Meiji Seika
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| public kabushiki gaisha (TYO: 2202: May 16, 1949 - March 25, 2009) | |
| Industry | food manufacturing |
| Founded | Tokyo, Japan (October 9, 1916, Tokyo Kashi Company) |
| Headquarters | 4-16, Kyobashi Nitchome, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan |
| Services | manufacture and sale of food and medicine |
| Parent | Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| Website |
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Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. (明治製菓株式会社 Meiji Seika Kabushiki-gaisha) is the trade name of a pharmaceutical company in Japan. It was known as Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (Meiji Seikaファルマ株式会社 -Faruma Kabushiki-gaisha) until March 31, 2011. It is currently a subsidiary of Meiji Holdings.
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 Co. (TYO: 2269), 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."It is currently a subsidiary of Meiji Holdings Corporation.
Logos
Old Meiji Seika brand logo (used from 1955 until March 2009)
Current logo