Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (味の素株式会社, Ajinomoto kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese food and biotechnology corporation which produces seasonings, interlayer insulating materials for semiconductor packages for use in personal computers, cooking oils, frozen foods, beverage, sweeteners, amino acids, and pharmaceuticals. AJI-NO-MOTO (味の素, "essence of taste") is the trade name for the company's original monosodium glutamate (MSG) product. The corporation's head office is located in Chūō, Tokyo. As of 2020, Ajinomoto operates in 36 countries and employs an estimated 34,504 people. Its yearly revenue in 2020 is around US$107.1 billion.