Meiji Dairies

Meiji Dairies Corporation
明治乳業株式会社

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Type	public kabushiki gaisha TYO: 2261: until March 26, 2009 Nagoya SE: 2261: until March 26, 2009
Industry	food
Founded	Tokyo, Japan (December 21, 1917 (1917-12-21))
Headquarters	2-10, Shinsuna Itchome, Koto, Tokyo, Japan
Parent	Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
Website	www.meiji.co.jp/english/

Meiji Dairies Corporation (明治乳業株式会社, Meiji Nyūgyō Kabushiki-gaisha^?) is the trade name of a food company in Japan, Meiji Co., Ltd. (株式会社明治, Kabushiki-gaisha Meiji^?), until March 31, 2011.

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 like "Toromeiku", described as a "food viscosity preparation". It has a joint venture in Thailand with Charoen Pokphand to market dairy products.

On April 1, 2009, Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. and Meiji Dairies Corporation established a joint holding company, Meiji Holdings Co. (TYO: 2269), which is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index. Two years later on the day, Meiji Dairies took over the food and healthcare business of Meiji Seika, and became a food company, "Meiji Co., Ltd."

See also

• Meiji Seika

External links

• Meiji Co., Ltd. website in English