Meiji Holdings

Food · Pharmaceuticals · Chuo, Tokyo

Meiji Holdings oversees a group with food and pharmaceutical businesses. Its food range includes milk, yogurt, cheese, ice cream, chocolate and nutrition products. Japanese brands include Meiji Oishii Gyunyu, Bulgaria Yogurt, Meiji Milk Chocolate, SAVAS protein products, Hohoemi infant formula and MeiBalance nutritional products.

Pharmaceutical operations cover infectious diseases, vaccines, central nervous system disorders, blood-plasma products, generic medicines and animal health. Group company Meiji Seika Pharma manufactures and sells antibacterial and generic drugs, while research addresses new treatments through internal development and partnerships.