Corporate History

2022	●Obtained FSSC 22000 at Kumamoto Plant ●Submitted the Food with Function Claim that contains Powdred young barley grass as an active functional ingredient and displays the new health claim “help protect skin health” ●Concluded an advancement agreement on the construction of a new warehouse (called Intelligence Park Warehouse) with Tosu City, Saga ●Submitted the Food with Function Claim that contains Powdred young barley grass as an active functional ingredient and displays the new health claim “improvement of the intestinal environment” ●Established Quick Lab Shibuya (QLS)
2021	●Tosu Plant obtained ISO 22716 (Cosmetics GMP) ●Held the workshop on the Smart Agriculture Demonstration Project ●Announced the new finding on FLAVANGENOL®’s positive effects on hair growth as the first finding from the research conducted for the organizational partnership agreement with Kyushu University ●Opened Raw Material & Ingredient Navi, an informational website on raw materials for functional foods
2020	●Submitted the first Food with Function Claim that has the function to help maintain the flexibility of blood vessels with proanthocyanidins B1 and B3 contained in FLAVANGENOL® as active functional ingredients ●Obtained FSSC 22000 at Head Office/ Tosu Plant and Intelligence Park Plant ●Opened Mail Order Business Station, an informational website that contains a wealth of tips on business growth and expansion for mail order business operators ●Submitted a Food with Function Claim that has the function to increase energy consumption during daily life activities and during exercise with Pueraria flower-derived isoflavones (as tectorigenins) contained in Pueraria flower extractTM as active functional ingredients ●Submitted the first Food with Function Claim with dietary fiber derived from young barley grass contained in Powdred young barley grass as an active functional ingredient ●Established Toyo Foods Co., Ltd. ●Intelligence Park Plant obtained NSF International’s GMP certification ●Expanded the business of outsourced shipping to consumers with 2 logistics bases in eastern and western Japan/ Obtained the licenses for manufacturing cosmetics and quasi-drugs ●Obtained a patent on Powdred young barley grass function to moisturize skin and improve wrinkles, sagging skin, and dull skin
2019	●Obtained ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 22000:2005 at Intelligence Park Plant ●Intelligence Park Plant obtained GMP certification for dietary supplements ●Concluded an organizational partnership agreement with Kyushu University ●Completed the construction of Intelligence Park Plant ●Concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education ●Participated in Smart Agriculture Technology Development and Demonstration Project for the realization of smart agriculture advocated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ●Became the sponsor of J.League football club Sagan Tosu and professional baseball team Fukuoka Softbank Hawks ●Announced the new method of evaluating tablets’ swallowability as the third finding from the research conducted for the partnership agreement with the University of Tokyo ●Announced young barley grass extract powder’s function to promote sugar uptake into skeletal muscle as the second finding from the research conducted for the partnership agreement with the University of Tokyo
2018	●Received the letter of appreciation from the Hokkaido government for our efforts for the partnership agreement with Hokkaido ●FORMAL KLEIN Co., Ltd.’s “7-day Intensive Skincare Kit” received the Transport Packaging Award in the Japan Packaging Contest 2018 ●Held the industry-academia collaborative research seminar based on the partnership agreement with the University of Tokyo ●Announced Powdred young barley grass positive effects on the gut microbiota as the first finding from the research conducted for the partnership agreement with the University of Tokyo ●Celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Plant named “Intelligence Park Plant”
2017	●Updated the certification of Tosu Head Office, Tosu Plant and Kumamoto Plant from ISO9001:2008 to ISO9001:2015 ●Concluded an advancement agreement concerning the construction of the new plant (called Intelligence Park Plant) with Tosu City, Saga ●Concluded a partnership agreement with Kyoto University ●Updated the GLOBAL G.A.P. Certification (version 4) acquired for Toyo Green Farm Co., Ltd., to version 5
2016	●Obtained the largest number of annual quasi-drug approvals for 4 years in a row ●Concluded a partnership agreement with the University of Tokyo ●Received the second “Saga saikou company commendation” corporate award ●Obtained the first FOSHU approval for a product that contains Pueraria flower extractTM as an active functional ingredient with the obesity prevention claim in Japan
2015	●Obtained the first FOSHU approval for a green juice ingredient as a FOSHU effective in controlling blood sugar levels in Japan ●Achieved the highest number of approved quasi-drugs for three consecutive years ●Launched the sales of Medi series, which is Foods with Function Claims ●Received the 2015 Intellectual Property Achievement Award from the Japan Patent Office Commissioner
2014	●Achieved the highest number of approved quasi-drugs for two consecutive years ●The number of obtained FOSHU approvals exceeded 250 ●Concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Fukuoka prefecture ●Concluded a partnership agreement on the promotion of the food-related industries with Akita prefecture
2013	●Obtained the largest number of annual quasi-drug approvals ●Concluded an agreement on collaboration and cooperation with Ehime prefecture ●Tosu Plant obtained GMP certification for dietary supplements ●Concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement on the promotion of the food-related industries with Hokkaido prefecture
2012	●Tosu Plant obtained the first NSF International’s GMP registration as an all-around contract manufacturer ●Toyo Green Farm obtained the first GLOBALG.A.P Certification (version 4) for a young barley grass product in Japan ●FLAVANGENOL® obtained “in-House Safety Assessment of Health Foods” of the Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association ●Concluded a comprehensive agreement on industrial promotion with Saga prefecture
2011	●Received the Monde Selection Gold Quality Award with products containing “Young Barley Leaf”,“Young Sweet Potato Leaf” ●Entered the pharmaceuticals business ●Concluded a comprehensive agreement on industrial promotion with Kumamoto prefecture ●Established Toyo Green Farm Co., Ltd.
2010	●The number of obtained FOSHU approvals exceeded 200 ●Started joint research on FLAVANGENOL® with National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ●Obtained the first approval in Japan for a FOSHU (Food for Specified Health Use) for a improving bowel movements product using the green juice ingredien ●Established T.H.E Marketing Co., Ltd., a JV with Hakuhodo Inc.
2009	●Suioh was selected as a Frontier Development Project for New Demand Creation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ●Established Nippn Wellness Co., Ltd., a JV with Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd. (current Nippn Corporation) ●Updated the certification of Tosu Head Office,Tosu Plant and Kumamoto Plant from ISO9001:2000 to ISO9001:2008 ●The number of obtained FOSHU approvals exceeded 150 ●Established EU Office
2008	●Established Energy of Ground (Daichi-no-chikara) Laboratory Co., Ltd., a JV with Asahi Ryokuken Inc. ●Head Office/ Tosu Plant obtained ISO 22000:2005 ●Proved to be compliant with FDA’s GMP for dietary supplements
2007	●Appointed as the Vice Chairman of Kyushu Bio Cluster Conference ●Kumamoto Plant and the cosmetics manufacturing division of Tosu Plant obtained ISO 9001:2000 ●The number of obtained FOSHU approvals exceeded 100
2006	●Whole Kumamoto Plant and part of the Tosu Plant were certified to manufacture processed organic foods ●Established FORMAL KLEIN Co., Ltd. ●Contract farmer in Kumamoto obtained the Organic JAS certification ●Completed the construction of Kumamoto Plant
2005	●Obtained the largest number of FOSHU approvals in Japan ●Established Taisho Active Health Co., Ltd., a JV with Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ●Completed the construction of Tosu Second Plant ●Started the CRO (Contract Research Organization) business
2004	●Concluded a sales agreement for Pueraria flower extractTM with Ohta’s Isan Co., Ltd. ●Announced the benefits of the stems and leaves of sweet potatoes for diabetes and hypertension treatment with Agriculture Research Organization (current National Agriculture and Food Research Organization) ●Concluded a land transfer agreement with Japan Regional Development Corporation (current Urban Renaissance Agency) and acquired the site for the raw material processing and shipping center
2003	●Established Osaka Branch ●Completed the construction of the new building (research building) at Head Office Started its operation as a research facility ●Became the special sponsor of the Hupfer Peace Memorial Piano Competition ●Obtained ISO 9001:2000 at Head Office/ Tosu Plant
2002	●Obtained the first FOSHU approval for a green juice product in Japan ●Launched FLAVANGENOL® Clinical Pharmacological Research Group
2001	●Started joint research on the stems and leaves of sweet potatoes with Agriculture Research Organization (current National Agriculture and Food Research Organization) ●Established Tokyo Branch ●Completed the construction of Head Office/ Tosu First Plant. Started the operations of Head Office/Tosu First Plant that combines a pharmaceutical GMP-certified plant, head office functions, and laboratory
2000	●Started research on FLAVANGENOL®
1999	●Concluded a land transfer agreement with Japan Regional Development Corporation (current Urban Renaissance Agency) and acquired the land to build a plant ●Signed an agreement on advancement to Northern Tosu Hillside New Urban Area (Tosu City, Saga) ●Certified as a participating company in the Tosu Technopolis Program developed and promoted by Japan Regional Development Corporation (current Urban Renaissance Agency), the prefecture and the city ●Increased the capital (50 million yen)
1997	●Started research on green juice made from young barley grass ●Spun off the health foods department from Seven Seeds Co., Ltd. and established TOYO SHINYAKU Co., Ltd. (capital: 10 million yen)
1996	●Started research in the fermentation field
1993	●Started research on functional water ●Established Seven Seeds Co., Ltd. (cosmetics wholesale distributor)