Nakai Hidetaka Co., Ltd.

October 1927 (Showa 2): Founded Nakai Hidetaka Co., Ltd. in Urakawa Town, Hidaka District, Hokkaido by the first Nakai Hidetaka as a seafood processing business.

1943 (Showa 18): Operations suspended due to material controls amid the intensification of the Pacific War.

September 1949 (Showa 24): Operations resumed.

October 1964 (Showa 39): Factory destroyed by fire, operations halted.

April 1977 (Showa 52): Factory moved to current location in Minami-Kirifuto-cho, Date City, Hokkaido; third generation Nakai Hidetaka reopened the seafood processing plant.

September 1980 (Showa 55): Launched "Kin-ki izu sushi," the first domestic commercial product of its kind.

May 1982 (Showa 57): "Kin-ki izu sushi" was recognized as a local specialty in Date City.

May 1990 (Heisei 2): Converted to a limited company; Nakai Hidetaka became president.

September 1992 (Heisei 4): "Kombu no gui no mi" won an award at the Yomiuri Shimbun-sponsored National Unique Product Contest.

March 2007 (Heisei 19): "Kin-ki izu sushi" received the Governor's Award at the 46th National Seafood Processing Food Expo.

June 2008 (Heisei 20): Reorganized as a corporation; Masahiro Oikawa became the fourth-generation president.

August 2009 (Heisei 21): Received the Hokkaido Governor's Award for long-term employment of persons with disabilities.

November 2013 (Heisei 25): At the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries-sponsored "First National Local Product Award," our product "Kin-ki Izushi" was selected as the sole finalist from Hokkaido and advanced to the national top 15, winning the Judges' Award.

December of the same year: Received the Hokkaido Social Contribution Award for long-term contributions to employment of people with disabilities.

March 2014 (Heisei 26): At the International Food Exhibition Foodex Japan 2014, our "Kin-ki no Ume" won the Grand Prix for local miso & soy sauce.

June 2014 (Heisei 27): After being selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's startup support program, we were founded as a subsidiary of Nakai Hidetaka Co., Ltd., and Masahiro Oikawa, President of Nakai Hidetaka Co., Ltd., became a representative employee.

August of the same year: Developed and commercialized our first product, "Adult Beef Pie."

October of the same year: At the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries-sponsored Food Action Nippon Award, our "Aburi Hotate Izushi" received the Food Culture Award.

February 2015 (Heisei 27): At the 55th National Tourism Souvenir Product Evaluation, "Adult Beef Pie" received the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Head of Effort Award.

February of the same year: At the 22nd Hokkaido Processed Food Fair, "Adult Beef Pie" received the Encouragement Award.

March 2017 (Heisei 29): At the International Food Exhibition FOODEX JAPAN 2017 and the simultaneous "National Local Confectionery Grand Prix," our "Adult Beef Pie" won the Grand Gold Award.

December 2019 (Reiwa 1): Launched "Beef Zushi," a rice sushi using Hokkaido Wagyu beef instead of seafood.

October 2020 (Reiwa 2): Our "Beef Zushi" received the Excellence Award in the Food Division of the Hokkaido New Technology & New Product Development Award.

January 2021 (Reiwa 3): Since the launch of our flagship product "Kin-ki Izushi," cumulative sales have surpassed 1.5 million barrels (equivalent to 500g barrels).

January 2024 (Reiwa 6): Our new product "Northern Fresh Marinade for White Wine" received the Local King Award in the 100 Best Food Kingdom selection.