is a Japanese snack food company. It is the trade name of a
pharmaceutical company
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in
Japan
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. It was renamed into the on March 31, 2011. It is currently a subsidiary of
Meiji Holdings and a Japanese leader in the area of infectious disease with 18% market share. It markets treatments for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, vaccines and allergy drugs. Meiji Pharma is doing research in generic anticancer drugs and biosimilars with partner organisations.
It was the
confectionery
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and pharmaceutical company that manufactures a wide range of products including
Hello Panda
Hello Panda is a brand of Japanese biscuit, manufactured by Meiji Seika. It was first released in Japan during 1979. Each biscuit consists of a small hollow shortbread layer, filled with crème of various flavors. On some biscuits are printed car ...
and
Yan Yan. Its competitors include
Ezaki Glico
, commonly known as just Glico, is a Japanese multinational food processing company headquartered in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka. It does business across 30 countries, in North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe.
Overview
Ezaki Glico's primary b ...
,
Kabaya
is a Japanese confectionery company founded in 1946.
References
External links
*Kabaya Foods
Food and drink companies of Japan
Snack food manufacturers of Japan
Companies based in Okayama Prefecture
Food and drink companies establi ...
,
Lotte Confectionery
Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean confectionery company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The company was established in 1967. Currently, it is the third-largest chewing gum manufacturer in the world, and its plants are locat ...
and
Morinaga Morinaga (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Ai Morinaga, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese voice actress
*Masaki Morinaga, Japanese long jumper
*, Japanese singer
*Milk Morinaga, Japanese manga artist
* Sō ...
.
They acquired the
Stauffer Biscuit Company
, formerly , is a Japanese food company. It was a major dairy industry company established in 1917. Apart from dairy products like milk, ice cream, and cheese, their lineup includes sports drinks, pizza, chocolate bars and food supplements ...
based in
York, Pennsylvania
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,
USA
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in 2004.
On April 1, 2009, Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. and
Meiji Dairies Corporation established a joint holding company, Meiji Holdings, which is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index. Two years later on the day, the food and healthcare business was taken over by Meiji Dairies to form "Meiji Co., Ltd.", and Meiji Seika was reorganized to a pharmaceutical company "Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd." In 2014 Meiji acquired Medreich für $290 million, an Indian company active in selling generic pharmaceuticals to Europe, Asia and Africa.
Logos
File:Meiji Seika Kaisha logo.svg, Old Meiji Seika brand logo (used from 1955 until March 2009)
File:Meiji logo.svg, Current logo
References
External links
Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (English)Meiji Co., Ltd. (English)Stauffer Biscuit Company
Japanese companies established in 1916
Japanese chocolate companies
Confectionery companies of Japan
Food and drink companies based in Tokyo
Japanese brands
Pharmaceutical companies based in Tokyo
Pharmaceutical companies established in 1916
Snack food manufacturers of Japan
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