Umios Corporation

Chikujirō Nakubu began fresh fish brokerage and transportation (founding of Maruha)

First Japanese motorized fresh fish transport vessel "Shinseimar" born

Acquired Tosa whaling, commenced whaling operations

Establishment of Lin Kan Shoten Co., Ltd.

First fishing in the Southern Ocean whaling area

Renamed company to West Ocean Fisheries Control Co., Ltd.

Renamed company to Ocean Fisheries Co., Ltd.

First postwar Southern Ocean whaling expedition

Established Daito Fishery, Daikyō Fishery, Kamimura Fishery, and Daitō Fishery

Launched fish meat ham sausage, started aquaculture business

Ventured into feed livestock production

Established purchase base company in Alaska, began test production of North Sea mother ship Suri-mi

Ventured into sugar business

Capital participation in Madagascar shrimp joint venture

New corporate building completed (Otemachi)

Establishment of North American companies (Trans Ocean Products, Aries Alaska Foods, Westward Sea Foods, Supreme Alaska Sea Foods)

Central Research Institute completed

Withdrawal from troll fishing business, end of in-house fishing operations

Renaming of Maruha Corporation

Zhejiang Xingye Group (formerly Zhoushan Xingye) established

Spin-off of troll fishing business into a separate company, establishment of Trans Europe Sea Food Sales

Establishment of Maruha Group Headquarters

Acquisition of Kitahoku Foods as a subsidiary

Acquisition of Aisia as a subsidiary, capital participation in Premier Pacific Sea Foods

Merger of Maruha Group Headquarters and Nichiro, birth of Maruha Nichiro Holdings

Construction of a new corporate group structure with four major business companies and a common function company

Establishment of Maruha Nichiro North Japan, Maruha Nichiro Kyushu, first private company to achieve full-scale cultivation of bluefin tuna

Relocation of headquarters to Toyosu (Toyosu Front), establishment of MN Retail Services

Acquisition of Yayoi Foods as a subsidiary, establishment of Ocean Micronesia, establishment of AK&MN Bio Farm

Capital participation in Seafood Connection, capital participation in Australian Fisheries, establishment of JPK Cold Storage

Integration of six major group companies, renaming to Maruha Nichiro Co., Ltd., merger of Yayoi Foods and Nichiro Sun Foods into Yayoi Sun Foods

Refresh of corporate brand, establishment of Maruha Nichiro Meat & Products USA

140th anniversary, relocation of Tokyo Development Center to Chuo-ku Toyokawa, establishment of Maruha Nichiro Aquaculture Technology Development Center

Acquisition of Saigon Food as a subsidiary, operation of Maruha Nichiro Logistics Nagoya Logistics Center

Renaming to Umios Co., Ltd., relocation to Hamarikyu Gateway City