April, 1947 | Company is established by Isao Sainohira in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. |
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July, 1950 | Company starts manufacture and sales in earnest as an incorporated organization (Sanshu Seika Co. Ltd.) |
1961 | Company emphasis on high quality products for specialty stores rather than mass products. |
March, 1966 | The factory, warehouse, and related equipment are unified into one place of business in Kawaguchi, Saitama. |
July, 1970 | The modern-equipped confectionary factory is established in Kasukabe, Saitama. |
March, 1972 | The "Takesato store" is opened in front of Takesato station. |
March, 1975 | The Department of Western Confectionery is established. |
November, 1981 | Kitazono store is opened as a franchise store. The company begins expansion through franchise stores. |
June, 1983 | Company moves Takesato store and changes it's name to "Main store" as a specialty store of rice crackers and Japanese confectionary. "Hot from oven and pan" sales demonstration performed in Main store. |
May, 1984 | Company establishes it's new factory in Toyono Industrial Estate, Kasukabe. |
August, 1988 | To increase production capacity, the new factory warehouse is extended. (Two story, total floor space 1140 square meters.) |
September, 1990 | The new factory warehouse is extended. (Three story, total floor space 1707 square meters.) |
July, 1995 | Franchise Division is separated and made independant. |
March, 1996 | Company starts a project, "Beishou Hyakuchin". This project aims to produce one hundred new types of rice crackers and to create a real culture of rice crackers. |
November, 1997 | The refurbished Takesato store is opened. |
July, 2002 | Demonstration sales of hand-made rice crackers are performed at Japanese shopping centres in California and along the east coast of U.S.A.. |
May, 2005 | The Promotional Division of The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry "IT Keiei Ouentai" awards the Company first prize in IT Management Top 100 in 2004. |
October, 2006 | The Promotional Division of The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry "IT Keiei Ouentai" awards the Company first prize in IT Management Top 100 in 2006. |
April, 2008 | Winner of the 4th Saitama Challenge Enterprise Manager Award. |
April, 2009 | "Edo Sweets Tokyo Fumiu" store is opened at Tokyo station. |
June, 2010 | "Kasho Imonokura" store is opened in Kawagoe. |
November, 2010 | Winner of the encouragement prize in the 4th Saitama ATTAKA KOSODATE (child nurturing and positive development) Enterprize Award. |
March, 2011 | Demonstration sales of handmade rice crackers are performed in Taipei, Taiwan and Shanghai, China. |
September, 2011 | Winner of the 20th SHOKUHIN ANZEN ANSIN KANKYOU KOUKEN (food security/safety and environmental contribution) Award. |
February, 2012 | Winner of the Excellent Enterprise in Saitama Best Place to Work Award in 2012. |
January, 2013 | Winner of Venture Spirit Department Special Award of the 2nd Shibusawa Eiichi Business Awards. |
March, 2013 | We have been elected one of the FY2013 Diversity Management Selection 100 companies of METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). |
September, 2013 | We have been certified as Parenting Support Company of MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). |
September, 2013 | New factory (Land area:5290㎡) was constructed at Choushiguchi,Kasukabe, Saitama for producing Japanese traditional rice crackers and western confectionery. |
October, 2013 | Winner of Director Award of Gender Equality of Saitama Labor Bureau of MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). |