1854
Started production
(start of miso and soy sauce brewing operations)
Company Overview
Marukome Co., Ltd.
Foundation
1854
President
Tokio Aoki
Head Office
883 Amori, Nagano-shi, Nagano Prefecture
Capital
100 million yen
Sales
49.14 billion yen (March 2022 term)
Number of Employees
452
Business Description :
- Manufacture and sale of miso for consumer and food service use,
instant miso soup - Manufacture and sale of koji products for consumer and food service use
- Manufacture and sale of soybean related products for consumer and food service use
- Sale of fermented products for consumer and food service use,
and devices related to such products - Manufacture and sale of ingredients for soups (for ramen chain stores, etc.)
- Manufacture and sale of processed miso (for food manufacturers)
- Development of products for export
History
1948
Established Aoki Miso and Soy Sauce Co., Ltd.
1960
First company in the industry to shift from shipment of miso in casks to cardboard boxes,a move highly supported by retailers.
1963
Developed pillow packaging machine for miso,an industry first, in response to changes in the distribution environment of the times.
1967
Changed company name to "Marukome Miso Co., Ltd."
1972
Developed and patented the first Doypack packaging machine in the industry, in response to increase use of home refrigerators
1978
Became the industry leader
1979
Developed 1kg fresh miso cup filling machine, an industry first
1982
Released "Ryotei no Aji" and instant miso series
1989
Completed construction of Marukome Central Research Laboratories
1990
Changed company name to "Marukome Co., Ltd."
2002
Acquired IS09001:2000 Certification
2004
Completed construction of the Miasa Highland Fermentation Warehouse
2007
Completed construction of the Marukome Los Angeles Factory
2008
Acquired IS022000 Certification for Marukome Nagano Head Factory
2009
Released "Liquid Miso", Yearly Sales exceed 30 billion yen
2012
Released "Plus Koji" series
2015
Released "Daizu Labo" series
2016
Yearly Sales exceed 40 billion yen
2023
Acquired SQF Certification
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