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Yaegaki Milestones

1666
Edo・Kanbun 6
Founder Eiga Hasegawa establishes a sake company in the Hayashida area of Harima
1690
Edo・Genroku 3
Sake brewing begins
1839
Edo・Tenpou 10
Two sake brands produced: “Kimorohaku” and “Matsunohana”
1865
Edo・Keioh 1
Mass brewing of “Ebira,” a sake brand named by the noted Confucian scholar Kouno Tettou
1881
Meiji 14
Sake brand “Yaegaki” introduced, named from a classical Japanese poem
1914
Taisho 3
Hasegawa & Co., Ltd. established
1944
Showa 19
Sake brewing laboratory founded
1945
Showa 20
Production of shochu (distilled spirit) started
1955
Showa 30
Sales of brewing alcohol begun
1961
Showa 36
Liqueur license granted; manufacture of liqueurs begun
1962
Showa 37
Sake compound license acquired; manufacture of sake compounds begun
Company registered as Yaegaki Sake & Spirits, Inc.
1965
Showa 40
Machinery department established within Yaegaki Sake & Spirits
Production and sale of mirin (sweet cooking sake) begun
Production and sale of sake brewing machines begun
1967
Showa 42
Yaegaki Machinery, Inc., established
1970
Showa 45
Development of monascus coloring begun
1971
Showa 46
Production and importation of crude alcohol begun
1972
Showa 47
Brewing of junmai sake begun; shift implemented toward production of premium sake
1974
Showa 49
Pilot production of mirin (sweet cooking sake) begun in Indonesia
1975
Showa 50
Pilot production of mirin begun in Thailand; full-scale production begun in 1976
1977
Showa 52
Sales of rice-based shochu begun
Company advances into the field of agricultural product processing
1979
Showa 54
Yaegaki Bio-Industries, Inc., established
1980
Showa 55
Production of mirin begun in Shanghai
Food-coloring department established within Yaegaki Bio-Industries
1986
Showa 61
Trial flight held for a newly developed light aircraft
Construction of Yaegaki Comprehensive Laboratory completed
1987
Showa 62
Investment in American Pacific Rim, Inc., the predecessor of Yaegaki Corporation of USA, begun
1988
Showa 63
Construction of the Yasutomi Factory completed
Yaegaki Corporation of Japan, Inc., established
1993
Heisei 5
Gold medal awarded at the Annual Japan Sake Awards (sponsored by the National Research Institute of Brewing) for both 1992 and 1993
1994
Heisei 6
Shanghai Dong Fa Brewing Co., Ltd., established in China (~2014)
1995
Heisei 7
Hacko Corporation established in Taiwan as a trading firm for import/export of Yaegaki products
1996
Heisei 8
Gold medal for the Monde Selection Sake category awarded
Yaegaki Comprehensive Laboratory reorganized as Yaegaki Technology Development Laboratory
1999
Heisei 11
Yaegaki Corporation of USA established
Healthcare development division established within Yaegaki Bio-Industries
2001
Heisei 13
Organic Processed Foods (Sake) Producer certification awarded by JAS for the shochu factory and the packing factory
Gold medal awarded at the 2000 Annual Japan Sake
Awards (sponsored by the National Research Institute of Brewing)
Yaegaki Bio-Industries main factory awarded ISO9001 (2000 ver.) certification
2002
Heisei 14
Construction of the Yakumo Factory completed
Gold medal awarded at the 2001 Annual Japan Sake Awards (sponsored by the National Research Institute of Brewing)
2003
Heisei 15
Gold medal for the Monde Selection Sake category awarded for the 8th consecutive year (starting in 1996)
Yaegaki Machinery, Inc., changes name to Yaegaki Food and System, Inc.
Construction of spray-dry factory completed
2004
Heisei 16
Construction of Yasutomi powder technology factory completed
Kenko-Ippin lineup begun at Yaegaki Food & System
2005
Heisei 17
Junmai Daiginjo “Kuro-no-Mu” awarded gold medal & Best in Class award at the International Wine & Spirits Competition
2006
Heisei 18
Yaegaki Food & System Kenko-Ippin’s Red-Black Rice Vinegar receives Head of Foods award from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Gold medal awarded at the 2005 Annual Japan Sake Awards
(sponsored by the National Research Institute of Brewing)
Junmai Daiginjo “Ao-no-Mu” awarded gold medal & Best in Class award at
the International Wine & Spirits Competition
2012
Heisei 24
Food Safety System Certification (FSSC22000) awarded for the production of seasoning (fish sauce) at the main production factory
Yaegaki Master Brewer Hirokazu Tanaka receives “Great Craftsman of the Present World” award from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
2014
Heisei 26
Gold medal awarded at the 2013 Annual Japan Sake Awards (sponsored by the National Research Institute of Brewing)