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<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>Ezaki Glico's primary business is manufacturing <a href="/facts/Confectionery/7h760gLH">confectionery</a> products such as <a href="/facts/Chocolate/4drs8ryf">chocolate</a>, chips, <a href="/facts/Chewing_gum/S48CIm9D">chewing gums</a> and <a href="/facts/Ice_cream/jVhC4nwR">ice cream</a>, and <a href="/facts/Dairy_product/rGVJUHVb">dairy products</a>. Additionally, Glico manufactures processed foods, such as curry stocks and <a href="/facts/Retort_pouch/XsGCBEns">retort</a> <a href="/facts/Takikomi_gohan/3Uc3pgCF">takikomi gohan</a> pouches, and <a href="/facts/Dietary_supplement/SHXNNxaS">dietary supplement</a> products.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Glico's main competitors are <a href="/facts/Meiji_Seika/7xwYlXBK">Meiji Seika</a>, <a href="/facts/Lotte_(conglomerate)/Ujm4Gzjs">Lotte</a>, <a href="/facts/Morinaga_%26_Company/mglbN6Aj">Morinaga</a>, <a href="/facts/Fujiya_Co./YK16ye0V">Fujiya</a> and Bourbon Company [ja] in the confectionery business and <a href="/facts/House_Foods/yxuNTUgg">House Foods</a>, <a href="/facts/Meiji_Dairies/02M9do6d">Meiji</a> and <a href="/facts/S%26B_Foods/VuTJaEQ2">S&B Foods</a> in the processed food business. </p><p>Ezaki Glico is a member of <a href="/facts/Sanwa_Group/Tdko4DW8">Midori Kai</a>, a group of companies whose main financier was <a href="/facts/Sanwa_Bank/KHmbN0mx">Sanwa Bank</a> (later merged into the <a href="/facts/Bank_of_Tokyo-Mitsubishi_UFJ/9jc6a98D">Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h3>Corporate message</h3> <ul><li>"300 meters per piece" (一粒300メートル, 1922–1996, refers to a piece of Asobi Glico caramel containing 300 calories. No longer main corporate motto but still in-use on Asobi Glico caramel packaging.)</li> <li>"Good Taste and Good Health" (おいしさと健康, 1971–1992)</li> <li>"A Wholesome Life in the Best of Taste" (最高の味わいで、健康的な生活を, 1992–2022, message in Japanese "おいしさと健康" is still in use)</li> <li>"Healthier Days, Well Being for life" (すこやかな毎日、ゆたかな人生, 2022–, )</li></ul> <h2 id="history">History</h2> <h3>Japan</h3> <p>In 1919, Riichi Ezaki created a <a href="/facts/Caramel/oJSGqCQb">caramel candy</a> product containing <a href="/facts/Glycogen/kWa8fPFE">glycogen</a> extracted from <a href="/facts/Oyster/ctvJgcks">oysters</a>. The caramel candy product was named "Glico," a shortening of the word <a href="/facts/Glycogen/kWa8fPFE">glycogen</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> The sales copy for this product was "300 Meters in a Single Piece," and a running man was painted on the package.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> On February 11, 1922, Riichi started selling Glico products at the <a href="/facts/Mitsukoshi/JFrUe98c">Mitsukoshi</a> Osaka branch. </p><p>Later, in 1922, Riichi established a company, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> Its Osaka and Tokyo factories were destroyed during <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a>, and they were reopened in 1951. Popular products like <a href="/facts/Pretz/HGYc08RY">Pretz</a> and <a href="/facts/Pocky/SUGIvX9A">Pocky</a> were introduced in 1963 and 1966, respectively. </p><p>In 1984, the <a href="/facts/Glico_Morinaga_case/H0YxlNka">Glico Morinaga case</a>, a series of criminal incidents targeting Japanese major food manufacturers, occurred. Ezaki Glico and other victims were targeted by a group known as "The Monster with 21 Faces." The group claimed that $21 million ($2.26 billion yen) worth of sweets was laced with potassium cyanide soda, while Katsuhisa Ezaki(jp), president and CEO, was kidnapped but escaped by himself. Ezaki Glico was blackmailed and its office was burned by the criminals. </p> <h3>Overseas</h3> <p>Ezaki Glico has been expanding its business overseas. At first, in 1932, Ezaki Glico established its factory in <a href="/facts/Dalian/ashJRPp2">Dalian</a>, <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>. In 1970, Ezaki Glico started its business in <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a>, establishing Thai Glico Co., Ltd. Later, in 1982, Generale Biscuit Glico France S.A. was established and started sales of Mikado (Pocky) in <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a>. Ezaki Glico established Ezaki Glico USA Co., Ltd. in 2003. Additionally, it established PT Glico Wings (a <a href="/facts/Joint_venture/f2Fv8QqA">joint venture</a> with Wings Corp) in 2013 and PT Glico Indonesia in 2014, both of which are <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesian</a> companies. </p> <h2 id="products">Products</h2> <p>Ezaki Glico manufactures a wide variety of products. Major products are listed here.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h3>Confections</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/TCHO/6a51scUb">TCHO</a>, <a href="/facts/Berkeley,_California/WBVjzd5l">Berkeley, California</a>–based artisanal chocolate manufacturer of various chocolate bars.</li> <li>Glico, caramel product. In addition to the standard flavor, there are caramel flavor and crushed almond flavor products.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pocky/SUGIvX9A">Pocky</a>, chocolate-coated <a href="/facts/Pretzel_stick/4frgkRkK">pretzel sticks</a>, which come in many other flavors. <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> The total sales from 1966 exceeds 10 billion packages.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> In Europe, this product is sold with the "Mikado" brand in partnership with <a href="/facts/Mondelez_International/XJ5Jwbcf">Mondelez International</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pretz/HGYc08RY">Pretz</a>, pretzel sticks, which come in many other flavors.</li> <li>Almond Chocolate, almonds coated by chocolate.</li> <li>Caplico, frosting-dipped waffle biscuits in the shape of ice cream cones that come in either chocolate or strawberry flavor.</li> <li>Bisco, wheat germ crackers with yogurt cream using special yeast.</li> <li>BREO, an oral care candy that was developed for cleaning the tongue and breath.</li></ul> <h3>Dairy products</h3> <ul><li>Pucchin Pudding, the world's best-selling pudding product. Its characteristic is a special package with which consumers can efficiently move the contents on a plate.</li></ul> <h3>Ice-cream products</h3> <ul><li>Giant Cone, ice cream in a large cone with crisp chocolate and nut toppings.</li> <li>Panapp, vanilla ice cream in a handy long cup with fruit sauce fillings in the centre.</li> <li>Papico, sherbet that comes in tubes.</li> <li>Ice no Mi (アイスの実), bite-sized round ice candies. Ezaki Glico promoted this product by an extremely realistic CG character, <a href="/facts/Aimi_Eguchi/zmcqXx8W">Aimi Eguchi</a>, who was created using facial features from members of the pop girl group, <a href="/facts/AKB48/buKLWuTo">AKB48</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li>Calorie Control Ice Cream series, which uses lower-calorie sweetening agents <a href="/facts/Maltitol/rlCf1oKI">maltitol</a> and <a href="/facts/Sucralose/5y1hz710">sucralose</a> in place of sugar and starch syrup often used in ice cream. <a href="/facts/Tofu/qAJGQXpt">Tofu</a> is also used to replace dairy products to lower the amount of calories.</li> <li>Seventeen Ice, a brand of ice cream coming in over 20 different flavors which is only available in <a href="/facts/Vending_Machine/3YNz3yKU">vending machines</a>.</li></ul> <h3>Processed foods</h3> <ul><li>Ni-dan Juku Curry, cubed-type Japanese-style curry stock.</li> <li>Donburi-tei, instant <a href="/facts/Donburi/fW8aBNvR">donburi</a> retort pouch product.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Cream_stew/j8eLsB1P">Cream stew</a> roux.</li></ul> <h3>Baby formula</h3> <ul><li>ICREO Balance Milk, a powdered baby formula manufactured by Icreo Co., Ltd.</li></ul> <h2 id="advertisement">Advertisement</h2> <p>Ezaki Glico's large LED sign located above <a href="/facts/D%C5%8Dtonbori/Sy85h7M7">Dōtonbori</a> in Osaka has been a landmark of the city since its initial construction in 1935. It bears the Glico running man on a blue race track, as well as some of Osaka's other landmarks in the background.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> The giant neon sign has been revised on several occasions in order to celebrate events such as the <a href="/facts/FIFA_World_Cup/pGI0SF7r">World Cup</a> and to bolster team spirit for Osaka's baseball team, the <a href="/facts/Hanshin_Tigers/WJE4WH5J">Hanshin Tigers</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> As the sign is quite well known, it has long been a popular photo stop for tourists as well as locals. </p><p>Ezaki Glico was also the main sponsor of the anime series <i><a href="/facts/Tetsujin_28/FU2GHMHx">Tetsujin 28</a></i> (1963–1966, the original Japanese version of <i><a href="/facts/Gigantor/40HDrqp8">Gigantor</a></i>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Fortunato_Catalon/BGpk19kt">Fortunato Catalon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Aimi_Eguchi/zmcqXx8W">Aimi Eguchi</a>, CGI pop idol created by Glico</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pocky_%26_Pretz_Day/yr0N7NLm">Pocky & Pretz Day</a>, November 11 each year</li> <li><a href="/facts/Panasonic/TqkBQmgj">Panasonic</a>, Glico's one-time shareholder</li> <li><a href="/facts/Glico_Morinaga_case/H0YxlNka">Glico Morinaga case</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/D%C5%8Dtonbori/Sy85h7M7">Dōtonbori</a></li> <li> Companies portal</li> <li> Food portal</li></ul> <h3>Materials</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://www.glico.com/assets/files/annual_2016.pdf">"Annual Report 2016"</a> (PDF). Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2016. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141542/https://www.glico.com/assets/files/annual_2016.pdf">Archived</a> (PDF) from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="https://www.glico.com/assets/files/company.pdf">"Company brochure"</a> (PDF). Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160428043531/https://www.glico.com/assets/files/company.pdf">Archived</a> (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="https://www.glico.com/global/about/overview/">"Overview (Official Global Website)"</a>. Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017b. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170710184933/https://www.glico.com/global/about/overview/">Archived</a> from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="https://www.glico.com/global/location/">"Global Locations (Official Global Website)"</a>. Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017c. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151017041146/https://www.glico.com/global/location/">Archived</a> from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171123231953/https://www.glico.com/global/product/">"Products (Official Global Website)"</a>. Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017d. Archived from <a href="https://www.glico.com/global/product/">the original</a> on November 23, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="http://www.midorikai.co.jp/member.html">"メンバー会社一覧"</a>. Midori Kai. 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180620002148/http://www.midorikai.co.jp/member.html">Archived</a> from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2017.</li> <li><a href="https://www.glico.com/global/about/history/">"History (Official Global Website)"</a>. Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017e. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170918122911/https://www.glico.com/global/about/history/">Archived</a> from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="https://www.glico.com/jp/product/gum_candy/">"ガム・キャンディー"</a>. Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017f. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033423/https://www.glico.com/jp/product/gum_candy/">Archived</a> from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/09/national/history/like-iconic-sign-confectionery-giant-glico-sets-sights-overseas-markets/#.WJy-zzvhDIU">"Like iconic sign, confectionery giant Glico sets sights on overseas markets"</a>. The Japan Times. August 9, 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170312041007/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/09/national/history/like-iconic-sign-confectionery-giant-glico-sets-sights-overseas-markets/#.WJy-zzvhDIU">Archived</a> from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181204151633/https://www.sankei.com/west/news/140824/wst1408240021-n1.html">"Ｗ杯侍ジャパン、タイガース仕様…いろんな顔持つ５代目も"消灯"新たなシンボルに高まる期待"</a>. Sankei West. August 24, 2014. Archived from <a href="http://www.sankei.com/west/news/140824/wst1408240021-n1.html">the original</a> on December 4, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="https://allabout.co.jp/gm/gc/40875/">"石川尚のファニチャーワ−ルド的この店この逸品#03 鉄人28号（オマケ・極小の世界）"</a>. Allabout. April 2, 2005. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170312040503/https://allabout.co.jp/gm/gc/40875/">Archived</a> from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/06/24/japanese-scientists-build-a-perfect-and-fake-pop-star/">"Japanese Scientists Build a Perfect (and Fake) Pop Star"</a>. Time. June 24, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170312035924/http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/06/24/japanese-scientists-build-a-perfect-and-fake-pop-star/">Archived</a> from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.</li> <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/business/japans-ezaki-glico-aims-to-conquer-world-with-pocky-stick-snacks-idUSKBN0IQ2ND/">Japan's Ezaki Glico aims to conquer world with Pocky stick snacks</a> Reuters. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2024.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ezaki Glico. <ul><li>(in English) <a href="https://www.glico.com/global/">Glico Global Official Site</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170311062318/https://www.glico.com/global/">Archived</a> 2017-03-11 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li>(in Japanese) <a href="https://www.glico.com/jp/">Ezaki Glico Official website</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170310215050/https://www.glico.com/jp/">Archived</a> 2017-03-10 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a, p. 55. - "Company brochure" (PDF). Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017. <a href="https://www.glico.com/assets/files/company.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.glico.com/assets/files/company.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017c. - "Global Locations (Official Global Website)". Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017c. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2017. <a href="https://www.glico.com/global/location/" target="_blank">https://www.glico.com/global/location/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a, p. 37-42. - "Company brochure" (PDF). Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017. <a href="https://www.glico.com/assets/files/company.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.glico.com/assets/files/company.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017d. - "Products (Official Global Website)". Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017d. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171123231953/https://www.glico.com/global/product/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20171123231953/https://www.glico.com/global/product/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Midori Kai 2017. - "メンバー会社一覧". Midori Kai. 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2017. <a href="http://www.midorikai.co.jp/member.html" target="_blank">http://www.midorikai.co.jp/member.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017e- Unless otherwise noted, the explanation in this "History" paragraph is based on this website. - "History (Official Global Website)". Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017e. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017. <a href="https://www.glico.com/global/about/history/" target="_blank">https://www.glico.com/global/about/history/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>A piece of Glico is 15.4 kcal, enough energy to run exactly 300 meters. (Calculated from a formula stating that a person 165 centimeters in height and weighing 55 kilograms will burn 8.21 kcal running 160 metres in one minute. Over a period of 1.88 minutes, such a person would burn 15.4 kcal running 300 meters.) <a href="/wiki/Calorie" target="_blank">/wiki/Calorie</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a, p. 33. - "Company brochure" (PDF). Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017. <a href="https://www.glico.com/assets/files/company.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.glico.com/assets/files/company.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Ezaki Glico has been renamed several times. When established in 1929, the company name was Kabushiki-gaisha Ezaki. In 1934, it was renamed to Glico Kabushiki-gaisha and in 1943 it was renamed to Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. In 1949, the company name was changed to Glico Kabushiki-gaisha again and in 1958 it was renamed to the current name. <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a, p. 37-42. - "Company brochure" (PDF). Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017. <a href="https://www.glico.com/assets/files/company.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.glico.com/assets/files/company.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Unless otherwise noted, the explanation in this "Products" paragraph is based on Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017a, pp. 37-42. <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017f. - "ガム・キャンディー". Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017f. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017. <a href="https://www.glico.com/jp/product/gum_candy/" target="_blank">https://www.glico.com/jp/product/gum_candy/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017d. - "Products (Official Global Website)". Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017d. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171123231953/https://www.glico.com/global/product/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20171123231953/https://www.glico.com/global/product/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017b. - "Overview (Official Global Website)". Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. 2017b. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. 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