37 companies · FY2026 results (annual securities reports)
Asahi ranks first for average salary in the Food & Beverage industry at ¥13.4M. The top three are Asahi (¥13.4M), Suntory B&F (¥11.6M) and Ajinomoto (¥10.6M).
Across the 37 companies the average is ¥8.13M and the median ¥8.15M. LIFEDRINK comes last at ¥5.09M, a gap of about 2.6x to the leader.
20 of 37 companies are above the average. 4 pay an average of ¥10M or more.
Food & Beverage Industry TOP3
Shares 1Y is a closing-price reference (vs. about a year earlier).
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Revenue | Operating profit | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asahi2502 | ¥13.4M | ¥2.9T | ¥185.9B | 6.4% |
| 2 | Suntory B&F2587 | ¥11.6M | ¥1.7T | ¥148.7B | 8.7% |
| 3 | Ajinomoto2802 | ¥10.6M | ¥1.6T | ¥199.4B | 12.6% |
| 4 | Kirin2503 | ¥10.0M | ¥2.4T | - | - |
| 5 | Sapporo2501 | ¥9.52M | ¥506.9B | ¥24.4B | 4.8% |
| 6 | JT2914 | ¥9.52M | ¥3.5T | ¥867.0B | 25.0% |
| 7 | Meiji2269 | ¥9.10M | ¥1.2T | ¥93.3B | 7.9% |
| 8 | Nisshin Seifun2002 | ¥8.93M | ¥865.0B | ¥46.7B | 5.4% |
| 9 | Kagome2811 | ¥8.92M | ¥294.3B | ¥22.6B | 7.7% |
| 10 | Nissin2897 | ¥8.80M | ¥788.1B | ¥62.3B | 7.9% |
| 11 | NH Foods2282 | ¥8.61M | ¥1.5T | ¥68.3B | 4.7% |
| 12 | Glico2206 | ¥8.60M | ¥361.4B | ¥8.7B | 2.4% |
| 13 | Yakult2267 | ¥8.55M | ¥486.4B | ¥45.2B | 9.3% |
| 14 | DyDo2590 | ¥8.48M | ¥241.2B | ¥4.2B | 1.7% |
| 15 | House Foods2810 | ¥8.40M | ¥317.0B | ¥18.2B | 5.8% |
| 16 | Fuji Oil2607 | ¥8.33M | ¥772.3B | ¥29.8B | 3.9% |
| 17 | Kikkoman2801 | ¥8.23M | ¥745.5B | ¥75.9B | 10.2% |
| 18 | Calbee2229 | ¥8.20M | ¥340.2B | ¥26.2B | 7.7% |
| 19 | DM Mitsui Sugar2109 | ¥8.15M | ¥180.1B | ¥12.9B | 7.2% |
| 20 | Morinaga2201 | ¥8.15M | ¥236.7B | ¥22.4B | 9.5% |
| 21 | Morinaga Milk2264 | ¥7.92M | ¥571.5B | ¥34.5B | 6.0% |
| 22 | Megmilk Snow Brand2270 | ¥7.73M | ¥615.7B | ¥18.2B | 3.0% |
| 23 | Nisshin OilliO2602 | ¥7.71M | ¥554.3B | ¥17.0B | 3.1% |
| 24 | Itoham Yonekyu2296 | ¥7.66M | ¥1.1T | ¥28.5B | 2.7% |
| 25 | Takara2531 | ¥7.63M | ¥394.3B | ¥17.1B | 4.3% |
| 26 | NIPPN2001 | ¥7.58M | ¥418.4B | ¥22.1B | 5.3% |
| 27 | Nichirei2871 | ¥7.43M | ¥716.1B | ¥39.0B | 5.4% |
| 28 | Prima Ham2281 | ¥7.43M | ¥475.6B | ¥9.1B | 1.9% |
| 29 | Toyo Suisan2875 | ¥6.98M | ¥536.6B | ¥85.8B | 16.0% |
| 30 | Kewpie2809 | ¥6.89M | ¥513.4B | ¥34.6B | 6.7% |
| 31 | ITO EN2593 | ¥6.88M | ¥497.9B | ¥21.7B | 4.4% |
| 32 | Shoei Foods8079 | ¥6.67M | ¥124.9B | ¥4.9B | 4.0% |
| 33 | Yamazaki2212 | ¥6.26M | ¥1.3T | ¥61.1B | 4.7% |
| 34 | S Foods2292 | ¥5.74M | ¥472.3B | ¥10.5B | 2.2% |
| 35 | Kameda Seika2220 | ¥5.69M | ¥138.1B | ¥7.5B | 5.5% |
| 36 | Ariake2815 | ¥5.42M | ¥67.0B | ¥11.8B | 17.6% |
| 37 | LIFEDRINK2585 | ¥5.09M | ¥52.7B | ¥5.3B | 10.1% |
Revenue and operating profit are from the latest full-year consolidated results. Average salary is for the reporting entity per its annual securities report; pure holding companies with fewer than 50 staff are excluded.
