History

The Origins of innovative and creative mind

In 1919, Mr. Ri-ichi Ezaki - the firm's Founder -, tested and confirmed that oyster broth contains generous amounts of glycogen. Based on this result, he took the necessary steps to commercially offer food products incorporating glycogen and therefore, spread its healthful benefits to the world. Underlying this goal was the fact that glycogen extract had contributed to Mr. Ri-ichi Ezaki’s son overcoming the symptoms of typhus.
In due time, the nutritious confection “Glico Caramel” was introduced into the marketplace and Glico came up with the objective of "Enhance health through food!".