| 1965 | Shohei Nozaki founded Niigata Kamaboko Co., Ltd.” at 821 Yamakido, Niigata City |
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| 1966 | Changed the company name to “Ichimasa Kamaboko Co., Ltd.” Began producing Retainer-molded Kamaboko |
| 1967 | Began using frozen fish paste in kamaboko |
| 1975 | Established Ichimasa Shokuhin Co., Ltd., a company purchasing and selling egg tofu, etc.) |
| 1976 | Built the Hokkaido factory in Otaru City, Hokkaido |
| 1977 | Built the Eguchi factory in Eguchi, Niigata City |
| 1979 | Built the Kansai factory in Moriyama City, Shiga Began selling crab-flavored kamaboko “Okhotsk,” a successful product |
| 1983 | Began selling retort pouch products (Ready-to -eat foods) and zosui (gruel) |
| 1985 | Moved the head office and the headquarters factory to new buildings in Tsushimaya, Niigata City |
| 1989 | The Company’s shares were registered as an over-the-counter traded stock with the Japan Securities Dealers Association |
| 1990 | Established ICHIMASA REIZO CO., LTD. |
| 1993 | Purchased the assets of ICHIMASA REIZO CO., LTD. and operated the factory as the Higashi-ko factory |
| 1996 | Built the Sasakami Cultivation Center (mushroom production) in Sasakamimura (currently Agano City), Kitakambara-gun, Niigata |
| 1999 | Acquired HACCP certification at the headquarters factory and the Eguchi factory Masahiro Nozaki assumed the position of Representative Director & President |
| 2001 | Acquired HACCP certification at the Kansai factory and Ichimasa Shokuhin Co., Ltd. |
| 2002 | Acquired HACCP certification at the Hokkaido factory |
| 2004 | Shares were listed on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange |
| 2006 | Established Nozaki Foods Co., Ltd. at Seiro-machi, Kitakambara-gun, Niigata |
| 2007 | Became the Niigata prefecture’s first company to receive the “Kurumin” certification under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children |
| 2008 | Began selling “Salad Stick” Acquired ISO 9001:2008 Certification for the entire Ichimasa Group |
| 2009 | Acquired HACCP certification at the Higashi-ko factory |
| 2011 | Acquired HACCP certification at Nozaki Foods Co., Ltd. Absorption-type merger of Nozaki Foods Co., Ltd. and operated the factory as the Seiro factory Terminated production at the Eguchi factory, integrated production into the headquarters factory, etc. |
| 2012 | Established Ichimasa Agrotechnology(Changzhou)Co.,Ltd. to sell maitake mushrooms in the Chinese market Marusu-kamaboko Industries Co., Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2013 | Absorption-type merger of Ichimasa Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Acquired ISO 22000:2005 Certification at Ichimasa Kamaboko Co., Ltd. and ICHIMASA REIZO CO., LTD. |
| 2014 | Shares were listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Began operating former Ichimasa Shokuhin Co., Ltd. as the Yamakido factory Shares were listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Acquired FSSC 22000 Certification at the Hokkaido factory Installed solar power generation facilities and commenced power generation at the Higashi-ko factory |
| 2015 | Established and invested in joint venture PT. KML ICHIMASA FOODS to enter the Indonesian market Became the Niigata prefecture’s first company to acquire the “Platinum Kurumin” certification |
| 2016 | Began selling “Unajiro,” a kamaboko product with the flavor of eel broiled in soy-based sauce |
| 2017 | Acquired certification for the Employees’ Health Management Rated Loan Program from the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) |
| 2019 | Acquired certification for the BCM Rated Loan Program from DBJ Acquired FSSC 22000 Certification at the headquarters factory Acquired ASIAGAP Certification at the Cultivation Center |
| 2020 | Acquired ISO 14001 Certification at the Hokkaido factory |
| 2021 | Completed the liquidation of Yizheng Agriculture Technology (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. Completed the liquidation of Marusu-kamaboko Industries Co., Ltd. Acquired FSSC 22000 Certification at the Higashi-ko factory Acquired ISO14001 Certification at the headquarters factory |
| 2022 | Installed solar power generation facilities and commenced power generation at the Cultivation Center Acquired GLOBALG.A.P. Certification at the Cultivation Center Acquired FSSC 22000 Certification at the Seiro Factory Acquired ISO14001 Certification at the Higashi-ko factory and Yamakido Factory Acquired ISO45001 Certification at the head office and the headquarters factory |
| 2023 | Built the Headquarters 2nd factory in Tsushimaya, Niigata City |
