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