nisshin is Nisshin Seifun, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Nisshin Japanese?
Yes. Nisshin originated in Japan in 1900 and its owner, Nisshin Seifun, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Nisshin still owned by Nisshin Seifun?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Nisshin is still owned by Nisshin Seifun. 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] Nisshin Seifun Group Integrated Report 2025 — Nisshin Seifun Group Inc., Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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