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)