Who owns Meiji?
Meiji is owned by Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan, TSE: 2269).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1926
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2269
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Meiji
Meiji Milk Chocolate has been sold since 1926 and is the standard chocolate bar in Japan. The company also makes The Chocolate, a single-origin bar range launched in 2014 that brought craft cocoa sourcing to a mass Japanese audience. The 2014 range was sold in flat packs designed to be shared, and it revived a category that had been shrinking.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Meiji?
The parent company of Meiji is Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd., a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Meiji Japanese?
Yes. Meiji originated in Japan in 1926 and its owner, Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Meiji still owned by Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Meiji is still owned by Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. Integrated Report 2025 — Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd., Annual report, published 30 September 2025; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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