Ajinomoto Philippines Corp. (APC) expects to sustain its double-digit sales growth in 2025, driven primarily by its core seasoning business and expanding into new food categories, a top executive said Monday.
“The food industry is a very steady business—it’s not like an industry with sudden ups and downs. Fortunately, APC has been experiencing more than double-digit growth recently,” APC president Koichi Ozaki Ozaki said in a news briefing.
Ajinomoto’s flagship products, including Ajinomoto seasoning, Ginisa seasoning mix and Crispy Fry, continue to be the backbone of its success. However, the company is also making strategic moves to diversify its offerings.
The business-to-business (B2B) segment, which supplies ingredients to food manufacturers, has become a new growth driver.
The company recently entered the frozen food sector, with products like gyoza and chicken karaage and expanded into instant soups and noodles.
“While our seasoning products continue to grow steadily, our new ventures into food service, frozen food, and instant meals are now serving as additional driving forces for our expansion,” Ozaki said.
The seasonings giant launched the Ajinomoto Shared Value (ASV), a sustainability program focused on reducing its environmental footprint by 50 percent and extending the healthy life expectancy of over 1 billion people by 2030.
Through its partnership with ACEN Renewable Energy Solutions, APC factories in Bulacan and Cebu now run on 100-percent renewable energy, cutting 5,000MT CO2e emissions annually.
APC Group collaborates with FAST Logistics and MOBER Philippines, deploying a 100-percent electric tractor head for warehouse transfers and a fully electric 4-wheeler van for deliveries, further reducing carbon emissions.
Ajinomoto Philippines is among the top five markets in ASEAN for the Ajinomoto Group in terms of sales. While Thailand remains the company’s biggest market in the region, the Philippines is emerging as a key player in its overall business strategy.
The company employs about 2,000 people, including 900 full-time employees and 1,100 contract workers.
