Why Invest in Kewpie

We operate in retail market, food service, and overseas markets, focusing on condiments such as mayonnaise and dressings, as well as salads, eggs, and processed fruits. Furthermore, leveraging technologies developed from research into eggs and vinegar, the main ingredients of mayonnaise, we are also promoting fine chemicals business, including hyaluronic acid and acetic acid bacteria. By combining a strong business foundation with new growth areas, we aim to continuously improve corporate value.

The Kewpie Group, by applying and building upon the expertise we have cultivated since our founding—starting with mayonnaise and marmalade, has continued to deliver new value to the market.With the domestic market, which generates stable profits, and the overseas market, which offers significant growth potential, serving as our “two pillars of growth,” we remain committed to continuously enhancing our corporate value and realizing a prosperous future.

Since its founding, Kewpie has prioritized quality and delivered safety and reliability to its customers. We introduce our three growth foundations that spread "deliciousness" and "health" to dinner tables around the world.

Kewpie Group has built a unique business model that comprehensively covers all aspects of food, including home cooking, ready-made foods, and restaurants. By taking a holistic approach to these three food scenes, we are committed to creating new food experiences that anticipate social changes and food trends.

We have expanded our business by exploring the potential of eggs and vinegar, the main ingredients of mayonnaise, and discovering new value from these materials. In recent years, we have also developed products that respond to individual values and social issues, such as "Gluconacetobacter hansenii GK-1" (a type of acetic acid bacteria) and the plant-based food "GREEN KEWPIE," and are steadily progressing toward the next stage of growth.

Kewpie Group values the "spirit of upcycling," which involves not wasting resources, in order to realize a sustainable society. In addition to initiatives that utilize every part of the egg, including the shells and membranes, and reducing plastic in packaging materials, the group is also challenging itself with advanced circularity, such as recycling oil-coated PET bottles. By connecting the resolution of social issues to new value, the group is promoting the sustainable improvement of corporate value.

Under the Medium-Term Management Plan for fiscal years 2025–2028, the Company plans to set the annual dividend per share at a minimum of 54 yen and gradually increase it. We also aim for a cumulative total payout ratio of 50% or more over the four-year period.

*Held on August 27, 2025