Glico

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.
Native name
江崎グリコ株式会社
Ezaki Guriko Kabushiki-gaisha
Company typePublic
TYO: 2206
IndustryFood manufacturing
FoundedNishi-ku, Osaka, Japan (11 February 1922; 102 years ago (1922-02-11))[1][2]
FounderRiichi Ezaki (江崎 利一, Ezaki Riichi)
Headquarters,
Japan
Key people
Katsuhisa Ezaki (businessman) [jp][3] (chairman)
Etsuro Ezaki (President and CEO)
ProductsConfectioneries, ice cream products, processed food
RevenueIncrease ¥338,437 million
US$3,003,531 thousand
(112.68 yen/US dollar, March 2016)[4]
Increase ¥17,110 million
US$151,850 thousand
(112.68 yen/US dollar, March 2016)[4]
Decrease ¥14,364 million
US$127,478 thousand
(112.68 yen/US dollar, March 2016)[4]
Total assetsDecrease ¥274,974 million
US$2,440,311 thousand
(112.68 yen/US dollar, March 2016)[5]
Total equityIncrease ¥179,151 million
US$1,589,917 thousand
(112.68 yen/US dollar, March 2016)[6]
Number of employees
4,961 (consolidated, March 2016)[7]
ParentMondelez International
SubsidiariesGlico Nutrition Co., Ltd.
Icreo Co., Ltd.
and others[8]
Websiteglico.com/global/

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. (江崎グリコ株式会社, Ezaki Guriko Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as Glico, is a Japanese multinational food processing company headquartered in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka.[8] It does business across 30 countries, in North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe.[9]

  1. ^ Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2016, p. 51.
  2. ^ The date when Riichi Ezaki started selling his first product "Glico" caramel. Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. was established in February 1929, but it features February 11, 1922 as Glico group's "foundation date." Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a, p. 55
  3. ^ "Corporate Data". Archived from the original on 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  4. ^ a b c Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2016, p. 12.
  5. ^ Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2016, p. 10.
  6. ^ Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2016, p. 11.
  7. ^ Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017b.
  8. ^ a b Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a, p. 55.
  9. ^ Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017c.