Meiji Seika facts for kids
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| Founded | Tokyo, Japan (October 9, 1916, Tokyo Kashi Company) |
| Headquarters | 4-16, Kyobashi Nitchome, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan |
| Parent | Meiji Holdings |
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. (明治製菓株式会社, Meiji Seika Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese snack food company. It is the trade name of a pharmaceutical company in Japan. It was renamed into the Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (Meiji Seikaファルマ株式会社, -Faruma Kabushiki-gaisha) 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. Meiji Pharma is doing research in generic anticancer drugs and biosimilars with partner organisations.
It was the confectionery and pharmaceutical company that manufactures a wide range of products including Hello Panda and Yan Yan. Its competitors include Ezaki Glico, Kabaya, Lotte Confectionery and Morinaga.
They acquired the Stauffer Biscuit Company based in York, Pennsylvania, USA 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
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Old Meiji Seika brand logo (used from 1955 until March 2009)
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Current logo
See also
In Spanish: Meiji Seika para niños
