Establishment of Horinouchi Food Processing Association

• Began manufacturing canned cooked wild vegetables and canned processed chicken meat.

Reorganized into the Horinouchi Factory, Niigata Chicken Meat Processing and Sales Usage Cooperative

Reorganized into the Horinouchi Factory, Niigata Keizairen (Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Association)

Local volunteers came together to establish the Horinouchi Kandzume Corporation.

• Purchased the meat canning operation and factory, equipment from Niigata Keizairen.
• Established with the main business as manufacturing canned meat such as corned beef and "yamato-ni" meat cooked in soy sauce, sugar, and ginger.
• Began operations with a head office and first factory.

Began manufacturing canned ham and sausage.

Expansion of the 1st Factory and Head Office due to business growth.

Began manufacturing liquid diet product (Medical Foods/Care Foods), and selling under the OKUNOS brand name.

Establishment of the 2nd Factory

Establishment of the Distribution Center as a logistics base

Establishment of the Research Laboratory as a research and development base

Began selling PLC Packed Rice Series (Low-Protein Rice)

Changed company name to Forica Foods Co., Ltd. due to business expansion.

Began manufacturing and selling Rescue Foods Series (Disaster Relief Foods and Emergency Foods)

Establishment of the manufacturing factory for manufacturing PLC Rice Series

Mizunosato Factory Began Operation

• Began manufacturing and selling PLC Rice Series (Low-Protein Rice)
• Expanded aseptic filling line for liquid and purée food products

Built a new production line for manufacturing jelly cup food product at Mizunosato Factory

Establishment of a representative office in Bangkok, Thailand