Ajinomoto

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Ajinomoto
Native name
味の素株式会社
Ajinomoto Kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyS. Suzuki & Co. Ltd.
Company typePublic (K.K.)
Industry
FoundedMay 17, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-05-17)
HeadquartersChūō, ,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Taro Fujie (President and CEO)
ProductsSeasonings, cooking oils, frozen foods, sweeteners, amino acids and pharmaceuticals
RevenueIncrease ¥1,439 billion (FY 2023)[1]
¥147 billion (FY 2023)[1]
Increase ¥102 billion (FY 2023)[1]
Total assetsIncrease ¥1,774 billion (FY 2023)[1]
Total equityIncrease ¥884 billion (FY 2023)[1]
Number of employees
34,615 (FY 2023)[1]
Websiteajinomoto.com

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, 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]

  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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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]