January 1947 | Founder, Sentaro Yagi started operations in Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka
Hirahachi Headquarters Building at the time of its founding (Dojima in the early 1940s) The work scenery that workers were polishing botargos at the time of our founding (around 1947-1951) |
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May 1949 | Opened a branch in front of Osaka Central Wholesale Market |
December 1951 | Reorganized into a corporation Hirahachi Shoten Co., Ltd. (capital 1 million yen) |
April 1953 | Increased capital to 2 million yen |
April 1955 | Increased capital to 4 million yen |
April 1957 | Increased capital to 6 million yen |
March 1959 | New two-story reinforced concrete headquarters building completed |
August 1959 | Increased capital to 8.5 million yen |
October 1960 | Reconstruction of branch office building into two-story reinforced concrete building |
November 1960 | Increased capital to 9.265 million yen |
November 1961 | Increased capital to 10.176 million yen |
May 1962 | Increased capital to 11.0525 million yen |
August 1962 | Increased capital to 14 million yen |
August 1964 | Increased capital to 21 million yen |
October 1965 | The head office building was expanded to a three-story reinforced concrete築 |
August 1968 | Increased capital to 31.5 million yen |
August 1971 | Increased capital to 48 million yen |
May 1973 | Company name changed to Hirahachi Co., Ltd. |
January 1975 | Esaka Distribution Center (Suita City) completed |
August 1976 | Increased capital to 72 million yen |
July 1981 | Increased capital to 98 million yen (due to investment development of small to medium enterprises) |
1982 | Founder Sentaro Yagi’s home was reborn as Merry Center Building |
June 1983 | Jiro Hiratani appointed CEO Renovated the head office into three-story reinforced concrete building(Phase 1) |
1984 | Established Hachiyu Foods Co., Ltd. |
January 1985 | Moved all operations to Esaka Distribution Center |
February 1985 | Osaka Central Wholesale Market Branch merged with Yamayoshi Shoten Co., Ltd. |
October 1985 | Dojima Hirahachi Building completed (operated as a tenant building) |
October 1989 | At Konohana Ward in Osaka, new factory of Hachiyu Foods Co., Ltd. completed |
1994 | Merry Center Building completed |
1995 | Established Try foods Co., Ltd. |
1996 | Hideaki Yagi appointed CEO |
March 1996 | Yamayoshi Shoten Co., Ltd. middleman closed Hirahachi Sales Office |
November 1998 | Completed all computers replacement / new logistics system construction |
December 2001 | Hirahachi Co., Ltd. celebrated its 50th anniversary |
April 2003 | Changed management philosophy from “Three-party total prosperity” to “Creation of food goods” |
May 2005 | Completion of new office building and new distribution center. Positioning as the second founding year |
September 2006 | Hachiyu Foods Co., Ltd. was absorbed by Hirahachi Co., Ltd. Started as Hachiyu Foods Division. |
April 2008 | Opened Japanese restaurant ” Kitashinchi Hirahachi ” in Dojima Hirahachi Building |
October 2008 | Complete replacement of the core computer system |
May 2009 | Chinese food “Hitokuchi Gyoza Hachihachi” opened in Dojima Hirahachi Building |
December 2011 | Hirahachi Co., Ltd. 60th anniversary |
November 2014 | Dojima Hirahachi Building renovation work completed |
January 2017 | Hirahachi Co., Ltd. 70th anniversary |