About MORINAGA

VISION

VISION

Delicious, Fun, and Healthy

MISSION

We aim to contribute to the realization of abundant, safe eating choices and the promotion of health among the people of the world. To this end, we provide products, services, and information that offer value and inspiration through business activities based on our pioneering spirit.

Corporate History

  • 1910February

    Established as Morinaga’s Western Confectionery Shop with capital of 300,000 yen.

  • 1912November

    Company name is changed to Morinaga & Co., Ltd.

  • 1920July

    Morinaga merges with Nippon Rennyu Co., Ltd. (thereby inheriting the Mishima Factory)

  • 1921March

    Tsukaguchi Factory is newly established.

  • 1923March

    Morinaga Product Sales Co., Ltd., (a distributor for Morinaga products) is established (subsequently, distributor companies are established throughout Japan).

    April

    Morinaga Candy Store opens in the Marunouchi Building in central Tokyo.

  • 1925June

    Tsurumi Factory is newly established.

  • 1942October

    Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., merges with Morinaga Food Industry Co., Ltd., (thereby inheriting the Chukyo Factory), Tokai Seika KK (thereby inheriting the Oyama Factory), and Morinaga Kansai Milk Co., Ltd.

  • 1943Novemner

    Company name is changed to Morinaga Shokuryo Kogyo KK.

  • 1947May

    Kurume Factory is constructed and Morinaga adds brewing to its business activities

  • 1949April

    Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., is established

    May

    Company is listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya stock exchanges

    August

    The Commercial Division splits off and is launched as (the former) Morinaga Shoji Co., Ltd.

    October

    The Milk Industry Division splits off and is transferred to Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd, Company name is changed back to Morinaga & Co., Ltd.

  • 1953July

    The Brewing Division splits off and is launched as Morinaga Jozo KK (company name changed to Fukutokucho Shurui KK in 1991)

  • 1954July

    The Kiosk Division splits off and is launched as KK Morinaga Candy Store (company name changed to KK Restaurant Morinaga in 1987).

  • 1961December

    Morinaga establishes a capital alliance with Taiwan Seika Co., Ltd. (now Taiwan Morinaga Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary)

  • 1965March

    Yamato Foods Co., Ltd., (now Morinaga Angel Dessert Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) is established.

    August

    Morinaga General Mills Co., Ltd., (now Morinaga Snack Foods Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) is established through a merger between Morinaga and USA-based General Mills Inc.

  • 1969October

    Morinaga merges with (the former) Morinaga Shoji Co., Ltd.

  • 1970December

    Morinaga Development Co., Ltd. is established.

  • 1973September

    Shinwa Shoji KK (now Morinaga Shoji Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) is established.

  • 1980January

    Morinaga Dessert Co., Ltd., (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established

  • 1987April

    The new Oyama Factory is completed

  • 1989November

    Morinaga Development Co., Ltd., is registered with the Japan Securities Dealers Association as an over-the-counter sales brand.

  • 1999April

    Morinaga merges with Morinaga Development Co., Ltd.

  • 2001January

    Fukutokucho Shurui KK shares are transferred.

    July

    Business rights are transferred from KK Restaurant Morinaga to Morinaga and Angel Food Systems Inc. is established.

  • 2003March

    Morinaga (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., (now Shanghai Morinaga Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) is established.

  • 2004December

    Angel Food Systems Inc. shares are transferred.

  • 2008January

    Morinaga purchases all shares of DU Associates Inc., of which Aunt Stella Inc. is a fully owned subsidiary) (now a consolidated subsidiary of Morinaga) (in October 2008, Aunt Stella Inc. absorbs DU Associates Inc.)

    August

    Morinaga America, Inc., (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established.

  • 2010December

    Morinaga Food (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established.

  • 2011April

    Takasaki Morinaga Co., Ltd., (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established.

  • 2013June

    Tsukaguchi Factory is closed.

    December

    Morinaga America Foods, Inc., is established.

  • 2015August

    Morinaga America Foods, Inc., commences production.

  • 2019June

    Morinaga Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established.

Corporate Profile

Others Morinaga product
Others Morinaga product

Bringing peace of mind and
inspiring the world

The Morinaga Group is expanding from Japan throughout the world presenting new food proposals and growing our business.

Global Network

To those who want to become a distributor

To those who want to become a distributor

Morinaga is looking for distributors around the world. Please contact us by completing the inquiry form if you wish to distribute Morinaga’s products.

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