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December 1976	Japan Foods was established in Chosei-gun, Chiba, as a wholly owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation with capital of ¥450 million for soft drink packing.
February 1977	Started packing service of bottled and canned beverages.
June 1986	Received license to produce alcoholic beverages.
December 1987	Started packing service for beverages in large PET bottles.
January 1993	Participated in establishment of Japan Juice Processing Co., Ltd. (invested ¥16 million of total capital of ¥80 million), a company mainly engaged in the production and sale of fruit juice.
May 1996	Started packing service for beverages in small PET bottles (K line).
May 1997	Constructed beverage production lines for beverages in small and large PET bottles (A and P lines).
April 1998	Constructed beverage production line for beverages in bottles and small PET bottles (B line).
December 1998	Japan Juice Processing became a wholly owned subsidiary.
August 2000	Conducted initial public offering, and OTC trading of Japan Foods shares began. Sold 600,000 shares, raising shares issued to 5.1 million and paid-in capital to ¥628 million.
June 2001	Constructed super high-speed, multi-type PET bottle beverage production line (S line).
August 2001	Received ISO 9001 (version 2000) quality management system certification.
January 2002	Received HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control point) certification.
February 2003	Shares listed on second section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
June 2003	Constructed beverage production line exclusively for beverages in large PET bottles (T line).
February 2004	Constructed beverage production line for small bottle-shaped cans (New J line).
March 2005	Shares listed on first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
May 2005	Added second beverage production line for small, wide-mouth bottle cans (O line).
June 2005	Received ISO 14001 (version 2004) environmental management system certification.
February 2006	Switched fuel supply from heavy oil A to natural gas.
March 2008	Transferred the bag-in-box business of Japan Juice Processing to Japan Foods.
March 2009	Capital investment in water＊net corporation.
April 2010	Constructed production line for bottled water (W line).
June 2010	Reached basic agreement with TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD., for the joint establishment of a beverage filling company in Changshu, China.

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