Ajinomoto to raise seasoning prices for 1st time in 28 years

Saturday 30th August, 08:20 AM JST

TOKYO —

Ajinomoto Co said Friday it will raise the prices of its ” Ajinomoto” monosodium glutamate seasonings, its signature product, by about 10% to reflect higher raw material and packaging costs. The price hike, the first in 28 years, will be applied to shipments from Nov 1.

The company will also raise the prices of 22 other products for household use by 5 to 10% and the prices of 52 commercial-use products by 3 to 14%.

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rajakumar at 09:44 AM JST - 30th August

Ajinomota sales may be going down 10 percent.
rajakumar at 09:45 AM JST - 30th August

Opps its not ajinomota, should be spelt ajinomoto
timeon at 01:33 PM JST - 30th August

　great way to celebrate their 100th anniversary (ajinomoto, the fifth taste, was discovered in 1908 by Ikeda, professor of chemistry at Tokyo University, who broke the taboo and patented it and formed a company)
Sarge at 09:04 PM JST - 30th August

"MSG"

I once bought some years ago. Was not impressed. Haven't bought any since.
1001tlc at 07:14 AM JST - 31st August

Who cares? Ajinomoto is not a seasoning for thought.
okapake at 04:35 PM JST - 31st August

Bad for your health too!
noborito at 09:44 PM JST - 31st August

All these stories about prices increases. You have to be kidding. 28 years ago the price was the price things are now? You have to be joking. Things all have increased in prices. Not news. Doesn't deserve print.
LIBERTAS at 03:45 PM JST - 1st September

Why don't they make the poison-packages smaller and still charge the same. We'd use less of that "stuff," that "taste-stuff" as it translates. (MSG, yes?)
cwhite at 12:03 AM JST - 5th September

revolting stuff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamicacid(flavor)#Health_concerns

http://blogs.khanakhazana.com/wordpress/?p=23
NuckinFutz at 05:09 PM JST - 5th September

The people who use this crap deserve to pay more!