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Group History

Manda Group has almost thirty year history since the first company was established in 1977.

Month, Year Events
Apr., 1977 The first company, Chiko Industry Co., Ltd.; was established.
Started the research and development of Manda Koso in earnest while conducting the civil engineering construction and landscape gardening business mainly.
Apr., 1981 Altered the company name from Chiko Industry Co., Ltd. to Chiko Gardening & Engineering Co., Ltd.
Innoshima branch of Chiko G&E Co., Ltd. was opened.
Oct., 1984 Western Japan Co., Ltd. (Manda Co., Ltd. at present) was established.
Started marketing of Manda Koso.
Nov., 1985 Altered the company name from Western Japan Co., Ltd. to Manda Co., Ltd.
Jun., 1987 Manda Fermentation Co., Ltd. was established.
Seceded the manufacturing department from Manda Co., Ltd. and set it up in business, and established stable production system.
May., 1988 Osaka branch of Manda Co., Ltd. was opened.
Jan., 1989 Both headquarters offices of Manda Co., Ltd. and Chiko G&E Co., Ltd. were moved to Miyaura, Mihara.
Feb., 1989 Acquired a site for factory in the Innoshima Industrial Development Complex.
Aug., 1989 Both Innoshima offices of Manda Fermentation Co., Ltd. and Chiko G&E Co., Ltd. were completed.
Nov., 1989 The first construction of the headquarters factory of Manda Fermentation Co., Ltd. was completed.
Dec., 1989 Altered the company name from Chiko G&E Co., Ltd. to Chiko Co., Ltd.
Tokyo branch of Manda Co., Ltd. was opened.
Fukuoka branch of Manda Co., Ltd. was opened.
Made an additional acquisition of a site for factory in the Innoshima Industrial Development Complex, and acquired site area totaled 69,360 square meters.
Apr., 1990 The second construction of the headquarters factory of Manda Fermentation Co., Ltd. was completed.
Aug., 1990 Nagoya branch of Manda Co., Ltd. was opened.
Mar., 1991 Started marketing of the plant activator, Manda 31.
Jul., 1991 Started marketing of Manda Koso Balls(Pearls).
Oct., 1991 Altered address of the headquarters office of Manda Fermentation Co., Ltd. to Shigei, Innoshima (Innoshima-Shigei, Onomichi at present).
Jan., 1992 Customer consulting office (customer satisfaction office at present) was set up.
Started marketing of Manda HI Koso.
Apr., 1992 The third construction of the headquarters factory of Manda Fermentation Co., Ltd. was completed.
Jun., 1992 JHNFA (Japan Health food and Nutrition Food Association) approved us to print the JHFA (JHNFA) mark on labels or packages of Manda Koso.
Jun., 1993 The fourth construction of the headquarters factory of Manda Fermentation Co., Ltd. was completed.
Oct., 1993 Sendai branch of Manda Co., Ltd. was opened.
Aug., 1994 The fifth construction of the headquarters factory of Manda Fermentation Co., Ltd. was completed.
Mar., 1996 Received the Hiroshima prefecture governor prize for a model factory of tree planting.
Dec., 2002 Received the JACT certification from FFF (Functional Food Foundation of Japan).
Dec., 2007 Received the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) certification from JHFNA.

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