TOKYO, July 29, 2011 – In the first-quarter period under review (April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011), the global economy saw moderate expansion in emerging markets and showed a recovery trend overall, despite instability in financial markets mainly in Europe and volatility in commodity markets. The Japanese economy gradually picked up from the declines [...]

TOKYO, June 13, 2011 – Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Ajinomoto) announced today that it signed an agreement on June 13 to establish a joint venture between its wholly owned subsidiary AJINOMOTO BAKERY CO., LTD. (AJB) and Shanghai BreadTalk Co., Ltd. (SBT), which operates a retail bakery business in China. The new company will manufacture frozen dough [...]