Historical Timeline
| 1917 | Foundation |
|---|---|
| 1948 | Re-incorporation as Harada Tea Processing Co. |
| 1954 | Start of business with Zen-Noh Group A Co-op Tea launched as “Group Mark Brand” |
| 1970 | Start of business with Co-op Union Construction of Kanaya First Factory |
| 1971 | Establishment of Tokyo Sales Office |
| 1974 | Completion of Yakushima Tea Garden |
| 1983 | Yasushi Harada becomes President |
| 1984 | Annual Sales reach 10 Billion JPY |
| 1985 | Start of funeral gift business |
| 1986 | Construction of Mukuya Factory |
| 1988 | Creation of Yabukita Blend line of products |
| 1990 | Installation of coffee roasting line |
| 1998 | Construction of new headquarters and new headquarters factory. Establishment of Ibaraki Kyodo Service with Ibaraki Keizairen |
| 2000 | Receive international quality control system ISO 9001 |
| 2001 | Acquisition of Marujo Company |
| 2005 | Foundation of Harada Tea Garden Yakushima Factory |
| 2008 | Foundation of Harada Tea Garden Company Construction of Harada Tea Garden Kanaya Crude Tea Factory. Harada Tea Garden Kagoshima receives Global GAP and JGAP certification, the first in the green tea industry. Chosen as number 37 on list of admired companies based on TV commercials |
| 2009 | Harada Tea Garden (Shizuoka) receives JGAP and Global Gap certification |
| 2010 | Construction of Harada Tea Garden, Kawane Facotry and Harada Tea Processing Kanaya Second Factory |
| 2012 | Establishment of Singapore Representative Office Receive FSSC22000 Food Safety Management System certification |
| 2013 | Soichiro Harada becomes President Receive Halal Certification |
| 2014 | Begin operations of Harada Tea Garden Nakazato and Minami Makinohara Factories. |
| 2015 | Incorporation of Harada Tea Sales Singapore |
| 2016 | Begin operations of Harada Tea Garden Katsumata Factory |
| 2017 | Establishment of U.S. subsidiary, Harada Tea and Foods. |