 Logo used since 2017 | |
 Headquarters in Tokyo, 2018 | |
| Ajinomoto | |
Native name | 味の素株式会社 |
Romanized name | Ajinomoto Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Formerly | S. Suzuki & Co. Ltd. |
| Company type | Public (K.K.) |
| Industry | |
| Founded | May 17, 1917 |
| Headquarters | Chūō, , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Taro Fujie (President and CEO) |
| Products | Seasonings, cooking oils, frozen foods, sweeteners, amino acids and pharmaceuticals |
| Revenue |  ¥1,439 billion (FY 2023)[1] |
| ¥147 billion (FY 2023)[1] | |
| ¥102 billion (FY 2023)[1] | |
| Total assets | ¥1,774 billion (FY 2023)[1] |
| Total equity | ¥884 billion (FY 2023)[1] |
Number of employees | 34,615 (FY 2023)[1] |
| Website | 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.[2] The corporation's head office is located in Chūō, Tokyo.[3] As of 2023,[update] Ajinomoto operates in 34 countries worldwide and employs an estimated 34,615 people.[1] Its yearly revenue in 2023 is around ¥1.44 trillion JPY or $9.1 billion USD.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Financial Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024" (PDF). Ajinomoto Group. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Sand, Jordan (2005). "A Short History of MSG". Gastronomica (Research article). 5 (4): 38–49. doi:10.1525/gfc.2005.5.4.38. JSTOR 10.1525/gfc.2005.5.4.38.
- ^ "Toward the realization of "Ajinomoto Group Zero Emissions" Chuo Ace Logistics Corporation achieves "Green Management Certification" Chuo Ace Logistics Corporation promotes environmentally friendly logistics" (Press release). Ajinomoto. November 1, 2004. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2010.[self-published source]