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  1. Qualitative Information on the First Half Consolidated Results Upon the adoption of IFRS (International Financial Reportng Standards), the Ajinomoto Group has introduced "business profit” as a new profit level that will better enable investors, the Board of Directors, and the Management Committee to grasp the core business results and future outlook of each business while also facilitating continual evaluation of the Group’s business portfolio by the Board of Directors and the Management Committee. “Business profit” is defined as sales and share of profit of associates and joint ventures minus cost of sales, selling expenses, research and development expenses, and general and administrative expenses. Business profit does not include other operating income or other operating expenses. In addition, in the first half ended September 30, 2024, the Company finalized the provisional accounting treatment for a business combination and a significant revision to the initial allocation...

World’s First Utilization of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation* to Adjust the Taste of Low-salt Foods Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (“Ajinomoto Co.”) has developed the world’s first “electric seasoning,” a novel concept of adjusting the taste of foods utilizing transcutaneous electrical stimulation, through joint research with Project Associate Professor Hiromi Nakamura of the Junichi Rekimoto Laboratory, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo (currently Associate Professor, Tokyo City University) and Project Professor Chinatsu Kasamatsu of the Institute for SDGs Promotion, Ochanomizu University (currently Project Professor, Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University). “Electric seasoning” specifically refers to the technology itself (rather than the device), developed to control taste through weak electrical stimulation of the anterior part of the lower jaw and back of the neck. The results of this research, which demonstrate that the tastes of various foods are enhanced...