CREATE NEW VALUE
Create value with new ideas and continuous innovation based on unique technologies and science.
At Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., we focus on the nutrition and health of our customers. Founded in Japan in 1909, Ajinomoto is a global leader in the research, development, manufacture and sale of amino acid-based products for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, sports nutrition, health and beauty industries as well as food ingredients and consumer food products. As Ajinomoto's North American subsidiary, we're backed by the global network of Ajinomoto Group companies. By leveraging an international research, manufacturing, supply and distribution system, we're able to bring the highest-grade of amino acid products and highest-quality food ingredient solutions to consumers in the US and around the world. Based in Itasca, Illinois, Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., has offices and manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, Illinois and Iowa.
Create value with new ideas and continuous innovation based on unique technologies and science.
Continue to constantly take on the challenge of creating new businesses and markets.
Accommodate social requirements with humility and honesty, with the objective of maximizing value for society through business activities.
Respect the humanity of all the people involved in the Ajinomoto Group's businesses, and be an organization in which they can grow and display their abilities to the fullest extent.
The Ajinomoto story began in 1908 when Dr. Kikunae Ikeda discovered that the amino acid L-glutamate is the source of umami – the savory flavor found in many foods. This discovery led to the founding of Ajinomoto Co. Our company is built on the knowledge that this amino acid is key to the human body’s ability to recognize nutritious foods by taste. Delicious is actually a signal for nutritious.
After that first discovery of the connections between amino acids, taste and nutrition, Ajinomoto Co. quickly established itself as a household food brand in Japan and a reliable source of nutrition. Through a focus on research and product development and a dedication to human health, Ajinomoto Co. is now a global science-oriented supplier and marketer of foods, food ingredients, amino acids, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and animal nutrition.
Ajinomoto Co Inc. New York Office opened.
Ajinomoto U.S.A. established
Ajinomoto U.S.A. opens its Raleigh, NC plant
Heartland Lysine established
Heartland Lysine’s Eddyville, Iowa, plant begins operations
Ajinomoto U.S.A.’s Eddyville, Iowa, plant begins operations
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods U.S.A. established
Heartland Lysine, Inc. becomes Ajinomoto Heartland
Ajinomoto Mexico established
Ajinomoto U.S.A. changes its name to Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.
Ajinomoto Heartland, LLC becomes Ajinomoto Heartland
Ajinomoto Althea is established by acquiring Althea
Ajinomoto Foods is established by acquiring Windsor Quality Holdings
Ajinomoto North America, Inc. moves headquarters to Itasca, IL
Ajinomoto Co. Inc. announce new global logo change for all affiliates
Ajinomoto North America, Inc. changes name to "Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc."
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