History

1912

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

Company founder Masaichi Miyamoto

Main products

Umebachi, Ginsekai, Yakimono

1921
Main products

Miyamoto-no-Ikutama

1922

Constructed new plant in the Nijigahama area

New plant constructed in the Nijigahama area of a neighboring village called Asae

1928
Main products

Miyamoto-no-Drops

1950

Reorganized into a joint-stock organization under the name Miyamoto Seika Co., Ltd. with capital of JPY 1 million

1955

Started automatic packaging operation with new wrapping machine

Wrapping machines introduced, automating packaging operations

Main products

Kanro Ame(with soy sauce as a secret ingredient), Japan's first candy to be individually wrapped in cellophane

Kanro Kyandi

1959

Constructed Matsumoto Plant in the city of Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture

1960

Kanro Ame became a huge hit, and the company changed its name to Kanro Co., Ltd.

1961

Increased company capital by JPY 100 million, opened new sales offices in Osaka, Nagoya, and Sapporo

Main products

Pink Lady (Biyo-Gum)

1962

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

Zuno-Gum

1963

Constructed new head office building in Nakano-ku, Tokyo
Opened new sales office in Fukuoka

Main products

Kanro Kuroame

1968
Main products

Nutbon

Nutbon

1969

Constructed Hikari Plant in the city of Hikari, Yamaguchi
Introduced new depositor line

1970

Company hosts a candy booth at the World's Fair in Osaka

Main products

Kinjito

1972

Establied Hikari Seika Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary in the city of Hikari, Yamaguchi

Main products

Baked confections

1973

Signed a sole sales agent contract with Mitsubishi Corporation
Introduced snack products

Main products

Banana Chips

1974
Main products

Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark

1977

Introduced Corporate Identity

Introduced Corporate Identity

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