Okatsune Shoji Co., Ltd.

Oka Tsunekichi Shoten is a sugar wholesaler established here.

Started a sugar wholesale business locally as Okatsune Yoshikichi Shoten

The company was incorporated and became Okatsune Shoten Co., Ltd.

Incorporated as Okatsune Shoten Co., Ltd.

Started flour wholesale business as a side business

Began operating a wheat flour wholesale business in addition to its existing business

Koto branch office opened in Kinshicho, Sumida Ward

Opened the Koto branch in Kinshicho, Sumida Ward

Opened Yamate branch in Nakamura Minami, Nerima-ku Changed company name to Okatsune Co., Ltd. on the 90th anniversary of founding

Opened the Yamate branch in Nakamuraminami, Nerima Ward

Changed the company name to Okatsune Co., Ltd. on the occasion of its 90th anniversary

Osaka branch opened

Opened the Osaka branch

Information magazine "Marketing Eye" launched

Launched the newsletter "Marketing Eye"

Opened the food department and established a cold storage and processing plant for shiitake mushrooms.

Established the Food Division and installed a low-temperature warehouse and processing facility for shiitake mushrooms

Koto Branch and Meiwa Transport moved to the former Matsushima workshop in Edogawa Ward (January)

Relocated the Koto branch and Meiwa Transport to the former workshop in Matsushima, Edogawa Ward

Moved to temporary office in Kofunecho due to new head office building construction (February)

Moved to a temporary office in Kobunacho to allow construction of the new head office building

Head office building completed, move-in and unveiling (September)

The head office building was completed; the company moved in and held an opening ceremony

Company newsletter "Gaslight" launched (November)

Launched the in-house newsletter "Gaslight"

Started selling frozen food and cyclodextrin (April)

Began selling frozen ingredients and cyclodextrin

The food wholesale sales division was separated and established as Okatsune Shoji Co., Ltd. (April)

Spun off the food wholesale sales division as Okatsune Shoji Co., Ltd.

Actively started selling premixes and other imported food ingredients (April)

Actively began selling imported ingredients, including premixes.

President of Okatsune Co., Ltd. and Chairman of Okatsune Shoji Co., Ltd., Oka Tsuneyoshi III, passes away (May)

President of Okatsune Co., Ltd. and Chairman of Okatsune Shoji Co., Ltd., Okatsune Kichiyoshi III, passed away.

Established Ettalong Enterprises, a subsidiary of Okatsune Shoji, in Hong Kong, and began selling imported food products with even more detail (September)

Established Etalong Enterprise, a subsidiary of Okatsune Shoji, in Hong Kong and began selling an even wider range of imported ingredients.

Data communications begins at Mitsubishi Corporation, Meisho Corporation, Okatsune Corporation, and Meiwa Transportation (July)

Mitsubishi Corporation, Meisho, Okatsune Shoji, and Meiwa Transport began data communications.

Okatsune Food Salon launched (October)

The Okatsune Food Salon was launched.

President Kiichiro Oka takes on the name of Tsunekichi Oka IV (December)

President Kiichiro Oka assumed the name Okatsune Kichiyoshi IV.

ShinMaywa Sugar Co., Ltd. completed construction of cold storage warehouse, Meiwa Transportation Co., Ltd. opened Funabashi office (October)

The frozen warehouse at Shin-Meiwa Seito Co., Ltd. was completed, and Meiwa Transport Co., Ltd. opened its Funabashi Sales Office.

Okatsune Co., Ltd. opens non-life insurance agency business (August)

Okatsune Co., Ltd. began operating as a non-life insurance agency.

Okatsune Co., Ltd. opens CVS Seikatsu Saika Nihonbashi Honcho Okatsune store as its retail division (November)

Okatsune Co., Ltd. opened the Seikatsu Saika convenience store at its Nihonbashi-Honcho location as its retail division.

Koto branch office moved to Kanamachi, Katsushika Ward (March)

The Koto Branch relocated to Kanamachi, Katsushika-ku.

Meiwa Transportation Co., Ltd. closed its Edogawa office and relocated to Shinminato, Mihama-ku, Chiba City (April)

Meiwa Transport Co., Ltd. closed its Edogawa facility and relocated it to Shinminato, Mihama-ku, Chiba City.

Acquired Liquor Shop Hirakawa store and opened CVS Poplar Hirakawacho store (April)

Acquired the Hirakawa branch of Liquor Shop and opened the Poplar Hirakawacho convenience store.

Chairman of Okatsune Co., Ltd., Shitsu Oka passed away (July)

Oka Shitsu passed away.

120th anniversary commemorative magazine "Cultural Theory of Commitment" published (November)

120th Anniversary Food Salon held at Royal Park Hotel (November)

Published the 120th-anniversary commemorative book, “A Cultural Theory of Commitment.”

Held the 120th-anniversary commemorative Food Salon at the Royal Park Hotel.

Koto and Yamate branches converted into sales offices (April)

The Koto and Yamate branches were converted into sales offices.

Established Okatsune Sugar Co., Ltd. (January)

Okatsune Seito Co., Ltd. was established.

Shinmeiwa Sugar Co., Ltd. Funabashi factory closed (March)

Shin-Meiwa Seito Co., Ltd. closed its Funabashi Plant.

The Koto and Yamate sales offices were integrated to form the Kanto branch (April)

Okatsune Sugar Co., Ltd. absorbs ShinMaywa Sugar Co., Ltd. (April)

The Koto and Yamate sales offices were consolidated to form the Kanto Branch.

Okatsune Seito Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged with Shin-Meiwa Seito Co., Ltd.

Test kitchen installed on the 5th floor of the head office (September)

A test kitchen was installed on the 5th floor of the head office.

Liquor Shop Hirakawa Branch absorbs Okatsune Co., Ltd.'s Lifestyle Saika Nihonbashi Honcho Okatsune Branch (January)

Liquor Shop Hirakawa Co., Ltd. absorbed the Seikatsu Saika Nihonbashi Honcho Okatsune store of Okatsune Co., Ltd. through a company split.

Established Noren Co., Ltd.

Noren Co., Ltd. was established.

Noren Co., Ltd. launches Japanese sweets catalogue "Washin Denshin" (June)

Noren Co., Ltd. launched its Japanese confectionery catalog business, “Washin Denshin.”

Liquor Shop Hirakawa Branch is sold to Poplar Co., Ltd. The operation of Seikatsu Saika Nihonbashi Honcho Okatsune Branch is transferred to ORS Co., Ltd. (August)

Liquor Shop Hirakawa Co., Ltd. was sold to Poplar Co., Ltd. Operations of the Seikatsu Saika Nihonbashi Honcho Okatsune store were transferred to ORS Co., Ltd.

Osaka branch office relocated to Ote-dori, Chuo-ku, Osaka (December)

The Osaka branch was relocated to Otedori, Chuo-ku, Osaka.

"Fukukokubansai" trademark registered (March)

“Fukoku Mansai” was registered as a trademark.

Kaneman mark registered as a trademark (April)

The Kaneman mark was registered as a trademark.

Sales of "coku*mi", a multigrain cooking kit for general consumers, began (June)

Sales began for “coku*mi,” a mixed-grain cooking kit for general consumers.

The Kanto branch office was relocated to Shibamata, Katsushika Ward, and reorganized as the Kanto sales office (March).

The Kanto branch was relocated to Shibamata, Katsushika-ku, and reorganized as the Kanto Sales Office.

Capital reduced to 100 million yen (September)

Capital was reduced to 100 million yen.

The fourth Tsunekichi Oka became chairman and Keitaro Oka became president (May).

Okatsukichi IV became Representative Director and Chairman, and Keitaro Oka became Representative Director and President.

Okatsune Co., Ltd. and Okatsune Shoji Co., Ltd. merged, adopting the corporate name Okatsune Shoji Co., Ltd.

Okatsune Co., Ltd. and Okatsune Shoji Co., Ltd. merged and changed the company name to Okatsune Shoji Co., Ltd.

The Kanto Sales Office was relocated to the Nihonbashi head office.