Nishinippon Anm Company, Ltd.

Established Shikoku Rapid Freezing Co., Ltd. to sell feed for farmed fish

Established Shikoku Rapid Freezing Co., Ltd. for the purpose of selling feed of farm-raised fish

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Opened fresh fish division

Opened Department of Fresh Fish

Established Shikoku Feed Sales Co., Ltd. in Sukumo City, Kochi Prefecture to sell aquafeed

Established Shikoku Feed Selling Co., Ltd. in Sukumo city, Kochi for selling fishery feed

Established Shikoku Fisheries Co., Ltd. in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture to sell fresh fish

Established Shikoku Fishery Co., Ltd. in Uwajima city, Ehime for selling fresh fish

Established Shikoku Rapid Transport Co., Ltd. (now Shikoku Rapid Transport Co., Ltd.) in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture to deliver fresh fish

Established Yonkyu Transportation Co., Ltd. in Uwajima city, Ehime for delivering fresh fish

Installed headquarters factory and began manufacturing moist pellets (solid feed)

Opened head factory and started manufacturing moist pellets

Established a Kagoshima branch in Suzu City, Kagoshima Prefecture and expanded into the southern Kyushu region

Opened Kagoshima Office in Tarumizu city, Kagoshima

Installed the second cold storage warehouse and fresh fish processing plant at headquarters

Opened second refrigerated warehouse of head office and Fresh Fish Processing Factory

Established Tokyo sales office (Chuo-ku, Tsukiji, Tokyo) and Misaki branch (Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture) at Shikoku Fisheries Co., Ltd. and expanded into the Kanto region

Opened Tokyo Sales Office of Shikoku Fishery Co., Ltd. and Misaki Office

Merged Shikoku Rapid Freezing Co., Ltd., Shikoku Feed Sales Co., Ltd., and Shikoku Fisheries Co., Ltd. to form the new Shikoku Rapid Freezing Co., Ltd.

Shikoku Rapid Freezing Co., Ltd. had merged with Shikoku Feed Selling Co., Ltd. and Shikoku Fishery Co., Ltd.

Changed the company name to Yonkyu Co., Ltd.

Changed trade name to Yonkyu Co., Ltd.

Established Kamagoe Seed Center in Kamagoe, Saeki City, Oita Prefecture

Opened Kamae Seedling Center, Kamae, Saeki city, Oita

Registered shares on the over-the-counter market with the Japan Securities Association

Over-the-counter registered stock to Japan Securities Dealers Association

Established fresh fish processing plant in Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture (certified as a HACCP facility in September 2015)

Opened Fresh Fish Processing Factory in Miura city, Kanagawa (authorized)

Established headquarters fresh fish processing plant (certified as a HACCP facility in March 2007, obtained ISO 22000 certification in December 2021)

Opened Head of Fresh Fish Processing Factory

Cancelled over-the-counter registration with the Japan Securities Association and listed shares on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange (now Tokyo Stock Exchange, Standard Market)

Listed stock to JASDAQ

Established Osaka Sales Office in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Opened Osaka Sales Branch

Established Nifushima Aquamarine LLC in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture through joint investment with members of the Nifushima Fisheries Cooperative (entering tuna farming business)

Opened Hiburijima Aquamarine LLP in Uwajima city, Ehime with Hiburijima Fishery Cooperative and advanced into tuna-farming business

Acquired shares of Kaisei Co., Ltd. and made it a subsidiary

Subsidiary Kaisyo Co., Ltd.

Capital and business alliance with Gyoriki Co., Ltd. and three aquaculture operators

Cooperated capital and business with Uoriki Co., Ltd.

Established Nishinippon Ayu Co., Ltd. in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture (entering eel farming business)

Opened Western Japan Yoman Co., Ltd. in Uwajima city, Ehime and advanced into eel-farming business

Established Nishinippon Ayu Sogo Branch (eel farm) in Sogo City, Kagoshima Prefecture

Opened Western Japan Yoman Sosi Office in Sosi city, Kagoshima

Established Nishinippon Ayu Second Branch (eel farm) in Kawachi City, Kagoshima Prefecture

Acquired shares of Saigami Fresh Fish Co., Ltd. (associate under equity method)

Capital and business alliance with Maruha Nichiro Co., Ltd. (now Umios Co., Ltd.), Feed One Co., Ltd., and Sakamoto Feed Co., Ltd.

Newly built and relocated fresh fish processing plant in Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture (certified as HACCP facility in July 2022, ISO 22000 certified in November 2022, and FSSC 22000 certified under GFSI standard in October 2023)

Established Nishinippon Ayu Third Branch (eel farm) in Kawachi City, Kagoshima Prefecture

Capital and business alliance with Wismettac Foods Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of Nishimoto Wismettac Holdings Co., Ltd.

Acquired an additional 260 common shares of Saigami Fresh Fish Co., Ltd. (associate under equity method) (our investment ratio increased from 30.97% to 44.24%)