Invest in Meiji

The combined strengths of our food and pharmaceutical businesses, plus an emphasis on sustainability, help Meiji deliver long-term growth and stakeholder returns.

Our Strengths
Our Business
Our Results

Our Strengths

Products with the highest market shares in Japan

- Yogurt
- No.1
- 41.2%
- Market scale 486.5 billion yen
- *1
- Chocolate
- No.1
- 24.7%
- Market scale 414.2 billion yen
- *1
- Cheese
- No.3
- 11.2%
- Market scale 210.4 billion yen
- *1
- Powdered & granulated protein
- No.1
- 39.6%
- Market scale 47.9 billion yen
- *2
- Systemic antibacterial drugs
- No.1
- 19.0%
- Market scale 149.2 billion yen
- *3
- Influenza HA Vaccine
- No.1
- 28.8%
- Market scale 97.0 billion yen
- *4

Source:

April 2020-March 2021, INTAGE SRI, Market Share in value, Cumulative Sales
Based on Meiji data as of March 2021
Copyright © 2021 IQVIA.
Calculated based on JPM 2021 Mar MAT
Market scope as defined by Meiji
Reprinted with permission
Copyright © 2021 IQVIA.
Calculated based on JPM 2021 Mar MAT
Reprinted with permission

Food and pharmaceuticals: strength in synergy

Meiji contributes to health and wellness across a number of market categories including food, nutritional products, and pharmaceuticals. Not only does this give us a broad portfolio, we're able to leverage these different strengths into integrated R&D that creates new health value for consumers and society.

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Our Business

Main areas of business

Food

Yogurt & cheese
Nutrition
Chocolate & gummy
Drinking milk

Business-to-Business
Frozen dessert & ready meal
Overseas
Other / domestic subsidiaries

Pharmaceuticals

Domestic ethical pharmaceuticals
Overseas ethical pharmaceuticals
Human vaccines
Agricultural chemicals & veterinary drugs

Graph: Net sales ratio by segment (FY2020)

Net sales ratio by segment (FYE 3/2021)

Food Business
84.0%
999.6 billion yen

Pharmaceutical Business
16.0%
193.6 billion yen

Net sales ratio by region (FYE 3/2021)

Japan
92.7%
136.9 billion yen

Overseas
7.3%
37.6 billion yen

Sustainability: a healthier society

Meiji is committed to fulfilling its environmental and social responsibilities. As professionals in food and health, we're uniquely able to contribute to the health and wellness of individuals, which in turn leads to a healthier society and planet. Our environmental and social policies and performance are regularly updated on our main Sustainability page.