Ajinomoto
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (味の素株式会社, Ajinomoto kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational food and biotechnology corporation which produces seasonings, interlayer insulating materials for semiconductor packages for use in personal computers, cooking oils, frozen foods, beverages, sweeteners, amino acids, and pharmaceuticals. Aji-No-Moto (味の素, "essence of taste") is the trade name for the company's original monosodium glutamate (MSG) product, the first of its kind, since 1909. The corporation's head office is located in Chūō, Tokyo. As of 2022, Ajinomoto operates in 36 countries worldwide and employs an estimated 34,198 people. Its yearly revenue in 2022 is around ¥1.36 trillion JPY or $10 billion USD.
Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, 2018 | |
Trade name | Ajinomoto |
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Native name | 味の素株式会社 |
Romanized name | Ajinomoto Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Formerly | S. Suzuki & Co. Ltd. |
| Company type | Public (K.K.) |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | 17 May 1917 |
| Headquarters | Chūō, Tokyo , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Taro Fujie (President & CEO) |
| Products | Seasonings, cooking oils, frozen foods, sweeteners, amino acids and pharmaceuticals |
| Revenue | ¥1,359 billion (FY 2022) |
| ¥135 billion (FY 2022) | |
Net income | ¥100 billion (FY 2022) |
| Total assets | ¥1,512 billion (FY 2022) |
| Total equity | ¥823 billion (FY 2022) |
Number of employees | 34,198 (FY 2022) |
| Website | ajinomoto |
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