Ajinomoto: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Ajinomoto (TSE: 2802) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan that owns 4 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
Ajinomoto was founded in 1909 to sell monosodium glutamate, isolated two years earlier by a Tokyo chemist who had identified umami as a distinct basic taste while investigating why kelp broth tasted savoury. The company is now a large food and amino acid business and a significant supplier to the pharmaceutical industry.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1909
- Tickers
- TSE: 2802
- Wikidata
- Q1247276
- Website
- www.ajinomoto.co.jp/company/en/
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Ajinomoto in numbers
- Ajinomoto owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is food with 3 brands.[1]
Everything Ajinomoto owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 4 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Official recalls involving Ajinomoto products
9 recall notices from government regulators matched to Ajinomoto. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- Item 5650883 Ajinomoto Teppanyaki Style Vegetable Fried Rice - Japanese-style fried rice made with colorful vegetables in an aromatic garlic butter sauce.… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Foreign objects are glass varying in size from 1-3cm long and 2-4mm wide.
Recalling firm: Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. · Brand: Ajinomoto
- Item 5650893 Ajinomoto Japanese-Style Vegetable Fried Rice made with hijiki seaweed, fried tofu, edamame, and other colorful vegetables in an umami dashi… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Foreign objects are glass varying in size from 1-3cm long and 2-4mm wide.
Recalling firm: Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. · Brand: Ajinomoto
- Item 5654390 Ajinomoto Golden Tiger Vegetable Fried Rice - Long grain white rice and crispy vegetables in a savory sauce. Net wt. 3lbs per bag. Retail bag UPC… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Foreign objects are glass varying in size from 1-3cm long and 2-4mm wide.
Recalling firm: Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. · Brand: Ajinomoto
- Item 81097 Ajinomoto Ling Ling Restaurant Style Fried Rice Savory Vegetable - A Chinese Style Fried Rice with Edamame, Carrots, Fire Roasted Corn & Red Bell… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Foreign objects are glass varying in size from 1-3cm long and 2-4mm wide.
Recalling firm: Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. · Brand: Ajinomoto
- Item 81146 Ajinomoto Tai Pei Shrimp Fried Rice - Shrimp, vegetables & fried rice with oyster flavored sauce. Net wt. 48oz or 3lbs. per box. Retail box UPC… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Foreign objects are glass varying in size from 1-3cm long and 2-4mm wide.
Recalling firm: Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. · Brand: Ajinomoto
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Ajinomoto own?
Ajinomoto owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Ajinomoto, Blendy, Hon-Dashi and Cook Do.
Is Ajinomoto a Japanese company?
Yes. Ajinomoto is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 1909.
Who owns Ajinomoto?
Ajinomoto is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as 2802 on the TSE.
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] Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Integrated Report 2025 — Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Annual report, published 30 September 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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