| 1910年02月 |
Established as Morinaga’s Western Confectionery Shop with capital of 300,000 yen. |
| 1912年11月 |
Company name is changed to Morinaga & Co., Ltd. |
| 1920年07月 |
Morinaga merges with Nippon Rennyu Co., Ltd. (thereby inheriting the Mishima Factory) |
| 1921年03月 |
Tsukaguchi Factory is newly established. |
| 1923年03月 |
Morinaga Product Sales Co., Ltd., (a distributor for Morinaga products) is established (subsequently, distributor companies are established throughout Japan). |
| 1923年04月 |
Morinaga Candy Store opens in the Marunouchi Building in central Tokyo. |
| 1925年06月 |
Tsurumi Factory is newly established. |
| 1942年10月 |
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., merges with Morinaga Food Industry Co., Ltd., (thereby inheriting the Chukyo Factory), Tokai Seika KK (thereby inheriting the Oyama Factory), and Morinaga Kansai Milk Co., Ltd. |
| 1943年11月 |
Company name is changed to Morinaga Shokuryo Kogyo KK. |
| 1947年05月 |
Kurume Factory is constructed and Morinaga adds brewing to its business activities |
| 1949年04月 |
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., is established |
| 1949年05月 |
Company is listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya stock exchanges |
| 1949年08月 |
The Commercial Division splits off and is launched as (the former) Morinaga Shoji Co., Ltd. |
| 1949年10月 |
The Milk Industry Division splits off and is transferred to Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd, Company name is changed back to Morinaga & Co., Ltd. |
| 1953年07月 |
The Brewing Division splits off and is launched as Morinaga Jozo KK (company name changed to Fukutokucho Shurui KK in 1991) |
| 1954年07月 |
The Kiosk Division splits off and is launched as KK Morinaga Candy Store (company name changed to KK Restaurant Morinaga in 1987). |
| 1961年12月 |
Morinaga establishes a capital alliance with Taiwan Seika Co., Ltd. (now Taiwan Morinaga Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 1965年03月 |
Yamato Foods Co., Ltd., (now Morinaga Angel Dessert Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) is established. |
| 1965年08月 |
Morinaga General Mills Co., Ltd., (now Morinaga Snack Foods Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) is established through a merger between Morinaga and USA-based General Mills Inc. |
| 1969年10月 |
Morinaga merges with (the former) Morinaga Shoji Co., Ltd. |
| 1970年12月 |
Morinaga Development Co., Ltd. is established. |
| 1973年09月 |
Shinwa Shoji KK (now Morinaga Shoji Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) is established. |
| 1980年01月 |
Morinaga Dessert Co., Ltd., (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established |
| 1987年04月 |
The new Oyama Factory is completed |
| 1989年11月 |
Morinaga Development Co., Ltd., is registered with the Japan Securities Dealers Association as an over-the-counter sales brand. |
| 1999年04月 |
Morinaga merges with Morinaga Development Co., Ltd. |
| 2001年01月 |
Fukutokucho Shurui KK shares are transferred. |
| 2001年07月 |
Business rights are transferred from KK Restaurant Morinaga to Morinaga and Angel Food Systems Inc. is established. |
| 2003年03月 |
Morinaga (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., (now Shanghai Morinaga Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) is established. |
| 2004年12月 |
Angel Food Systems Inc. shares are transferred. |
| 2008年01月 |
Morinaga purchases all shares of DU Associates Inc., of which Aunt Stella Inc. is a fully owned subsidiary) (now a consolidated subsidiary of Morinaga) (in October 2008, Aunt Stella Inc. absorbs DU Associates Inc.) |
| 2008年08月 |
Morinaga America, Inc., (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established. |
| 2011年04月 |
Takasaki Morinaga Co., Ltd., (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established. |
| 2013年06月 |
Tsukaguchi Factory is closed. |
| 2013年12月 |
Morinaga America Foods, Inc., is established. |
| 2015年08月 |
Morinaga America Foods, Inc., commences production. |
| 2019年06月 |
Morinaga Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established. |
| 2021年05月 |
New corporate philosophy is formulated. Announcement of 2030 Business Plan and 2030 Vision. |
| 2022年01月 |
Morinaga Angel Museum 'MORIUM' opened (for tours). |
| 2022年02月 |
New R&D Center begins operations. |
| 2024年02月 |
Changed the brand logo of HI-CHEW to English. |
| 2024年03月 |
Relocated head office functions to the new Morinaga Shibaura Building. |
