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Kewpie Corporation

Logo: Kewpie Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese mayonnaise brand

Kewpie (キユーピー, Kyūpī) (English: KYOO-pee) is a Japanese brand of mayonnaise produced by the Kewpie Corporation (キユーピー株式会社, Kyūpī kabushikigaisha). It has a unique flavor, often attributed to its use of egg yolks in place of the whole eggs used in most brands of mayonnaise. Kewpie mayonnaise is associated with the tamago sando, the egg salad sandwich sold in konbini operated by 7-Eleven Japan.2 Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol 2809.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 30, 1919Founded1

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  • Ticker2809 on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
  • HeadquartersTokyo1
  • Websitewww.kewpie.co.jp
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Kewpie (キユーピー, Kyūpī) (English: KYOO-pee) is a Japanese brand of mayonnaise produced by the Kewpie Corporation (キユーピー株式会社, Kyūpī kabushikigaisha). It has a unique flavor, often attributed to its use of egg yolks in place of the whole eggs used in most brands of mayonnaise. Kewpie mayonnaise is associated with the tamago sando, the egg salad sandwich sold in konbini operated by 7-Eleven Japan.2

Corporate structure

Kewpie Corporation sits at the top of its group. 7 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Shokuhin Kogyo Co. Ltd. (食品工業株式会社) was founded in Nakano, Tokyo in 1919 by Toichiro Nakashima. He had previously worked in the United States for three years as an intern for the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, where he first encountered mayonnaise and the Kewpie doll that became his emblem. Originally, his business distributed canned salmon. Mayonnaise production began in 1925, and it has been the best-selling brand of mayonnaise in Japan ever since. The company is now called the Kewpie Corporation. The company stopped production of mayonnaise during World War II because of supply shortages and resumed production in 1948.

In 1998, the company was sued for US$7 million for trademark infringement by a Japanese businessman who had obtained the rights to the Kewpie doll in Japan. The company defended itself, saying that it had a trademark in Japan going back 73 years, and that the Kewpie character was in the public domain. The courts sided with the mayonnaise manufacturer.

In 2020, the company had sales of US$5 billion. The company also manufactures cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Amane Nakashima is the current chairman of Kewpie Corp., and is also president of the affiliated Nakashimato Co., a food distribution company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kewpie (mayonnaise), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • condiment
  • food product

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Acquisitions

  1. May 1990Acquired Gourmet Delica Co.,Ltd1

Timeline

  1. 1957Renamed Name changed to キユーピー株式会社1
  2. Nov 30, 1919Founded Founded1

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