Company Timeline
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54
1854
- Tamiemon Aoki started making miso in the Nagano Prefecture
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48
1948
- Sataro Aoki the Second incorporated the business as Aoki Miso and Soy Sauce Co., Ltd.
- The company’s first factory construction completed
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66
1966
- The company’s second factory construction completed
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67
1967
- Sataro Aoki the Third formally renamed the company to Marukome Miso Company Ltd.
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68
1968
- Sataro Aoki the Third opened the Tokyo sales branch
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72
1972
- Marukome pollution processing plant opened
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75
1975
- Osaka sales branch opened
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79
1979
- Marukome’s soybean silo construction (3,000 ton capacity) completed
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82
1982
- Sataro Aoki the Third launched Ryotei-no-Aji, Japan’s first miso paste with dashi
- Marukome became Japan’s #1 miso company
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88
1988
- Marukome’s freeze-dried miso soup launched
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89
1989
- Marukome central research laboratory construction completed
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90
1990
- The company underwent its last corporate name change to Marukome Co., Ltd.
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91
1991
- Marukome pollution processing plant refurbished to include a high-concentration draining anaerobiosis process
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92
1992
- New miso manufacturing facility construction completed
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93
1993
- Marukome gymnasium construction completed
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96
1996
- Marukome’s third factory construction completed
- Marukome’s “Future and Tradition” Project launched
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98
1998
- Acquisition, ISO 9002 Certification
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01
2001
- Acquisition, ISO 9001:2000 Certification
- New Vision launch: Paradigm 21
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03
2003
- Dr. Miso series launched
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04
2004
- Marukome’s 150th anniversary
- Marukome USA branch established
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07
2007
- Marukome USA miso manufacturing facility construction completed in Irvine, CA