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class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Products subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Products-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-List_of_Ajinomoto_brands" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List_of_Ajinomoto_brands"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>List of Ajinomoto brands</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-List_of_Ajinomoto_brands-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Seasonings" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Seasonings"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.1</span> <span>Seasonings</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Seasonings-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Processed_foods" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Processed_foods"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.2</span> <span>Processed foods</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Processed_foods-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Frozen_foods" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Frozen_foods"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.3</span> <span>Frozen foods</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Frozen_foods-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sweetener" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sweetener"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.4</span> <span>Sweetener</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sweetener-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Coffee_products" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Coffee_products"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.5</span> <span>Coffee products</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Coffee_products-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Powder_beverages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Powder_beverages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.6</span> <span>Powder beverages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Powder_beverages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fertilizer" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fertilizer"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.7</span> <span>Fertilizer</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fertilizer-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ajinomoto_animal_nutrition" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ajinomoto_animal_nutrition"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.8</span> <span>Ajinomoto animal nutrition</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ajinomoto_animal_nutrition-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports_nutrition" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports_nutrition"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.9</span> <span>Sports nutrition</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports_nutrition-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Food_products" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Food_products"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Food products</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Food_products-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Animal_nutrition" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Animal_nutrition"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Animal nutrition</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Animal_nutrition-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chemicals_and_semiconductors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chemicals_and_semiconductors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Chemicals and semiconductors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chemicals_and_semiconductors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Healthcare" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Healthcare"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Healthcare</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Healthcare-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Corporate_structure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Corporate_structure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Corporate structure</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Corporate_structure-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Corporate structure subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Corporate_structure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Representative_directors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Representative_directors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Representative directors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Representative_directors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Divisions_and_global_locations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Divisions_and_global_locations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Divisions and global locations</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lysine_price_fixing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Lysine price fixing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lysine_price_fixing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-MSG" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#MSG"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>MSG</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-MSG-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Indonesian_pork_incident" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indonesian_pork_incident"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Indonesian pork incident</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Indonesian_pork_incident-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Aspartame" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aspartame"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Aspartame</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aspartame-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE" title="Аджиномото – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Аджиномото" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AC%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%86%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88" title="آجی‌نوموتو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آجی‌نوموتو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%EC%A7%80%EB%85%B8%EB%AA%A8%EB%8F%84" title="아지노모도 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="아지노모도" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%BB%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%B8%D5%B4%D5%B8%D5%BF%D5%B8" title="Աջինոմոտո – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Աջինոմոտո" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B" title="अजीनोमोटो – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="अजीनोमोटो" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto" title="Ajinomoto – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Ajinomoto" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a 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.ib-company-country{display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Ajinomoto Co., Inc.</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg/150px-Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg/225px-Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg/300px-Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="728" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Logo used since 2017</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ajinomoto_headquarters_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Ajinomoto_headquarters_2018.jpg/250px-Ajinomoto_headquarters_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="398" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Ajinomoto_headquarters_2018.jpg/375px-Ajinomoto_headquarters_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Ajinomoto_headquarters_2018.jpg/500px-Ajinomoto_headquarters_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="753" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, 2018</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Trade_name" title="Trade name">Trade name</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">Ajinomoto</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Native name</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">味の素株式会社</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Romanization" title="Romanization">Romanized</a> name</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Ajinomoto Kabushiki-gaisha</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">S. Suzuki & Co. Ltd.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Public_company" title="Public company">Public</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kabushiki_kaisha" class="mw-redirect" title="Kabushiki kaisha">K.K.</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Ticker_symbol" title="Ticker symbol">Traded as</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange" title="Tokyo Stock Exchange">TYO</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/StockSearch.do?callJorEFlg=1&method=topsearch&topSearchStr=2802">2802</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bursa_Malaysia" title="Bursa Malaysia">MYX</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/trade/trading_resources/listing_directory/company-profile?stock_code=2658">2658</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/TOPIX" title="TOPIX">TOPIX Large 70 Component</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Food_industry" title="Food industry">Food</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Biotechnology" title="Biotechnology">Biotechnology</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">May 17, 1917<span class="noprint">; 107 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1917-05-17</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D,_Tokyo" title="Chūō, Tokyo">Chūō</a>, <div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">Taro Fujie (President and CEO)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seasoning" title="Seasoning">Seasonings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cooking_oils" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooking oils">cooking oils</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frozen_foods" class="mw-redirect" title="Frozen foods">frozen foods</a>, sweeteners, <a href="/wiki/Amino_acid" title="Amino acid">amino acids</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pharmaceuticals" class="mw-redirect" title="Pharmaceuticals">pharmaceuticals</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_yen" title="Japanese yen">¥</a>1,439 billion</span> (FY 2023)<sup id="cite_ref-financial_results_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-financial_results-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap">¥147 billion</span> (FY 2023)<sup id="cite_ref-financial_results_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-financial_results-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">¥102 billion</span> (FY 2023)<sup id="cite_ref-financial_results_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-financial_results-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Asset" title="Asset">Total assets</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">¥1,774 billion</span> (FY 2023)<sup id="cite_ref-financial_results_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-financial_results-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Equity_(finance)" title="Equity (finance)">Total equity</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">¥884 billion</span> (FY 2023)<sup id="cite_ref-financial_results_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-financial_results-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">34,615 (FY 2023)<sup id="cite_ref-financial_results_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-financial_results-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ajinomoto.com">ajinomoto<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ajinomoto Co., Inc.</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">味の素株式会社</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ajinomoto <a href="/wiki/Kabushiki_gaisha" title="Kabushiki gaisha">kabushiki gaisha</a></i></span>)</span> is a Japanese <a href="/wiki/Multinational_corporation" title="Multinational corporation">multinational</a> food and <a href="/wiki/Biotechnology" title="Biotechnology">biotechnology</a> corporation which produces <a href="/wiki/Seasoning" title="Seasoning">seasonings</a>, interlayer insulating materials for semiconductor packages for use in personal computers, <a href="/wiki/Cooking_oils" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooking oils">cooking oils</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frozen_food" title="Frozen food">frozen foods</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beverage" class="mw-redirect" title="Beverage">beverages</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweetener" title="Sweetener">sweeteners</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amino_acid" title="Amino acid">amino acids</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pharmaceuticals" class="mw-redirect" title="Pharmaceuticals">pharmaceuticals</a>. <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Aji-No-Moto</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%91%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0" class="extiw" title="wikt:味の素">味の素</a></span></span>, "essence of taste")</span> is the trade name for the company's original <a href="/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate" title="Monosodium glutamate">monosodium glutamate</a> (MSG) product, the first of its kind, since 1909.<sup id="cite_ref-sand2005_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sand2005-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The corporation's head office is located in <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D,_Tokyo" title="Chūō, Tokyo">Chūō</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ajipr2004_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ajipr2004-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2023,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> <b>Ajinomoto</b> operates in 34 countries worldwide and employs an estimated 34,615 people.<sup id="cite_ref-financial_results_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-financial_results-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its yearly revenue in 2023 is around ¥1.44 trillion JPY or $9.1 billion USD.<sup id="cite_ref-financial_results_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-financial_results-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1907–1944:_Origins_and_expansion"><span id="1907.E2.80.931944:_Origins_and_expansion"></span>1907–1944: Origins and expansion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1907–1944: Origins and expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E5%89%B5%E6%A5%AD%E2%91%A0_%E7%99%BA%E5%A3%B2%E5%BD%93%E6%99%82%E3%81%AE%E3%80%8C%E5%91%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0%E3%80%8D%E7%93%B6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/%E5%89%B5%E6%A5%AD%E2%91%A0_%E7%99%BA%E5%A3%B2%E5%BD%93%E6%99%82%E3%81%AE%E3%80%8C%E5%91%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0%E3%80%8D%E7%93%B6.jpg/220px-%E5%89%B5%E6%A5%AD%E2%91%A0_%E7%99%BA%E5%A3%B2%E5%BD%93%E6%99%82%E3%81%AE%E3%80%8C%E5%91%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0%E3%80%8D%E7%93%B6.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/%E5%89%B5%E6%A5%AD%E2%91%A0_%E7%99%BA%E5%A3%B2%E5%BD%93%E6%99%82%E3%81%AE%E3%80%8C%E5%91%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0%E3%80%8D%E7%93%B6.jpg/330px-%E5%89%B5%E6%A5%AD%E2%91%A0_%E7%99%BA%E5%A3%B2%E5%BD%93%E6%99%82%E3%81%AE%E3%80%8C%E5%91%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0%E3%80%8D%E7%93%B6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/%E5%89%B5%E6%A5%AD%E2%91%A0_%E7%99%BA%E5%A3%B2%E5%BD%93%E6%99%82%E3%81%AE%E3%80%8C%E5%91%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0%E3%80%8D%E7%93%B6.jpg/440px-%E5%89%B5%E6%A5%AD%E2%91%A0_%E7%99%BA%E5%A3%B2%E5%BD%93%E6%99%82%E3%81%AE%E3%80%8C%E5%91%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%B4%A0%E3%80%8D%E7%93%B6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1548" data-file-height="2169" /></a><figcaption>The original AJI-NO-MOTO (1909)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oil_painting_of_the_Kawasaki_factory%EF%BC%88The_1910s%EF%BC%89.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Oil_painting_of_the_Kawasaki_factory%EF%BC%88The_1910s%EF%BC%89.jpg/220px-Oil_painting_of_the_Kawasaki_factory%EF%BC%88The_1910s%EF%BC%89.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Oil_painting_of_the_Kawasaki_factory%EF%BC%88The_1910s%EF%BC%89.jpg/330px-Oil_painting_of_the_Kawasaki_factory%EF%BC%88The_1910s%EF%BC%89.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Oil_painting_of_the_Kawasaki_factory%EF%BC%88The_1910s%EF%BC%89.jpg/440px-Oil_painting_of_the_Kawasaki_factory%EF%BC%88The_1910s%EF%BC%89.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1708" data-file-height="994" /></a><figcaption>Oil painting of the Kawasaki factory from the 1910s</figcaption></figure> <p>Ajinomoto Co., Inc. was created in 1908 as a subsidiary of Suzuki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., which was founded in May 1907 by Saburosuke Suzuki II and <a href="/wiki/Kikunae_Ikeda" title="Kikunae Ikeda">Kikunae Ikeda</a>. Ajinomoto was created to let Ikeda, a professor at Tokyo Imperial University, sell <a href="/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate" title="Monosodium glutamate">monosodium glutamate</a> (MSG) seasoning made from wheat that he invented and patented. He created the seasoning after discovering that MSG was the source of a flavor that he called <a href="/wiki/Umami" title="Umami">umami</a>. In April 1909, Ajinomoto presented Ikeda's seasoning under the brand name "AJI-NO-MOTO" at a new product exhibition event in Tokyo,<sup id="cite_ref-ref19_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref19-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and began selling the product the next month.<sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ajinomoto primarily marketed the seasoning to housewives by using their trademark, a housewife in an apron, in newspaper advertisements, on signboards, and on-ground stamps.<sup id="cite_ref-sand2005_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sand2005-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 38">: 38 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Output gradually increased from 4.7 tons in 1910 to 23.3 tons in 1913, with sales reaching 400,000 yen. In 1914 Ajinomoto built a new factory in <a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Kawasaki, Kanagawa">Kawasaki</a> to expand its production of flavoring.<sup id="cite_ref-ref16_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref16-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Location: 1914">: 1914 </span></sup> Japan's improved economy after World War I resulted in output hitting 84.6 tons and sales reaching 1,563,000 yen in 1918. Despite rising sales, Ajinomoto experienced a deficit during its first ten years due to altering its methods of production and lowering its prices to get its product into ordinary households, among other reasons. Because of rising Japanese exports after World War I, Ajinomoto opened offices in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a> in 1917 and 1918, respectively. In 1918 Ajinomoto exported 20.5 tons of its seasoning, accounting for a quarter of its total sales.<sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ref16_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref16-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag failed verification of its source citation(s). (June 2023)">failed verification</span></a></i>]</sup> The company opened new offices in Singapore and Hong Kong in 1927 and in Taiwan in 1929 to distribute its product throughout Southeast Asia. Between 1920 and 1929, revenue from the seasoning's sales rose from 2,799 thousand yen to 10,543 thousand yen, largely due to increased exports of the product to foreign markets. </p><p>To lower the cost of mass production, the seasoning's wheat was replaced with soybeans, as the price of the latter at the time was lower than the former's.<sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the United States, the seasoning, labeled by the <a href="/wiki/FDA" class="mw-redirect" title="FDA">FDA</a> as a "Vegetable Protein Derivative", sold poorly on the consumer market, but Ajinomoto expanded their operations in the United States in 1931 due to mass orders of the seasoning by <a href="/wiki/Heinz" title="Heinz">H.J. Heinz, Co.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Campbell_Soup_Company" title="Campbell Soup Company">Campbell Soup Co.</a> Between 1931 and 1937, seasoning production increased from 1,077 tons to 3,750 tons, with revenue rising from 13 million yen to 27 million yen. Due to Japan's increasing isolationism in the late 1930s,<sup id="cite_ref-ref11_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref11-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the production of AJI-NO-MOTO decreased from 3,750 tons in 1937 to 2,339 tons in 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-ref12_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref12-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1942, production of the seasoning was reduced to 1,000 tons before completely stopping by 1944 due to <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1945–1979:_Post-war_Japan_and_diversification"><span id="1945.E2.80.931979:_Post-war_Japan_and_diversification"></span>1945–1979: Post-war Japan and diversification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1945–1979: Post-war Japan and diversification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After World War II, Ajinomoto was slow to resume production of its seasoning as it lacked sufficient funds to continue production and its factory had been destroyed. In April 1946, the company changed its name to Ajinomoto Co., Ltd.<sup id="cite_ref-ref19_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref19-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1947 production of the seasoning resumed, in addition to the production of new food products such as nucleic acid-based seasonings and processed foods. In May 1949 Ajinomoto was listed on the Japanese stock exchange. By 1950, exports accounted for 95% of the company's revenue,<sup id="cite_ref-ref12_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref12-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with exports to Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States increasing in subsequent years.<sup id="cite_ref-ref15_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref15-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Europe, AJI-NO-MOTO was used as a seasoning by many processed food manufacturers, including <a href="/wiki/Maggi" title="Maggi">Maggi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Knorr_(brand)" title="Knorr (brand)">C.H. Knorr AG</a>. In 1950, sales in Japan resumed after the lifting of postwar sales controls,<sup id="cite_ref-ref16_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref16-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Location: 1950">: 1950 </span></sup> surpassing pre-war sales by 1953. </p><p>In the 1960s, Ajinomoto began to diversify its production by securing alliances with international food companies, including the <a href="/wiki/Kellogg%27s" title="Kellogg's">Kellogg Company</a> in 1962, <a href="/wiki/Hellmann%27s_and_Best_Foods" title="Hellmann's and Best Foods">CPC International Inc.</a> in 1963, and <a href="/wiki/Hellmann%27s_and_Best_Foods" title="Hellmann's and Best Foods">Best Foods Company Ltd.</a> in 1964. Because of these partnerships, Ajinomoto began selling Kellogg's corn flakes and Knorr soup in Japan and created its own brand of mayonnaise.<sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time period, Ajinomoto modified AJI-NO-MOTO's recipe by using <a href="/wiki/Amino_acid" title="Amino acid">amino acids</a> from sugar cane instead of soybeans, which allowed the seasoning to be produced locally in the countries it was exported to, which reduced shipping costs for the company. Domestic production first began in Thailand in 1962, followed by the Philippines, Malaysia, Peru, Indonesia, and Brazil in subsequent years. By 1979, nearly half of all AJI-NO-MOTO was being produced outside of Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-ref18_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref18-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1970s, Ajinomoto diversified further by launching a flavored seasoning called HON-DASHI in 1970 and producing frozen foods in 1972. In 1973 Ajinomoto and <a href="/wiki/General_Foods" title="General Foods">General Foods Inc.</a> launched Ajinomoto General Foods Inc., a joint venture between the two companies that would sell instant coffee. In 1978, Ajinomoto launched a brand of Chinese seasonings under the brand name "Cook Do".<sup id="cite_ref-ref19_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref19-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ref16_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref16-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Location: 1978">: 1978 </span></sup> In Asian and Latin American markets, Ajinomoto created new products for consumers, while the company primarily delivered its products to processed food manufacturers in Europe and the United States. </p><p>During this era, the company also expanded into other product markets. In 1956, the company began supplying crystalline amino acids for pharmaceutical use, contributing to the world's first release of amino acids infusion. In the 1960s and 1970s, the company developed feed-use amino acids, pharmaceuticals such as enteral nutrients, and specialty chemicals like <a href="/wiki/Surfactant" title="Surfactant">surfactants</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980–2009:_Expansion_globally"><span id="1980.E2.80.932009:_Expansion_globally"></span>1980–2009: Expansion globally</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1980–2009: Expansion globally"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As the Japanese economy worsened in the 1980s, Ajinomoto sought to outsource more of its production overseas, which increased the number of employees the company employed overseas from 4,000 in 1979 to more than 11,000 in 1996. Starting in 1980, Ajinomoto began to refocus its diversification efforts from food products to its amino acid business. Following the US FDA's re-approval of <a href="/wiki/Aspartame" title="Aspartame">aspartame</a> in 1981, Ajinomoto began producing the sweetener at its Tokai factory in 1982. In 1987, Ajinomoto began researching drug development in the fields of clinical nutrition, anti-cancer drugs, infectious diseases, and cardiovascular drugs. Through this research, the company developed ELENTAL for use in clinical nutrition, LIVACT to fight liver disease, and Lentinan in collaboration with the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research. Ajinomoto later released JINO as a cosmetic and amino acid for athletes, followed by Amino Vital, a supplement to JINO released in 1995. In 2000, Ajinomoto acquired <a href="/wiki/NutraSweet" title="NutraSweet">NutraSweet</a> and Euro-Aspartame from <a href="/wiki/Monsanto" title="Monsanto">Monsanto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-icis2000_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-icis2000-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2002 Ajinomoto reorganized itself into food, amino acid, and medicine divisions, and owned subsidiaries for frozen foods, fats, and oils. In February 2003, Ajinomoto and Unilever completed a joint venture agreement in six countries and regions of Asia. Because of this, Ajinomoto launched the brand VONO to replace its use of the Knorr brand, and in the process established its own brand identity.<sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2003, Ajinomoto bought the French company Orsan from the UK-based Tate and Lyle Group, renaming Orsan to AJI-NO-MOTO Foods, Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2005, AJI-NO-MOTO Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. was liquidated, and its assets and functions were merged into AJI-NO-MOTO Pharmaceuticals, Europe. In January 2006, Ajinomoto bought the <a href="/wiki/Sauce#Asian_cuisines" title="Sauce">cooking sauce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Condiment" title="Condiment">condiments</a> manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Amoy_Food" title="Amoy Food">Amoy Food</a> from the French dairy company <a href="/wiki/Danone" title="Danone">Groupe Danone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-perri2006_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perri2006-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, the company released "Ajinomoto" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its foundation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Since_2010:_Expansion_and_restructuring">Since 2010: Expansion and restructuring</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Since 2010: Expansion and restructuring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ajinomoto_Omnichem,_Wetteren,_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Ajinomoto_Omnichem%2C_Wetteren%2C_2024.jpg/220px-Ajinomoto_Omnichem%2C_Wetteren%2C_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Ajinomoto_Omnichem%2C_Wetteren%2C_2024.jpg/330px-Ajinomoto_Omnichem%2C_Wetteren%2C_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Ajinomoto_Omnichem%2C_Wetteren%2C_2024.jpg/440px-Ajinomoto_Omnichem%2C_Wetteren%2C_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Ajinomoto Omnichem site in <a href="/wiki/Wetteren" title="Wetteren">Wetteren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>. In 2018, Ajinomoto Althea (USA) and OmniChem (Belgium) merged to form Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2010, due to a rise in foreign competition, Ajinomoto began restructuring to focus on several of its products while divesting others. The company divested its <a href="/wiki/Calpis" title="Calpis">Calpis</a> beverage unit in Japan in 2012,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Ajinomoto Sweetener Company (France) in October 2015,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Amoy Food (China) in November 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ajinomoto decided to focus on its food and biomedical divisions, and acquired the <a href="/wiki/Contract_manufacturing_organization" title="Contract manufacturing organization">contract manufacturing organization</a> Althea Technologies (USA) in 2013,<sup id="cite_ref-geneng2013_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geneng2013-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the frozen food company Windsor Quality Holdings, Inc. (USA) in November 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the frozen food company Lavelli・Terrell・Smile (France) in November 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2016, Ajinomoto merged its pharmaceutical division with Eisai, launching <a href="/w/index.php?title=EA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EAファーマ (page does not exist)">EA Pharma</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E" class="extiw" title="ja:EAファーマ">ja</a>]</span> in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2017, Ajinomoto introduced a "Global Brand Logo" for use throughout the Ajinomoto group.<sup id="cite_ref-his-ref99_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref99-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2017, Ajinomoto announced it had begun construction to expand its Kawasaki Plant, along with the construction of a new R&D building.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2018, Ajinomoto Althea (USA) and OmniChem (Belgium) merged to form Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2020, the Ajinomoto Group Nutrient Profiling System for Product, which has been developed as a method to scientifically estimate the nutritive value of products such as powdered soup and frozen foods, was introduced globally to about 500 kinds of group products in seven countries.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August, Ajinomoto announced its participation in the international environment initiative RE100 for renewable energy.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2020, "AJISWEET RA", produced in Japan cooperating with Morita Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., was newly launched to the USA as stevia sweetener reducing bitterness and off-flavors. In December, Ajinomoto Group made a wholly owned supplement company in Ireland by a share purchase agreement with Nualtra Limited<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in order to enter Europe's oral nutritional supplements market. </p><p>In December 2020, Ajinomoto was included by CDP<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in its "Climate Change A List for 2020" for the first time, as one of the most outstanding companies in terms of climate change-related initiatives and information disclosure for its climate impact. in 2021, Ajinomoto joined <a href="/wiki/WIPO_GREEN" title="WIPO GREEN">WIPO GREEN</a> as an official partner in an effort to address climate change.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2021, Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Group Inc. transferred all of its 100% equity stake in Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe S.A., a European feed-use amino acid company, to <a href="/w/index.php?title=METabolic_EXplorer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="METabolic EXplorer (page does not exist)">METabolic EXplorer</a>, a French operating company with strengths in R&D of fermentation technologies.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the Tokyo Nutrition Summit 2021, held on December 7–8, 2021, Ajinomoto announced its Nutrition Commitment, a specific goal for improving nutrition, and registered it on the commitment registration website (Global Nutrition Report) on October 26.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ajinomoto Co., Inc. has planned and resolved the MediumTerm ASV Management 2030 Roadmap at its Board of Directors Meeting of February 28, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2023, Ajinomoto signed a letter of intent for a strategic alliance with Solar Foods, a company that developed Solein, a microbial protein feeding on CO2 as a nutrient source, and obtained a marketing license in Singapore.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2023, Ajinomoto acquired US-based Forge Biologics for $620 million.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2024, Ajinomoto was selected by CDP, an international environmental not-for-profit charity, for its "Climate Change A-List" for fiscal 2023. This is the fourth consecutive year that Ajinomoto has been selected for the A-list.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products">Products</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_Ajinomoto_brands">List of Ajinomoto brands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: List of Ajinomoto brands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Seasonings">Seasonings</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Seasonings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>AJI-NO-MOTO<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AJI-NO-MOTO_70g_20170121.png" class="extiw" title="c:File:AJI-NO-MOTO 70g 20170121.png">●</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>AJI-NO-MOTOPLUS</li> <li>AJI-PLUS</li> <li>AJI-SHIO</li> <li>Chuka-Aji</li> <li>Hapima (India)</li> <li>Hi-Me</li> <li>HON-DASHI<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hondashi_us.jpg" class="extiw" title="c:File:Hondashi us.jpg">●</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>KOJI-AJI</li> <li>RosDee (Thailand)<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ros_Dee.jpg" class="extiw" title="c:File:Ros Dee.jpg">●</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>RosDee Krua Krob Ros (Thailand)</li> <li>Takumi-Aji (Thailand)</li> <li>Aji-Ginisa (Philippines)<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Aji-ngon (Vietnam)<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>AMOY (Russia)</li> <li>Moslaji (Bangladesh)</li> <li>AJI-SAL (Brazil)</li> <li>DeliDawa (Nigeria)</li> <li>Sazón (Brazil)</li> <li>Doña Gusta (Peru)</li> <li>Ajinomix (Peru)</li> <li>KEMAL KÜKRER (Turkey, Japan, Peru)</li> <li>Aji Savor on Rice (Philippines, discontinued)</li> <li>Chicken Powder (Philippines)</li> <li>Sarsaya Oyster Sauce (Philippines)</li> <li>Aji-Nua-Super (Thailand)</li> <li>MOCHU (Singapore)</li> <li>Aji-Xốt (Vietnam)</li> <li>Phu Si (Vietnam)</li> <li>SALT ANSWER (Thailand)</li> <li>AJINOMOTO Oyster Sauce (Cambodia)</li> <li>Pure Select Mayonnaise (Japan)</li> <li>Aji-mayo (Vietnam, Cambodia)</li> <li>TUMIX (Malaysia, Singapore)</li> <li>Masako (Indonesia)</li> <li>Secret Sangkap (Philippines, discontinued)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Processed_foods">Processed foods</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Processed foods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Cook Do (Japan)<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cookdo.jpg" class="extiw" title="c:File:Cookdo.jpg">●</a></li> <li>Nabe-Cube (Japan)</li> <li>Steam Me (Japan)</li> <li>Ajinomoto KK Consommé</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knorr_(brand)" title="Knorr (brand)">Knorr</a> (Japan, under license from <a href="/wiki/Unilever" title="Unilever">Unilever</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ajinomoto Olive Oil</li> <li>Ajinomoto Canola Oil</li> <li>Ajinomoto Rice Oil (Japan)</li> <li>Ajinomoto Sinigang Mix (Philippines)</li> <li>Rumic Pasta sauce</li> <li>Oyakata (Europe)</li> <li>Samsmak (Europe)</li> <li>Noodle'im (Turkey)</li> <li>BizimMutfak (Turkey)</li> <li>YumYum (Thailand, Indonesia, Europe, Japan, Philippines)<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Vono (Brazil)<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A&M (India)<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A%26M.jpg" class="extiw" title="c:File:A&M.jpg">●</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>MaDish (Nigeria)</li> <li>Tasty Boy (Philippines)</li> <li>Ajinomen (Peru, Colombia, Chile)</li> <li>Crispy Fry (Philippines, Pakistan, Middle East)</li> <li>Chicken Savor (Philippines, discontinued)</li> <li>Pork Savor (Philippines, discontinued)</li> <li>Flavor Up (Philippines)</li> <li>Just Deli (Poland)</li> <li>Rasa Sifu (Malaysia)</li> <li>Seri-Aji (Malaysia)</li> <li>Sajiku (Indonesia)</li> <li>SAORI (Indonesia)</li> <li>Mayumi (Indonesia)</li> <li>NIKUPLUS (Indonesia)</li> <li>GARLICOPLUS (Indonesia)</li> <li>PILIPLUS (Indonesia)</li> <li>plus+ (Thailand)</li> <li>Banh Ran (Vietnam)</li> <li>Kho Quet (Vietnam)</li> <li>miskísimoo (Peru)</li> <li>Soup & Go (Philippines)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Frozen_foods">Frozen foods</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Frozen foods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Taipei (USA)<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TaiPei.jpg" class="extiw" title="c:File:TaiPei.jpg">●</a><sup id="cite_ref-ajinorthamerica.com_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ajinorthamerica.com-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>LingLing (USA)<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ling_Ling.jpg" class="extiw" title="c:File:Ling Ling.jpg">●</a><sup id="cite_ref-ajinorthamerica.com_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ajinorthamerica.com-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>JoseOle (USA)<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Posada (USA)<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bernardi (USA)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Freds (USA)<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Whitley's (USA)</li> <li>Chilli Bowl (USA)</li> <li>Golden Tiger (USA)</li> <li>Ajinomoto Frozen Foods (USA, Europe, Thailand)</li> <li>Gyoza (USA, Europe, Brazil, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand)<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GYOZA_fr.jpg" class="extiw" title="c:File:GYOZA fr.jpg">●</a></li> <li>Yakitori (France)</li> <li>Ramen (France)</li> <li>Yasaï Men (France)</li> <li>Spring Roll (Russia)</li> <li>Various cakes (China)</li> <li>CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN</li> <li>SHRIMP SHUMAI</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sweetener">Sweetener</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sweetener"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Pal Sweet (Japan, Malaysia, Singapore)</li> <li>Lite Sugar (Thailand)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Coffee_products">Coffee products</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Coffee products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Maxim instant coffee<sup id="cite_ref-agf.co.jp_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-agf.co.jp-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Blendy<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blendy_jp.jpg" class="extiw" title="c:File:Blendy jp.jpg">●</a><sup id="cite_ref-agf.co.jp_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-agf.co.jp-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sen<sup id="cite_ref-agf.co.jp_48-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-agf.co.jp-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Marim</li> <li>Birdy (Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam)<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birdy_3in1_th.jpg" class="extiw" title="c:File:Birdy 3in1 th.jpg">●</a><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Powder_beverages">Powder beverages</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Powder beverages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Prottie (Thailand, Philippines)</li> <li>Fres-C (Philippines)<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>FIT (Brazil)</li> <li>Mid (Brazil)</li> <li>Vtox Vinegar drink (Vietnam)</li> <li>KEMAL KÜKRER Vinegar drink (Turkey)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fertilizer">Fertilizer</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Fertilizer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>AJIFOL (Brazil, Peru, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, USA)</li> <li>AgriTecno Biostimulant (EU, China, Africa)</li> <li>PEK (Spain)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ajinomoto_animal_nutrition">Ajinomoto animal nutrition</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Ajinomoto animal nutrition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>L-Lysine<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>L-Threonine</li> <li>L-Tryptophan<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>AjiPro-L<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ajipro-l.png" class="extiw" title="c:File:Ajipro-l.png">●</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sports_nutrition">Sports nutrition</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Sports nutrition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>amino VITALPRO, Gold, Amino Protein, amino shot (Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Brazil, Malaysia, Taiwan)</li> <li>AjiPure (USA)</li> <li>Fusi-BCAA (USA)<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>aminoVITAL jelly (Thailand)</li> <li>AminoMOF (Thailand)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Food_products">Food products</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Food products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1909, Ajinomoto Co. Inc. released its umami seasoning AJI-NO-MOTO, made from <a href="/wiki/Molasses" title="Molasses">molasses</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tapioca" title="Tapioca">tapioca</a> starch derived from sugarcane. In Asia and Latin America, the product was primarily sold to consumers, while in North America and Europe it was mostly sold to processed food manufacturers. In 1970, Ajinomoto launched the bonito flavored seasoning HON-DASHI in Japan, and later adapted the product to other markets with local flavors. In 1978 Ajinomoto released Cook Do, a series of Chinese cuisine seasoning products, and later added other cuisine seasoning flavors to the Cook Do product line. The company entered the frozen food business in 1972, and currently sells a variety of frozen food products, including dumplings, noodles, and cooked rice.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1982, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. entered the sweetener business by producing aspartame. In 1984 it released a low-calorie consumer sweetener PAL SWEET. By 2021, Ajinomoto was ranked 6th overall and 1st in Asia on FoodTalks' Top 50 Global Sweetener Companies list.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of aspartame, sold under the trade name Aminosweet.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Ajinomoto also sells soup, mayonnaise, porridge, pasta sauce, and <a href="/wiki/Instant_noodle" class="mw-redirect" title="Instant noodle">instant noodles</a> under the "VONO" brand name. Through Ajinomoto AGF Corporation, Ajinomoto sells instant coffee, regular coffee, bottled coffee, stick coffee, and canned coffee, and is the top coffee brand in Thailand with a 70% market share.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ajinomoto's Yum Yum brand of instant noodles in 2019 held a 20–21% share of Thailand's 17 billion <a href="/wiki/Thai_baht" title="Thai baht">baht</a> instant noodle market.<sup id="cite_ref-BP-20191219_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BP-20191219-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Animal_nutrition">Animal nutrition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Animal nutrition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ajinomoto Group started an animal nutrition business in 1965 and subsequently established an international production and supply system for amino acids to be used in animal feed. Ajinomoto developed a <a href="/wiki/Lysine" title="Lysine">lysine</a> formula called AjiPro-L for lactating dairy cows, which allows the lysine to reach the intestine without decomposing in the stomach. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chemicals_and_semiconductors">Chemicals and semiconductors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Chemicals and semiconductors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ajinomoto has developed mild cleansing agents such as Amisoft and Amilite, and humectant emollients such as Eldew and Amihop. It also manufactures for companies such as Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co., Ltd. to develop products like the moisturizing detergent Minon. </p><p>Ajinomoto developed its resin functional materials business using technology obtained through the production of MSG. </p><p>Ajinomoto developed the Ajinomoto build-up film (ABF) substrate for insulating materials in <a href="/wiki/Semiconductor_package" title="Semiconductor package">semiconductor packages</a> in high-performance CPUs. It was developed from the basic research on applications of amino acid chemistry to epoxy resins and their composites. ABF holds 90% of the market for this product.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project is started in 1996 under the directory of Shigeo Nakamura.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ajinomoto Group's healthcare business is based on using the fermentation technology of amino acids. In 1956, Ajinomoto began producing the world's first amino acid infusion, enteral nutrition products, and crystalline amino acids that could be used as raw materials in pharmaceutical products. Currently, Ajinomoto manufactures around twenty kinds of amino acids at various factories overseas, including plants in Japan, the United States, Europe, and India.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1995, Ajinomoto began selling an amino acid supplement called Amino Vital for professional sports athletes. In 2011, Ajinomoto began offering an "Amino Index" health checkup, which statistically analyzes the difference in amino acid concentrations between healthy individuals and adults suffering from cancer and other serious diseases to aid the early detection of cancer and other diseases.<sup id="cite_ref-health-5_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-health-5-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to glutamates as a seasoning, the company also produces other <a href="/wiki/Amino_acids" class="mw-redirect" title="Amino acids">amino acids</a> such as <a href="/wiki/L-Leucine" class="mw-redirect" title="L-Leucine">L-Leucine</a>, <a href="/wiki/L-Tyrosine" class="mw-redirect" title="L-Tyrosine">L-Tyrosine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glycine" title="Glycine">Glycine</a>, and <a href="/wiki/L-Phenylalanine" class="mw-redirect" title="L-Phenylalanine">L-Phenylalanine</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-swnsn_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swnsn-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which it markets as <a href="/wiki/Dietary_supplement" title="Dietary supplement">dietary supplements</a> under the brand name AjiPure.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-swnsn_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swnsn-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Corporate_structure">Corporate structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Corporate structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Representative_directors">Representative directors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Representative directors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Taro Fujie, <a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">President & CEO</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Hiroshi Shiragami, Representative Executive Officer & Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer (CIO)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Divisions_and_global_locations">Divisions and global locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Divisions and global locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ajinomoto currently operates separate divisions for North America, Latin America, and Asia, with Europe, the Middle East, and Africa being combined into the EMEA division. Ajinomoto also owns dozens of subsidiaries globally for its food, biochemical, and healthcare businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-subafil2012_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-subafil2012-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Global Production Basis </caption> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th>JAPAN</th> <th>Asia</th> <th>Europe/Africa</th> <th>North America</th> <th>Latin America </th></tr> <tr> <th>Seasoning </th> <td>14</td> <td>19</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Processed food<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>19</td> <td>12</td> <td>4</td> <td>12</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Amino acids </th> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Including frozen foods</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Brand_identity">Brand identity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Brand identity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 135px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 130px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Registered_trademark_of_Lady_%26_AJI-NO-MOTO.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Registered trademark of Lady & AJI-NO-MOTO"><img alt="Registered trademark of Lady & AJI-NO-MOTO" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Registered_trademark_of_Lady_%26_AJI-NO-MOTO.jpg/75px-Registered_trademark_of_Lady_%26_AJI-NO-MOTO.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Registered_trademark_of_Lady_%26_AJI-NO-MOTO.jpg/112px-Registered_trademark_of_Lady_%26_AJI-NO-MOTO.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Registered_trademark_of_Lady_%26_AJI-NO-MOTO.jpg/150px-Registered_trademark_of_Lady_%26_AJI-NO-MOTO.jpg 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Registered trademark of Lady & AJI-NO-MOTO</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 135px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 130px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ajinomoto_logo_(1973-1986).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Second logo, designed by Saul Bass (1973-1986)"><img alt="Second logo, designed by Saul Bass (1973-1986)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Ajinomoto_logo_%281973-1986%29.svg/98px-Ajinomoto_logo_%281973-1986%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="98" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Ajinomoto_logo_%281973-1986%29.svg/147px-Ajinomoto_logo_%281973-1986%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Ajinomoto_logo_%281973-1986%29.svg/196px-Ajinomoto_logo_%281973-1986%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="617" data-file-height="629" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Second logo, designed by <a href="/wiki/Saul_Bass" title="Saul Bass">Saul Bass</a> (1973-1986)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 135px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 130px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ajinomoto_(Second_Variant)_1973-1986.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Alternate version of the second logo, mostly used for packaging. (Second alternative variant)"><img alt="Alternate version of the second logo, mostly used for packaging. (Second alternative variant)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Ajinomoto_%28Second_Variant%29_1973-1986.svg/95px-Ajinomoto_%28Second_Variant%29_1973-1986.svg.png" decoding="async" width="95" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Ajinomoto_%28Second_Variant%29_1973-1986.svg/142px-Ajinomoto_%28Second_Variant%29_1973-1986.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Ajinomoto_%28Second_Variant%29_1973-1986.svg/190px-Ajinomoto_%28Second_Variant%29_1973-1986.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="621" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Alternate version of the second logo, mostly used for packaging. <span style="font-size:85%;">(Second alternative variant)</span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 135px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 130px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ajinomoto_logo_1986.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Third logo (1986–1999)"><img alt="Third logo (1986–1999)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ajinomoto_logo_1986.gif/100px-Ajinomoto_logo_1986.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ajinomoto_logo_1986.gif/150px-Ajinomoto_logo_1986.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ajinomoto_logo_1986.gif/200px-Ajinomoto_logo_1986.gif 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="59" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Third logo (1986–1999)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 135px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 130px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ajinomoto_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fourth logo (1999–2017)"><img alt="Fourth logo (1999–2017)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ajinomoto_logo.svg/100px-Ajinomoto_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ajinomoto_logo.svg/150px-Ajinomoto_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ajinomoto_logo.svg/200px-Ajinomoto_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="139" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Fourth logo (1999–2017)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 135px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 130px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fifth and current logo (2017–present)"><img alt="Fifth and current logo (2017–present)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg/100px-Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg/150px-Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg/200px-Ajinomoto_global_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="728" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Fifth and current logo (2017–present)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lysine_price_fixing">Lysine price fixing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Lysine price fixing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1986, the Ajinomoto Group produced lysine at its Iowa factory of Heartland Lysine Co. U.S.A., followed by production in its <a href="/wiki/Pathum_Thani" title="Pathum Thani">Pathum Thani</a> factory in Ajinomoto, Thailand in 1986, and Bio Italia, BioPro in Italy in 1992, gradually upgrading its worldwide production bases. In the United States, competitors increased their own lysine production, which resulted in lower prices due to an overabundance of lysine on the market.<sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To raise prices again, several companies including Ajinomoto <a href="/wiki/Lysine_price-fixing_conspiracy" title="Lysine price-fixing conspiracy">price fixed lysine</a> in the 1990s. Along with <a href="/wiki/Kyowa_Hakko_Kirin" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyowa Hakko Kirin">Kyowa Hakko Kogyo</a> and Sewon America, Inc., Ajinomoto admitted to price fixing and settled with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice_Antitrust_Division" title="United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division">United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a> in September 1996. Each firm and an executive from each pleaded guilty as part of a <a href="/wiki/Plea_bargain" title="Plea bargain">plea bargain</a> to aid in further investigation. Their cooperation led to <a href="/wiki/Archer_Daniels_Midland" title="Archer Daniels Midland">Archer Daniels Midland</a> settling charges with the US government in October 1996 for $100 million, a record antitrust fine at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-bell1999_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bell1999-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cartels were able to raise lysine prices 70% within the first six months of cooperating.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MSG">MSG</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: MSG"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1996, the FDA commissioned the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology (FASEB) to study the effects of MSG, who concluded that MSG is safe for most people. At the time, Ajinomoto also noted the possibility that asthma patients and carriers with symptoms of Chinese restaurant syndrome symptoms may be affected, but ultimately, the safety of this group was also confirmed by subsequent test results in the United States and Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-his-ref25_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref25-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Ajinomoto along with other activists launched the #RedefineCRS campaign to combat the myth that MSG is harmful to people's health, which highlights both the underlying xenophobic biases against Asian cuisine and scientific evidence that the myth is false.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The FDA Food Code 2022 removed MSG from the table of common chemical hazards and associated food and control measures in retail establishments.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Low-sodium salt substitutes are considered to be formulations where sodium is reduced – usually by partial or full replacement of NaCl with other chloride and non-chloride salts such as KCl, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride or potassium lactate. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) was also considered a low-sodium salt substitute.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indonesian_pork_incident">Indonesian pork incident</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Indonesian pork incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In early 2001, Ajinomoto was involved in an incident in <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, a predominantly <a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslim</a> country, when it was revealed that a <a href="/wiki/Pork" title="Pork">pork</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Enzyme" title="Enzyme">enzyme</a> had been used in its MSG production. According to <a href="/wiki/Islamic_dietary_laws" title="Islamic dietary laws">Islamic dietary laws</a>, pork is a <i><a href="/wiki/Haram" title="Haram">haram</a></i> (forbidden) meat, and is <a href="/wiki/Islamic_views_on_pork" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic views on pork">regarded as unclean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Immediately after the incident, the Food and Drug Administration of the Indonesian government stepped up to announce that Ajinomoto's end product did not contain pig-derived substances. Additionally, Ajinomoto also announced that its products were<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="Had always been, had been, or will be? In other words, was the pork allegation true at all? (July 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> derived from <a href="/wiki/Soybean" title="Soybean">soybeans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-his-ref24_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-his-ref24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aspartame">Aspartame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Aspartame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008, Ajinomoto sued British supermarket chain <a href="/wiki/Asda" title="Asda">Asda</a>, part of <a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a>, for a <a href="/wiki/Malicious_falsehood" class="mw-redirect" title="Malicious falsehood">malicious falsehood</a> action concerning its aspartame product when the chemical was listed as excluded from the chain's product line along with other "nasties". In July 2009, a British court found the case in Asda's favor.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2010, an appeal court reversed the decision, allowing Ajinomoto to pursue a case against Asda to protect the reputation of its aspartame.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, Asda said that it would continue to use the term "no nasties" on its own-label products,<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the suit was settled out of court in 2011 after Asda removed references to aspartame from its packaging.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 16em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adenosine_monophosphate" title="Adenosine monophosphate">Adenosine monophosphate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advantame" title="Advantame">Advantame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajinomoto_Stadium" title="Ajinomoto Stadium">Ajinomoto Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aspartame_controversy" title="Aspartame controversy">Aspartame controversy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calpis" title="Calpis">Calpis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disodium_glutamate" title="Disodium glutamate">Disodium glutamate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disodium_inosinate" title="Disodium inosinate">Disodium inosinate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glutamate_flavoring" title="Glutamate flavoring">Glutamate flavoring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glutamic_acid" title="Glutamic acid">Glutamic acid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guanosine_monophosphate" title="Guanosine monophosphate">Guanosine monophosphate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inosinic_acid" title="Inosinic acid">Inosinic acid</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Motoko-chan_no_Wonder_Kitchen" title="Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen">Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tien_Chu" title="Tien Chu">Tien Chu</a> Ve-Tsin</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajinomoto&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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