History

1996-2011

Conversion to a profitable company structure, aiming to become a global leader

Nissui Events		World Events
April 1996	Implementation of NCR Management began.
October 1997	The corporate branding was unified.
March 1998	The Quality Assurance and Environment Preservation Office was established.	April 1998 The revised Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law was enacted, the Japanese Big Bang (financial reform) was launched. October 1998 The American Fisheries Act was signed into law.
June 1999	Resolution was made for the resumption of a dividend payment at 3 yen per share a year for the 84th year (ended in March 1999).	January 1999 Eleven members of the European Union adopted the euro as their single currency.
September 1999	The Tokyo General Logistics Center was completed.	1999 The U.S. introduced the ITQ system for Alaska pollock.
April 2000	Implementation of the TGL Plan began.	April 2000 The Containers and Packaging Recycling Law became fully enforced.
January 2001	NISSUI acquired 50% of shares of Sealord, a fishery company in New Zealand.	June 2001 The Fisheries Basic Act was established.
October 2001	NISSUI acquired "Gorton's" and "Bluewater Seafoods" pre-cooked frozen seafood brands for household use in North America. Gorton's Bluewater Seafoods	September 2001 Terrorist attacks hit multiple sites in the U.S. October 2001 The threat of bovine spongiform encephalopathy contamination in Japan came to light.
March 2002	NISSUI acquired 25% of shares of Alaska Ocean Seafood.
July 2002	Sales of fish sausages not containing egg white.
October 2002	The Quality Assurance Code was established.
March 2003	The Company's Code of Ethics was established.
June 2003	The Environment Code was established and the Environment Committee was created.
January 2004	Kurose Suisan, an aquaculture company specializing in Japanese yellowtail, founded. Kurose Yellowtail
April 2004	Mail order sales of the "Tokuho" specified health product "IMARK" began.
October 2004	Europacifico, a marketer of marine products, founded in Vigo, Spain.
November 2004	Hachikan Co., Ltd. was established to produce frozen and shelf-stable foods.	December 2004 System of tracing individual information for domestic beef began.
February 2005	The Basic Policy on Information Security was set.	April 2005 The Act on the Protection of Personal Information was enacted.
July 2005	NISSUI acquired King & Prince Seafood, a U.S. company of pre-cooked frozen seafood for business use. King & Prince Seafood
August 2005	Issuance of environmental reports began.
March 2006	NISSUI began capital and business cooperation with Kyowa Suisan, a Japanese fishery company. Kyowa Suisan's Kaiko Maru No. 35 (carrier)
April 2006	NISSUI announced the acquisition of three marketers of marine products: Nordic Seafood in Denmark, F.W. Bryce in the U.S. and Nordsee in Brazil.	May 2006 A positive list system for pesticide residue was enacted in accordance with the Food Sanitation Act.
April 2007	Nissui Logistics Corporation founded.
September 2007	"Eco-Clip Osakana no Sausage," which did not use aluminum wire, went on sale.
October 2007	NISSUI acquired shares of Cite Marine S.A.S., a processed Seafood Company in France. Cite Marine S.A.S. Made capital investments in Sasaya Shoten Co., Ltd., Kaneko Shokuhin Co., Ltd., and Kunihiro Inc.
December 2007	Made capital investment in Tai Mei Food Industrial Corp. (Taiwan)
April 2008	Qingdao Nissui Food Research and Development founded.
June 2008	NISSUI acquired 25% of shares of Glacier Fish Company.
October 2008	Construction of the Nissui Kashima Plant completed. Kashima Plant	September 2008 The Japan Frozen Food Association established guidelines regarding the origin of ingredients in frozen food products.
October 2008	Construction of the frozen food plant completed at Hachikan Co., Ltd. Headquarters. Hachikan
December 2008	Hokkaido Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. founded Hokkaido Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
March 2009	TN Fine Chemicals Co.,Ltd. founded.	May 2009 The lay judge system was put into effect.
December 2009	Hakata Marukita Suisan Co., Ltd. founded (business transferred from Hakata Marukita Co., Ltd. in February 2010). Hakata Marukita Suisan Co., Ltd.	December 2009 A bill to freeze postal service privatization was passed.
May 2010	Received the "Kurumin Mark" which certifies contributions in fostering the younger generation.	June 2010 The asteroid probe Hayabusa returned after a seven-year journey in space.
July 2010	NISSUI acquired all shares of Delmar. Delmar
August 2010	Nordic Seafood A/S became consolidated subsidiary. Nordic Seafood A/S	October 2010 The yen strengthened in the Tokyo foreign exchange market to 80 yen to the dollar, the first time in 15 years for such an appreciation. The Nagoya Protocol was adopted at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10). December 2010 Full operation of the Tohoku Shinkansen (Tokyo - Shin Aomori) began.
April 2011	Construction of the Tokyo Innovation Center. Tokyo Innovation Center	January 2011 China's GDP surpassed that of Japan to become second in the world. March 2011 The Great East Japan Earthquake (magnitude 9.0) hit, the fourth largest throughout the world in scale.
May 2011	Publishing "A History of Hundred Years of Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd." "Nippon Suisan Gyofu (Scientific Illustrations of Food Fish of the World)" A History of Hundred Years of Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. Nippon Suisan Gyofu
June 2011	Nissui Group joint memorial for the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster was held.
August 2011	Opening The Nissui Pioneer Exhibition The Nissui Pioneer Exhibition

History

1996-2011

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