{ "schemaVersion": 1, "organisationId": "O-ecdd8e7f28ee49eb9ccebb0c7c9f9007", "slug": "ajinomoto-co", "name": "AJINOMOTO CO INC", "updatedAt": "2026-09-28T14:26:31.957474Z", "sections": [ { "type": "OVERVIEW", "text": "Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is a Japan-based company founded in 1909 whose businesses span food, healthcare and electronic materials. Its principal businesses are Seasonings and Foods, Frozen Foods, and Healthcare and Others. Products include AJI-NO-MOTO® umami seasoning, frozen meals, nutrition products and specialty materials derived from its work with amino acids. [https://www.ajinomoto.com/aboutus/overview][https://www.ajinomoto.com/business][https://www.ajinomoto.com/brands]\n\nThe company’s stated purpose is to contribute to the well-being of people, society and the planet through “AminoScience,” its term for applying amino-acid research and related technologies. Ajinomoto reports businesses across 40 countries and regions. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, it recorded net sales of ¥1,530.5 billion; its 2025 materials reported approximately 34,900 employees. 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It also sells aminoVITAL® sports-nutrition products and frozen foods, including gyoza designed to cook without added oil or water and TAI PEI® frozen Asian meals. [https://www.ajinomoto.com/brands][https://www.ajinomoto.com/brands/hondashi][https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/products/detail/?ProductName=cookdo_2][https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/knorr/cup-soup/][https://agf.ajinomoto.co.jp/brand/blendy/][https://www.ajinomoto.com/brands/aminovital][https://www.ffa.ajinomoto.com/products/detail/id/293][https://www.ajinomoto.com/brands/taipei]\n\nBeyond consumer foods, its portfolio includes amino acids for pharmaceutical, nutritional, food and beauty applications, including glycine, L-arginine and L-glutamine. Its bio-pharma services include oligonucleotide synthesis, antibody-drug conjugate manufacturing and aseptic drug-product filling. Ajinomoto Build-up Film™ (ABF™) is an interlayer insulating material for high-performance semiconductor packages. 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Its operations span Japan, other parts of Asia, the Americas, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). [https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/company/en/ir/library/factbook/main/01/teaserItems1/00/linkList/0/link/Factbook%202025_E.pdf][https://www.ajinomoto.com/aboutus/at_a_glance][P134462334]\n\nIn the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, Ajinomoto reported sales of ¥525.5 billion in Japan (34.3% of total), ¥441.8 billion in Asia outside Japan (28.9%), ¥415.0 billion in the Americas (27.1%) and ¥148.1 billion in EMEA (9.7%). Sales outside Japan therefore accounted for approximately two-thirds of the ¥1,530.5 billion total. 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Frozen Foods covers frozen products for consumers and food service, including gyoza and other prepared foods. Healthcare and Others encompasses Bio-Pharma Services & Ingredients, including amino-acid ingredients and contract development and manufacturing services, and Functional Materials, including insulating film used in semiconductor packaging. 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[https://www.ajinomoto.com/aboutus/history/ajinomoto-group-history][https://www.ajinomoto.com/en/ir/business/chronology.html]\n\nThe company broadened its use of amino acids in 1956 by industrializing fermentation-based production and beginning products for pharmaceutical use. It entered feed-use lysine in 1965, expanded into frozen foods in 1972 and launched instant coffee with General Foods in 1973. [https://www.ajinomoto.com/sustainability/pdf/2025/ar2025en_026-027.pdf][https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/company/en/ir/business/chronology/chronology2.html][https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/company/en/ir/business/Frozen_foods.html] Later expansion included the 2014 acquisition of U.S. frozen-food company Windsor Quality Holdings. 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