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A Message from the President❝❞ ～Wow to Smile～❝❞ ～Wow to Smile～

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Beyond handmade

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Now, Ajinomoto Frozen Foods is ready to take on thechallenge of further evolution.
Our factory is a "big kitchen.
We always try to select the freshest ingredients andcook them carefully with big knives, big pots, and big pans.
Thinking of your smiles which you are delighted by ourproducts.
We feel that this is the precisely "cuisine" that has takenover the handmade "love and kindness".
Under the age of rapid change and in tune with new
ways of living and working, the future of handmade food isa teamwork between you and us, Ajinomoto Frozen Foods.
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods will contribute to the Well-beingof all of you by offering excellent deliciousness, exciting andfun experience, kindness for a healthy body and the ecofriendliness.

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The Ajinomoto Group's frozen foods business began withthe establishment of Ajinomoto Restaurant Foods in 1970
with the desire to "deliver the restaurant-quality food”.
More than 50 years later, frozen foods have become afavorite in many households.

Representative Director and President

Hiroyuki Teramoto

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Our Mission and Vision

Company Mission

people around the world.

Mission2) Mutually recognizing diversity and pooling our capabilities to all

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1) Through our frozen foods business, we deliver wows and smiles towork together, we aim to achieve growth by co-creating social andeconomic value as a company filled with the joy of working.
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As a core of Ajinomoto Global Frozen Foods Business,
we aim to become a matchless presence
receiving fan mail overflowing with “Wow” & “Smile” andbreaking through with “No.1 Flavor,” “Fun,”“Health & Nutrition” and “Eco-friendliness.”

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About the brandAbout our brand logo

We are evolving our frozen food products one-by-one preciselyfor this reason: to give consideration to delicious flavor, fun,health, and the environment with our corporate mascot“AjiPen®”.

Details about theCompany“ Aji-Pen® ” enjoys his life in the frozen
world. He has a refrigerator in his body.
His mission is to find out tasty food in theworld, freeze it and deliver it with “wow tosmile” to everyone.

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Introduction of “Aji-Pen®”

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Frozen foods are great products because they can “capture thefreshest and the most delicious moments of food”. Ajinomoto
Frozen Foods Co., Inc. have been providing “surprising
impression by realizing the true value of frozen foods throughthe products produced with our unique technology andknowledge”. Our creative innovation is always inspired by ourconsumers who enjoy a product that is second to none.
However, the value is not yet well understood. Our new logo
we hope will instill our clarified vision, “What only Ajinomoto
Frozen Foods Co., Ltd. can do”.

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Nittochi Ginza Bldg. 7-14-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan

Telephone no.

+81-3-6367-8600

Fax no.

+81-3-3543-6561

Websitehttps://www.ffa.ajinomoto.com/

FoundedDecember 23, 1970

Established Reestablished

October 1, 2000

Capital9,537million yen (wholly owned by Ajinomoto Co., Inc.)

Businesses

Research and development, manufacture and sales of frozen foods

Employees

Approx. 2,800（as of March, 2024）

Fiscal year end

March 31

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AJINOMOTO FROZEN FOODS CO., INC.

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Trade Company
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Company Overview

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Business ModelAjinomoto Frozen Foods provides consumers and businesses with frozen food products tailoredto households, commercial establishments, and home delivery services.

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History of Ajinomoto Frozen Foods

2008-2010

1990s

2011~

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Entered the frozen food market
Created new product value inwith 12 products,
an effort to recover fromoffering consumers new opportunities
a drop in demand.
to have meals usually enjoyed inReleased innovative andrestaurants inside the home
improved products,
Expanded sales to North America andafter carefully enhancing flavors,
Europe while continuing to release a series ofand began production outside Japan
delicious and attractive products,
Everything began
including Gyoza pot stickers thatfrom a Chinese
can be prepared without oil or water,
steamed dumplingand deliciously filling
Expanded the frozen food
The Chahan Chinese-style fried riceproduct lineup to meet demand fordiverse flavors and good value
Raised food safety andsecurity standards to global levels,and improved Chinese pot stickers andsteamed shrimp dumpling products

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1972

1980s

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2000-2007

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Retail Products BusinessWe are bringing great taste and excitement to the home withfrozen food products that are convenient to prepare and a pleasure to eat.

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Examples of main products

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Food Service Products BusinessFor clients engaged in all kinds of food services, we offer products that are easier toprepare in busy kitchens and allow them to make better tasting and safer dishes.

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We always thinking with our customers,
to offer products and menu proposals that solve their problems.

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Global Business Network
We sell good-value frozen food products throughout Asia, Europe, and North and South America.

⚫ UnitedStates⚫ UnitedStates⚫ Canada⚫ Canada⚫ BrazilAsia⚫ UnitedKingdom⚫ Germany⚫ Portugal⚫ UnitedKingdom⚫ Switzerland⚫ Spain⚫ Norway⚫ France⚫ France⚫ Italy⚫ Ireland⚫ Switzerland⚫ Poland⚫ Finland⚫ Portugal⚫ The⚫Netherlands
The Netherlands⚫ Italy⚫ Belgium⚫ Belgium⚫ Poland⚫ Germany⚫ Sweden⚫ Austria⚫ Luxembourg⚫ Sweden⚫ Russia ⚫ Denmark⚫ Spain⚫ Latvia

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EuropeEurope⚫ China⚫ Malaysia⚫Thailand
Thailand⚫

⚫⚫Singapore
Indonesia⚫ China

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NorthAmerica
The Americas⚫ Singapore⚫Malaysia
Hong Kong⚫⚫TaiwanPhilippines⚫
⚫
⚫VietnamMacau⚫ South Korea

South America⚫ Mexico

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Ensuring Safe Food and Dependable Quality

checked at each production stage⚫ Production logs are recorded andmanaged

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Frozen Foods⚫ Products and ingredients are strictly⚫ Storage temperatures are strictly
controlled at the warehousing andtransport stages⚫ Customer feedback received byfriendliness, and product safety

the Customer Service Center isare assessed at the productshared company-wide⚫ The Customer Response

planning stage⚫ Good-quality and safe ingredients

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Committee incorporates customer

are carefully selected fromfeedback into productvarious regions of the world

development⚫ Information is published on thedesignated farms

company website

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Environmental Conservation Measures
Development

Processing andpreparation

Cold storage

ShippingFor customers

Preparedfoods⚫A resource recycling
system is used forcabbage⚫The environmental
friendliness of packaging isevaluated according toenvironmental indices⚫Plastic usage is reduced⚫Vegetable-based plastic isused⚫Food residue is recycled⚫The elimination of
Fluorocarbons fromfactory freezers wascompleted in March 2021.

⚫Achieving a modal shift for
approximately 35% of alltransportation routes⚫Palette stowage is being
optimized

Naturaldefrosting⚫Food is packaged only in
portions people want to eat⚫Products can be defrosted
as is to reduce household
electricity

Resources are recycled to eliminate
food waste

Reducing food residue from production plants

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Ajinomoto Frozen Foods
Co., Inc. is the industries’
first company that has
eliminated Fluorocarbons
from Freezers.

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Ingredients

Food residue produced in production plants is recycled as fertilizer andanimal feed. Some of the vegetables used as ingredients are grown infields in which the fertilizer is used.
Cultivatedfields

Fertilizer

Food residue
All production plants in Japan have

ManurePig farms

Animal feed

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acquired ISO 14001 certification

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Social Contribution Activities
We support the reconstruction of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, we have been supporting to organizations
involved in revitalizing in Japan’s Tohoku region, which was heavily damaged by an earthquake,tsunami, and nuclear disaster in 2011.

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History1970

DecemberAjinomoto Restaurant Foods Co., Inc. is establishedApril

The company is merged with Frec Co., Ltd.

November

FFA International Co., Ltd. is establishedFebruary

Ajinomoto Betagro Specialty Foods Co., Ltd. Is
established

April

Xiamen Ajinomoto Life Ideal Foods Co., Ltd. Is
establishedJune

All Group companies in Japan are ISO 9001 certified

March

All Group companies in Japan are ISO 14001 certified

January

Amoy Foods Group of companies are acquired fromGroupe Danone

July

Two affiliates are merged; Frec Dessert Co., Ltd. Is
established

2003

April197719781979

Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc. (Shikoku) is
established (currently Shikoku Plant)
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc. (Kyushu) is
established (currently Kyushu Plant)

December

Corporate name of Ajinomoto Restaurant Foods Co.,
Inc. is changed to Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc.
(Kanto)NovemberFrozen foods JAS certified

October

Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc. (Chubu) isestablished (currently Chubu Plant)
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Is
established

1993

April

Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc. (Kanto) andAjinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc. (Chubu) are merged

MarchAjinomoto Betagro Frozen Foods (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd. is established1995
December

2000

April

The three companies Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc.
(Kanto / Chubu), Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc.
(Shikoku) and Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc.
(Kyushu) are merged
The merged corporate name is changed to Ajinomoto
Fresh Foods Co., Ltd.

June

Ajinomoto Frozen Foods U.S.A. Inc. is established

October

The frozen foods business of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. isspun off into a separate company and the current
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc. is established

November

Lianyungang Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Ltd. Is
established2006

2007 OctoberOperations at a new Ajinomoto Betagro Frozen
Foods (Thailand) Co., Ltd. plant are commenced

2012 November

Operations at a new Ajinomoto Frozen Foods (Thailand)Co., Ltd. plant are commenced

2013 September

Operations at Hong Kong plant of Amoy Food Ltd.,
commenced

September Operations at a new plant of Kanto Plant are commenced
2014
October

Ajinomoto Jawo sp. z o.o. is established

2015

April

Ajinomoto Jawo sp. z o.o are commenced2018

JulyThe company is merged with komec and Freckanto Co.,
LtdOctober"Research & Development Center" and "Technology ＆Engineering Dept., Production Division" moved to "FROZENFOOD TECH & DESIGN STATION" at Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Kawasaki OfficeDecember

All Group companies in Japan are ISO 45001 certified

2020

2021 November

All production plants in Japan have ISO 9001, ISO14001,
ISO45001 certification.

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1997

Lianyungang Ajinomoto Ruyi Foods Co., Ltd. Is
established

2005

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1990 September

2004

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Affiliate Network
Headquaters
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
59 Moo 2, Tambol Banpo, Amphoe Bang Pa-in, Ayutthaya 13160, Thailand

Ajinomoto Betagro Frozen Foods (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
218 Moo 1, Tumbon Chongsarika, Amphur Patthananikom Lopburi 15220, Thailand

Lianyungang Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.

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Nittochi Ginza Bldg. 7-14-13, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, JapanDingzi Road East, Xinpu, Lianyungang, Jiangsu province 222002, People’s Republic of China

Xiamen Ajinomoto Life Ideal Foods Co., Ltd.
Ting yang Maxiang, Xiangan, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361101, People’s Republic of China
Ul Bor 66L, 42-202 Czestochowa, Poland

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Ajinomoto Jawo Sp. z o.o.

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Directors
Hiroyuki Teramoto

Member of the Board &Corporate Vice President

Kazuaki Takagi

Member of the Board &Corporate Vice President
Member of the Board &Corporate Vice President

General Manager, Production
Division

Kazutaka Fushimi

General Manager, CorporateDivision

Masayuki Matsumoto

General Manager, Sales andMarketing Division

Yoshiteru Masai

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Member of the Board／Director

Hideaki Kawana

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Corporate Executive
Officer

Corporate Executive
Officer

Corporate Executive
Officer

Kazushige Ogino

Shoji Yoshino

Kohju Matsuo

General Manager, Logistics Dept.
Corporate DivisionCorporate Division
In charge of Overseas Business
Dept.

General Manager, Research &Development Center Dept.
Corporate Division

General Manager, Quality
Assurance Center
Corporate Division

General Manager, Digital
Transformation Dept.
Corporate DivisionCorporate Executive
Officer

Hiroshi Sugita

Sales and Marketing Division
In charge of Domestic Business Dept.

Corporate Executive
Officer

Kouji Hosaki

Sales and Marketing Division
In charge of Retail Customer Solution
Dept.

Corporate Executive
Officer

Munemichi Kumada

Sales and Marketing Division
In charge of Food Service Customer
Solution Dept.

Corporate Executive
Officer

Kenichi Nagashima

General Manager, Overseas
Production Administration Dept.
Deputy General Manager,
Production DivisionCorporate Executive
Officer

Minoru Koinuma

Plant Manager, Kanto Plant
Production DivisionCorporate Executive
Officer

Kazuhiro Toyota

General Manager, Technology ＆Engineering Dept.
Production DivisionCorporate Executive
Officer

Mitsuya Sasazaki

General Manager, Corporate Planning
Dept.

Audit & Supervisory
Board Member(Standing)

Koji Tamura

Audit & Supervisory
Board Member（Standing）

Kouichi Morita

Corporate Auditor

Shingo Manzawa

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Corporate Executive
Officer

Kenji Iijima

Masanori Saido

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

as of July 1, 2024

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Member of the Board／Director

Corporate Executive
Officer

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