History
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1950
Foundation of company on December 19
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1951
Start of tofu manufacturing on May 15
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1962
Completion of Tenryu Factory
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1967
Establishment of Asahi Dofu Sales Co., Ltd.
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1971
Business partnership with Daiya Dofu Co., Ltd.
Establishment of Shinshu Dofu Sales Co., Ltd., (later Shinshu Foods Co., Ltd.) as a sales division -
1972
Launch of New Asahi Tofu using sodium bicarbonate (ammonia-free) for swelling and softening
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1978
Completion of Food Research Laboratory, strengthening of R&D system
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1981
Launch of instant fresh miso soup “Namamisozui”
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1982
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award at the 4th Awards Ceremony for Excellent Companies in Food Industry
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1983
Company name change from Asahimatsu Dried-Frozen Tofu Co., Ltd., to Asahimatsu Foods Co., Ltd.
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1985
Merger of Asahimatsu Foods Co., Ltd., Daiya Dofu Co., Ltd., and Shinshu Foods Co., Ltd., to a new Asahimatsu Foods Co., Ltd.
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1990
Move of corporate office to Osaka while Iida becomes the central office
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1992
Listing on Osaka Securities Exchange Second Section
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1998
Establishment of distribution subsidiary Asahimatsu Fresh System Co., Ltd. Launch of Cut Gourmet brand nursing food
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2001
ISO9001 certification for Tenryu Daiichi Factory and Saitama Factory
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2004
ISO9001 certification for all processes, from receiving of orders to delivery of dried bean curd and natto
Establishment of joint enterprise Qingdao Asahimatsu Kangda Foods Co., Ltd. in Jiaonan City, Shandong province, China, for manufacture and sales of ingredients used for instant miso soup -
2005
Establishment of joint enterprise SinSeon Natto Co., Ltd., in South Korea for manufacture and sales of natto
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2006
ISO9001 certification for whole company
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2007
Establishment of Qingdao Asahimatsu Kangda Import and Export Co., Ltd., in China for sales and trade business
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2012
Renewal of online order site to strengthen mail-order business Launch of the Asahimatsu Foods Online Shop
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2013
Listing on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (after-market integration) Revival launch of soybean flakes product Daizu no Hana
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2014
Launch of processed food using in-house recipe of potassium carbonate for swelling and softening, followed by merger under the brand name of Shin Asahi Tofu
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2015
FSSC22000 certification, the first in the dried bean curd business (besides hospital meals)
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2016
FSSC22000 certification for whole company
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2017
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award at the 38th Awards Ceremony for Excellent Companies in Food Industry in recognition of unique dried bean curd manufacturing process
Completion of organic fertilizer production facility Asahimatsu Bio Centre in Nagano