Initiatives for Human Resources Development
Approach to Human Resources Development
Under its corporate motto of “RAKU-GYOU-KAI-ETSU,” the Kewpie Group encourages the individual growth of each of its employees in their daily activities and also supports their career development through training and self-development programs.
Number of training participants in fiscal 2019
Organized by Human Resources Development Center | 2,760 |
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Monozukuri Gakko (Manufacturing School) | 864 |
Sozai Gakko (Delicatessen School) | 432 |
Organized by Kewpie Egg Corporation | 239 |
Organized by Personnel Affairs Division | 301 |
Total | 4,596 |

Kewpie Career Assistance Framework
Personnel Appraisal System That Emphasizes Process
The Kewpie Group has introduced an appraisal system that achieves both the execution of the Group’s management strategies and the further growth of the individual. While emphasizing the value of daily process, we will reinforce the following three points.
1.Encourage the individual to take on challenges and achieve results
2.Expand OJT to realize a heightened sense of growth
3.Gain a sense of the importance of the corporate philosophy of the Kewpie Group and put them into practice
Putting into practice actions that will lead to results that are true to the Kewpie Group through Group cooperation, with this appraisal system that emphasizes process as the pivotal axis, will lead to the growth of each individual employee.
Award Schemes
At Kewpie, as a way to create a culture of active challenge and learning and to assist our employees in their career development, we have established a variety of award schemes, including the Qualifications Award. We periodically review the types of qualifications and accreditations that are eligible for the Qualifications Award.
Qualifications Award
President’s Award
Invention Award
Kewpie Research Paper Award
Kewpie Start Up Program
Career Support
In the Kewpie Group, in addition to encouraging individual growth by enhancing our specialist training and self-development programs, we support our employees in realizing their own careers with the Career Self-Declaration Scheme. In this scheme, employees share with the company and their supervisors their hopes and dreams for their work and the path they hope to follow. Our human resources development programs, such as the Corporate Philosophy Training program, are available to all Group employees, including part-time and contract employees.
Employment Data
Employees
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
FY 2017 |
FY 2018 |
FY 2019 |
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Regular/ contract employees | Male | 1,385 | 1,381 | 1,388 | 1,382 | 1,335 |
Female | 1,135 | 1,129 | 1,135 | 1,126 | 1,112 | |
Part-time/ other (average for period) | Male | 314 | 303 | 270 | 243 | 233 |
Female | 649 | 623 | 583 | 531 | 505 | |
Average age | Male | 41.6 years | 42.2 years | 42.5 years | 43.0 years | 43.3 years |
Female | 33.4 years | 34.3 years | 35.2 years | 35.9 years | 36.6 years | |
Average years of service | Male | 16.3 years | 16.8 years | 17.1 years | 17.5 years | 17.8 years |
Female | 9.3 years | 10.0 years | 10.7 years | 11.3 years | 11.9 years |
Figures are for Kewpie Corporation. *Average age and average years of service are for Kewpie regular employees
Trends in employee numbers
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
FY 2017 |
FY 2018 |
FY 2019 |
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Number of employees | 3,483 | 3,436 | 3,376 | 3,282 | 3,185 |
Permanent employees | 2,520 | 2,510 | 2,523 | 2,508 | 2,447 |
Average temporary employees | 963 | 926 | 853 | 774 | 738 |
Group employees | 24,997 | 25,245 | 26,380 | 24,651 | 24,856 |
Permanent employees | 13,478 | 14,095 | 14,924 | 14,808 | 15,452 |
Average temporary employees | 11,519 | 11,150 | 11,456 | 9,843 | 9,404 |
Number of new graduate recruits
FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 |
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57 | 41 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 53 |
Figures are for Kewpie Corporation career-track positions.
Parental Leave Taken

Female employees

Male employees
Figures are for Kewpie Corporation.
*For men, parental leave taken is counted not in the year it was taken but in the year the child was born.
*Rate of leave taken: Ratio of employees who took parental leave compared to the number of employees who had a child in the year in question.