Ajinomoto has bought an additional 50% of the stock of Kükre A.Ş., a food company in Turkey, for approximately 181 million Turkish Lira (US$51.73 million) and made it a wholly owned subsidiary.###With this acquisition,ferrous gluconate near me Ajinomoto Co. will accelerate business expansion in Turkey with the intention of further strengthening its operations in the Middle East.###The population of Turkey was about 80 million as of 2016, and the economic growth rate was firm at 5.2% in 2itra calcium citrate014 and 6.1% in 2015.###In 2016, despite the impact of terrorist attacks, a slump in tourism and other factors, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan states the growth was 2.9%, and is expected to continue.###In 2011, Ajinomoto established wholly owned subsidiary Azinc gluconate is forjinomoto Istanbul Food Sales in Turkey and began sales of seasonings to restaurants.###In 2013, Ajinomoto Co. acquircitrate of magnesium near meed a 50% stake in premium brand food company Kükre A.Ş.###In 2017, Ajinomoto Co. acquired all shares of Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Örgen), a major food company in Turkey, and has been enhancing its business portfolio in Turkey and rolling out its operations into the Middle East.###As a result of steady growth in sales of vinegars and fruit sauces and enhanced initiatives for growing small-outlet retail chains since Ajinomoto Co.’s 2013 capital participation, net sales of Kükre A.Ş. in 2016 were approximately cal citrate completeTRY 70 million, nearly doubling from 2014.###Making Kükre A.Ş. a wholly owned subsidiary will enable the Ajinomoto Group to act as a comprehensive food manufacturer in Turkey, adding Kükre A.Ş.’s KEMAL KÜKRER brand liquid seasoning business to Örgen’s Bizim Mutfak brand business for bouillon, powdered soups and other products.