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Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. is a milk products and sweets company based in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since September 1, 1917. Their products include milk products, drinks, candy, confectioneries, and infant formula. Morinaga has distribution agreements with Mondelez International and Kalbe Farma. Its subsidiaries include Morinaga Hokuriku Dairy. Morinaga Milk celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2017. In addition to condensed milk and infant formula, products that it has offered since its founding, it has also produced a wide range of products based on milk, including Morinaga Milk, Bifidus Yogurt, Creap, and Mt. RAINIER CAFFE LATTE.
Morinaga & Company, Ltd. is a global confectionery company in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since 1899. Their products include candy and other confectioneries.
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Events in the year 1899 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 32 (明治32年) in the Japanese calendar.
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