Who owns Tongari Corn?
Tongari Corn is owned by House Foods (Japan, TSE: 2810).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: House Foods Group Inc. Integrated Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- House Foods Group Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1978
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Salty snacks
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2810
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tongari Corn
Tongari Corn is a cone-shaped corn snack that House Foods launched in 1978, the year after the curry maker entered the snack market with potato chips in 1977. It is one of the household snack products made within the group's spice, seasoning and processed food business, whose operating companies include House Foods Corporation and House Gaban.
Ownership timeline of Tongari Corn
- Current owner House Foods [1] reported
Where Tongari Corn sits in House Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by House Foods
House Foods controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- C1000
- GABAN
- Kukure Curry (1971)
- Vermont Curry (1963)
Other brands in salty snacks, and who owns them
The 100 brands in salty snacks on Brandtree belong to 48 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 12.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cheetos | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calbee Potato Chips | Calbee | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Boyki | Siantar Top | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Bonitas | Vitaminka | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| Cape Cod | Campbell's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Act II | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Diana | Diana | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
| Chiki | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
About the owner: House Foods
House Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1913. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2810.
House Foods began in 1913 when Seisuke Urakami opened Urakami Shoten, a herbal medicine business in Osaka, and it started making curry powder in 1926. It adopted a holding company structure and its current name in 2013, and reports five segments: spices, seasonings and processed foods; health foods; international foods, including tofu in the United States; restaurants; and other food businesses. It owns 51 per cent of Ichibanya, operator of Curry House CoCo Ichibanya, and said in August 2026 that it was considering options including taking Ichibanya private.
🇯🇵 Tongari Corn 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; Tongari Corn is not one of them.
- Ajinomoto — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Almond Koka — Glico 🇯🇵
- Amuleia — Nisshin Seifun 🇯🇵
- Aohata — Kewpie 🇯🇵
- Calbee Potato Chips — Calbee 🇯🇵
- Calorie Mate — Otsuka 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tongari Corn?
The parent company of Tongari Corn is House Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Tongari Corn Japanese?
Yes. Tongari Corn originated in Japan in 1978 and its owner, House Foods, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Tongari Corn still owned by House Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Tongari Corn is still owned by House Foods. 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] House Foods Group Inc. Integrated Report 2025 — House Foods Group Inc., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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