From a Food company into a world leader of the Amino Acid technology
AJINOMOTO EUROPE S.A.S. is the European and African Headquarters of the Ajinomoto Group, covering Europe, Russia and the African continent. The Ajinomoto Group, in this wide area, counts thirteen companies and employs more than 2000 people.
The Ajinomoto Group was founded in Japan in 1909 when the company's first product, AJI-NO-MOTO®, was launched. AJI-NO-MOTO®, which literally means ”the essence of taste” in Japanese, is a long-lived seasoning product now sold in more than 100 countries and which is very popular in Asia and on the American Continents.
Thanks to our advanced skills in amino acid technologies, we have diversified our activities from foods to fine chemicals and health care products. Today, the Ajinomoto Group is considered as a world leader in the amino-acid industry with 121 subsidiaries in 23 countries and 30,000 collaborators.
Our philosophy
Our first European business started in France in 1954. Since then the European and African area has become a very important part of the group's international activities. We operate in a wide range of businesses such as foods ingredients, animal nutrition, health and fine chemicals; It is a truly international team, closely combining R&D, Production and Marketing, working creatively together to maximize value for our customers.
Our philosophy is to contribute to better the quality of life of all the stake holders, through our innovative products but also by our responsible social conduct as a global group, respecting the people coming from different cultures and the environment in which we all live.
