| Dec 1966 | Daisho Shokuhin Co., Ltd. established for the manufacture and sale of yakiniku seasoning and other food products (paid-in capital: 1,500 thousand yen) Main office and plant facilities located in Hakozaki-maekawacho, Fukuoka-city. Beginning of Yakiniku Ichiban sauce production. |
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| May 1968 | Beginning of production and sales of Aji Shio-Kosho salt-pepper seasoning. |
| Apr 1970 | Fukuoka business office opened. Nagoya business office opened. |
| Apr 1973 | Osaka business office opened. |
| Apr 1974 | Main plant facility relocated to Sharyo, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city. |
| Jun | Main office relocated to Sharyo, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city. |
| Sept | Sendai business office opened. |
| Oct 1975 | Tokyo business office opened. |
| Apr 1977 | Kagoshima business office opened. |
| May | Main plant facility expanded (to four-story structure 3000 m2 of total floor space). |
| Sept 1978 | Hiroshima business office opened. |
| May 1982 | Trademark for "Yakiniku Ichiban" registered. |
| Apr 1985 | Sapporo business office opened. |
| Dec 1986 | CI program implemented. Company mission, motto, and logo mark renewed, and new company song composed. |
| May 1987 | Main office and plant facility relocated to Matsuda, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city. |
| Sept 1989 | Kanto Factory No. 1 constructed and placed into operation in Higashi-ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki. |
| Dec 1991 | Beginning of production and sales of Motsu Nabe Soup. |
| Feb 1992 | Beginning of production and sales of Majuan. |
| Aug 1993 | Aji Shio-Kosho trademark registered. |
| Apr 1994 | Company name changed to Daisho Co., Ltd. |
| Sept | Beginning of production and sales of Kimuchi Nabe Soup. |
| Oct 1995 | Tokyo Head Office Building newly constructed in Sumida-ku, Tokyo. |
| Jan 1996 | Dual head office structure adopted with creation of Tokyo Head Office in Sumida-ku, Tokyo and Fukuoka Head office in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka. |
| Feb | Main office registered in Sumida-ku, Tokyo. |
| Apr 1997 | Company stock registered for trading over the counter. Capital increased to 809 million yen. |
| May 2000 | Fukuoka Factory HACCP certified. |
| Nov | Company stock listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange, Section 2. |
| Apr 2001 | Kanto Factory expanded and consolidated with Factory No. 2. |
| Jun | Adoption of three-headquarters structure comprising a sales, manufacturing, and management headquarters. |
| Sep | Beginning of production and sales of Barley Leaf Aojiru. |
| Mar 2002 | Beginning of production and sales of instant gem series. |
| Apr | Branch system introduced. |
| Feb 2003 | International Sales Department opened. |
| May | Kanto Factory HACCP certified. |
| Apr 2004 | Fukuoka Factory No. 2 built and placed into operation. |
| Apr 2005 | Online Sales Department newly opened. |
| Jan 2006 | Adoption of four-headquarters structure including a merchandise headquarter, promoted from a merchandise division. |
| Apr | Creation of Food Service Sales divisions in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. Business offices opened on all the branch sites. |
| Feb 2007 | Kobe Business Office upgraded to a branch office |
| Mar | Monde selection Silver Medal 2007 awarded. (easy to drink Barley Leaf Aojiru) |
| Oct | Metropolitan area Sales Department opened. |
| Feb 2008 | Daisho Food Systems Co., Ltd. established. |
| Apr | Corporate Planning Department and Metropolitan Area Sales Department No. 5 Sales Division opened. |
| Jun | Monde Selection Gold Medal 2008 awarded (a fine smooth Aojiru made with 5 different types of vegetables). |
| Jul 2010 | Fukuoka Factory, Fukuoka No. 2 Factory and Kanto Factory certified to ISO22000. |
| Oct | Saitama Branch opened. |
| Oct 2011 | Kansai Sales Department newly opened. Kobe Branch consolidated with Osaka Branch and Osaka Branch opened. |
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