June 1966

Business founded.
The Company is founded as the Ariake Tokushu Suisan Hanbai .Co., Ltd., with a capital of JY500,000.

August 1978

Livestock extract production plant is established at Kosaza-cho in Kita-Matsuura-gun, Nagasaki.

February 1985

Local subsidiary, ARIAKE U.S.A., Inc., is established as an overseas base in the State of California, within the United States of America.

April 1990

The Company acquires and merges with Ariake Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd., before changing the trade name to Ariake Japan Co., Ltd.

October 1991

Company stocks are registered as over the counter shares for trading with the Japan Securities Dealers Association.

December 1994

Local subsidiary, Qingdao Ariake Foodstuff Co., Ltd., is established as an overseas base in Jiaonan, City of Qingdao, within the People fs Republic of China.

September 1995

The Company is listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

June 1998

Headquarters is relocated to 3-2-17 Ebisu-Minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, where the new head office building has been completed.
Second Kyushu Plant is established at Kosaza-cho in Kita-Matsuura-gun, Nagasaki with a total construction cost of JY7.5 billion.

November 2000

Central Research Laboratory R&D Center is established at Kosaza-cho in Kita-Matsuura-gun, Nagasaki.

June 2001

Company fs quality management system is certified as compliant with the international standard for quality management, ISO 9001.

March 2002

The Company is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

May 2002

Company fs manufacturing system is certified as compliant with the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point).

September 2002

Rated A-" (Single A Minus) by the Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR).

March 2003

Local subsidiary, F.P. Natural Ingredients SAS, is established in France.

January 2004

Local subsidiary, F.P.N.I. Belgium NV, is established in Belgium.

February 2005

Company fs environment management system is certified as compliant with the international standard, ISO 14001, for environmental management.

August 2005

ARIAKEFARM Co., Ltd. established in Sasebo, Nagasaki.

June 2006

Acquired Taiwan Tosachi Foodstuff Co., Ltd., and changed the trade name to Taiwan Ariake Foods Co., Ltd.

September 2006

Dear.SOUP Co., Ltd. is established.

April 2007

Completed expansion of Kyushu Second Plant.

June 2008

The plant of F. P. N. I. BELGIUM NV is Constructed in Maasmechelen, Belgium.
The plant of F. P. Natural Ingredients SAS is Constructed in Alençon,France.

April 2012

Changed the company name to Ariake Europe NV from F. P. N. I. BELGIUM NV

November 2013

ARIAKE JAPAN's subsidiary acquires 100 percent stake in Henningsen Nederland B.V.

March 2016

Local subsidiary, PT. Ariake Europe Indonesia is established in Indonesia.

March 2019

All the shares of local subsidiary, ARIAKE U.S.A., Inc is transferred to Kerry Holding Co.