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Ezaki Glico (江崎グリコ) is a Japanese candy company. It produces Pocky and Mikado, among others.


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Confectionery | Glico (177 words)
Glico developed “Pocky”;, launched in 1966, based on the idea of chocolate coating used on the popular “Pretz” range.
Glico’s products enjoy great popularity among all generations, anytime, anywhere.
Glico is constantly expanding the range of its hit products such as “Pocky”;, “Pretz”, “Caplico”, “Bisco” and “Almond Choco” to meet changing market needs.
Ezaki Glico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (300 words)
The company name, Glico, is derived from a shortening of the word glycogen.
The Glico 300 meter running man trademark is also derived from the original caramel candy: the candy is 15.4kcal, which is enough energy to run exactly 300 meters.
It bears the Glico running man on a blue race track as well as some of Osaka's other famous landmarks in the background.
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