- 1912
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November 10
Company founder Masaichi Miyamoto opened the Miyamoto Seika-jo in the Kiyoyama district of a village called Shimada in Kumage, Yamaguchi Prefecture--today the city of Hikari- Main products
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Umebachi, Ginsekai, Yakimono
- 1921
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Miyamoto-no-Ikutama
- 1922
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Constructed new plant in the Nijigahama area
- 1928
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Miyamoto-no-Drops
- 1950
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Reorganized into a joint-stock organization under the name Miyamoto Seika Co., Ltd. with capital of JPY 1 million
- 1955
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Started automatic packaging operation with new wrapping machine
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Kanro Ame(with soy sauce as a secret ingredient), Japan's first candy to be individually wrapped in cellophane
- 1959
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Constructed Matsumoto Plant in the city of Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture
- 1960
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Kanro Ame became a huge hit, and the company changed its name to Kanro Co., Ltd.
- 1961
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Increased company capital by JPY 100 million, opened new sales offices in Osaka, Nagoya, and Sapporo
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Pink Lady (Biyo-Gum)
- 1962
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Relocated company head office to Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Opened new sales offices in Sendai and Takamatsu
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange- Main products
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Zuno-Gum
- 1963
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Constructed new head office building in Nakano-ku, Tokyo
Opened new sales office in Fukuoka- Main products
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Kanro Kuroame
- 1968
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Nutbon
- 1969
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Constructed Hikari Plant in the city of Hikari, Yamaguchi
Introduced new depositor line
- 1970
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Company hosts a candy booth at the World's Fair in Osaka
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Kinjito
- 1972
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Establied Hikari Seika Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary in the city of Hikari, Yamaguchi
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Baked confections
- 1973
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Signed a sole sales agent contract with Mitsubishi Corporation
Introduced snack products- Main products
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Banana Chips
- 1974
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Cutty Sark
- 1977
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Introduced Corporate Identity