Ajinomoto Co., Inc., a major Japanese food company, has the world's largest share of the umami seasoning market. For example, in Indonesia, home cooking seasonings, such as Masako(R), Saori(R), and Mayumi(R) are very famous. In Malaysia, a new plant in the Enstek Industrial Park in Negeri Sembilan (state) with an investment of RM355 million (about JPY9.3 billion) obtained JAKIM's halal certification. It scheduled to begin operations in April 2022. (more…)