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is a Japanese company that produces food seasonings, cooking oils, foods and pharmaceuticals. The literal translation of Aji no Moto is "Essence of Taste", used as a trademark for the company's monosodium glutamate (MSG). Ajinomoto currently produces around 33% of the world's MSG.
   Ajinomoto is active in 23 countries and regions worldwide, employing around 24,861 people as of 2004. Yearly revenue stands at US$9.84 billion.
   Ajinomoto's signature product, monosodium glutamate (MSG) seasoning, was first marketed in Japan in 1909, having been discovered and patented by Kikunae Ikeda. The company rapidly expanded to other countries, with Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. being established in 1956. Since then, Ajinomoto has become a conglomerate spreading to other areas, though mostly in the food industry.
   Ajinomoto is a genericized name for MSG in some Asian countries.
   Ajinomoto's chairman, Kunio Egashira, died on April 7, 2008. He had been chairman of the company since June 2005. The cartel had been able to raise Lysine prices 70% within their first nine months of cooperation.

Subsidiaries

Ajinomoto USA, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Ajinomoto AminoScience LLC is part of the Ajinomoto USA subsidiary which provides amino acid products and services to a number of manufacturing and research industries.

In the UK, it's produced through Britannia Pharmaceuticals Limited, a UK-based subsidiary.
On Jan 13, 2006, they bought the cooking sauce and condiments manufacturer 'Amoy Food Limited' previously owned by French dairy product company 'Danone'.

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