At the 33rd Board of Directors held on November 16, 2023, the new members of Kewpie Co., Ltd. and Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. to MEL were approved. Together with the partners who appreciate MEL’s purpose and support its activities, we will continue to actively engage in activities to promote further the spread and recognition of “Japan’s world-recognized seafood eco-label.”
Kewpie Co., Ltd.
Company Name: Kewpie Co., Ltd.
Head Office Address: 1-4-13 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002 Japan
Phone Number: +81 (3)3486-3331
Date of Establishment: December 10, 1919
Capital Stock: 24,104 million yen (as of November 2022)
Number of employees: 2,408 (as of November 2022)
Representative: Mitsuru Takamiya (Representative Director and CEO)
Company Website: https://www.kewpie.co.jp/
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Company Name: Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Head Office Address: 1-26-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0558 Japan
Phone Number: +81(3)5381-0001
Date of Establishment: September 1, 1978
Capital Stock: 3,599 million yen (as of March 2023)
Number of Employees: 1,168 (as of March 2023)
Representative: Yoshiaki Matsuda (President and Executive Officer)
Company Website: https://www.matsuda-sangyo.co.jp/ja/index.html
We would also like to inform you that Kikkoman Corporation’s member was approved at the 32nd Board of Directors meeting on June 16, 2023.
Kikkoman Corporation
Company Name: Kikkoman Corporation
Head Office Address: 250 Noda, Noda City, Chiba Prefecture 278-8601 Japan
Phone Number: +81(4)7123-5111
Date of Establishment: December 7, 1917
Capital Stock: 11,599 million yen (as of March 2023)
Number of Employees: 572 (as of March 2023)
Representative: Shozaburo Nakano (President and CEO)
Company Website: https://www.kikkoman.co.jp/
Source: Nihon Keizai Shimbun Website, Kewpie/Matsuda Sangyo/Kikkoman, Company Profile
(Confirmed on November 30, 2023)