is a stockholding company established on April 1, 2009, after the stock transfer from Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.

Meiji Seika

is the trade name of a pharmaceutical company in Japan, , until March 31, 2011.It was the confectionery and pharmaceutical company that manufactures a wide range of products including Hello Panda and Yan Yan...

 and Meiji Dairies Corporation

Meiji Dairies

is the trade name of a food company in Japan, , until March 31, 2011.It was a major dairy industry company established in 1917. Apart from dairy products like milk, ice cream, and cheese, their lineup includes sports drinks, pizza, chocolate bars and food supplements like "Toromeiku", described as...

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Reorganization

Meiji Holdings held a press conference on September 14, 2010, and announced the reorganization of the Meiji Group. On April 1, 2011, Meiji Holdings reorganized Meiji Seika and Meiji Deiries to a food company, Meiji Co., Ltd., and a pharmaceutical company, Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd.; Meiji Dairies took over the food and healthcare business of Meiji Seika to form Meiji Co., and Meiji Seika was renamed Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. According to the International Cocoa Organization, Meiji is the 10th largest confectionary producer in the world.http://www.icco.org/about/chocolate.aspx

External link

• official website of Meiji Holdings in English