Our History
Since 1917–1970s
Original Logo
- 1917
- Founded
- 1948
- Reorganized as
- 1954
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Started business with Zenkoren (now JA Zen-Noh)
Launched A-Coop branded tea as a “Kumiai Mark” product - 1970
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Began partnership with Japanese Consumers' Co-operative
Union
Kanaya First Factory completed - 1971
- Establishment of Tokyo Sales Office
- 1974
- Yakushima Tea Farm established
Since 1980–1990s
Historic Tea Fields
- 1983
- Yasushi Harada appointed President
- 1984
- Sales reached ¥10 billion
- 1985
- Started funeral gift business
- 1986
- Mukuya Factory completed
- 1988
- Yabukita Blend launched
- 1990
- Coffee roaster installed; mass production began
- 1998
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New HQ and factory completed
Ibaraki Kyodo Service Co., Ltd. established with Ibaraki Keizairen
Since 2000–2010s
Yabukita Blend TV Commercial
- 2000
- ISO 9001 certification acquired
- 2001
- Acquired Marujou Co., Ltd.
- 2005
- Yakushima Farm (Harada Tea Garden Co., Ltd.) established
- 2008
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Harada Tea Garden Co., Ltd. founded
Kanaya Factory (raw tea) began operations
Yakushima Farm certified for GLOBAL G.A.P. & JGAP (first in green tea industry)
Ranked 37th in TV commercial likability efficiency - 2009
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JGAP certification acquired
GLOBAL G.A.P. certification acquired - 2010
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Kawane First Factory began operations
Kanaya Second Factory completed - 2012
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Establishment of Singapore Representative Office
FSSC 22000 certification acquired - 2013
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Soichiro Harada appointed President
Halal certification acquired - 2014
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Nakazato Raw Tea Factory began operations
Minami-Makinohara Raw Tea Factory began operations - 2015
- Singapore subsidiary established
- 2016
- Katsumata Factory began operations
- 2017
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Established U.S. local subsidiary
Kanaya Grain Factory began operations
Obtained Organic JAS certification - 2018
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Mukuya Grain Factory began operations
Mukuya Plant West Wing began operations
Obtained Kosher certification - 2019
- Obtained Health Food GMP certification