HISTORY
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ISE Foods always uses cutting-edge methods of food hygiene management in order to provide safe and high-quality eggs. As the leading company in the chicken egg industry, we are going to aim even further to improve our food hygiene management to earn the trust of customers.
Where it Began
Began operations for genetic and breed improvement of domestic chicken.
Began artificial incubation using electric heating.
Consolidated farms to combat farming recession. Created a cooperative feed mill and GP center and began joint management of the Sanno Animal Husbandry Association. Received public recognition from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Set a world production record of 317 eggs, which the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry recognized.
Set a new Japan record of 321 eggs, which the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry awarded.
Dispatched genetics engineers to America and England, and imported selected layer breeds.
Visit by Prince Takamatsu.
Set a post-war record of 300 eggs with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry at the breeding farm in Okazaki. Received an award from the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.
Set a world record with the production of 365 large eggs at the Toyama breeding farm.
Set a world record for the second consecutive year with the production of 365 eggs at the Toyama breeding farm. Received an award for achievements in Japanese poultry farming and breeding.
Exported select breeds of chicks to Singapore, Philippines, Thailand and Sri Lanka.
Entered a special hatchery operation contract with Hy-line Corporation in America, the largest layer breeder in the world at the time, and started producing and marketing Highline chicks.
Also built a plant in Konosu, Saitama.
Developed an egg production farm using the Tree Egg System (all-in, all-out system).
Expanded the layer division and began replacement pullet operations in addition to breeder farms.
and established a hatchery operation at the Konosu plant.
Established ISE Foods Inc. with headquarters in Konosu, Saitama Prefecture.
Completed and began operations at the GP Center Plant in Nakaniida, Miyagi Prefecture.
Completed ISE Foods Inc. headquarters building. Completed and began operations at the Yachiyo GP Center Plant.
Completed and began operations at the GP Center Plants in Yokohama, Osaka, and Ryugasaki.
Completed and began operations at the Shikama Farm with the latest equipment, which was the largest layer farm in Asia.
Completed Konosu in-house Laboratory (chicken diseases and food inspection facility)
Completed and began operations at the Tama GP Center Plant.
Began operations of the food processing and manufacturing in Nanao, Osaka and Ryugasaki.
Constructed and began operations at frozen food plant in Furudono, Fukushima Prefecture.
Established ISE America, Inc. in New Jersey, USA. When on to become No. 2 in sales volume.
Opened Tokyo office in Kanda Nishiki-cho, Tokyo. Started hog operations with 1,000 sows in Tokuda, Iwate Prefecture.
Established our hog shipping system with annual capacity of 30,000 hogs, including another hog raising farm in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Established Ise America Seaboard Foods in eight U.S. states. Established the Croton Farm.
ISE America and Ise America Seaboard Foods become No. 1 in the U.S. in terms of total production and sales volume.
Doubled production capacity at the Fukushima Plant by expanding and renovating facilities.
Moved the Tokyo office to the ISE Foods headquarters building in Negishi, Taito-ku, Tokyo.
Completed and began operations at the Ogawa GP Center Plant.
Completed ISE America’s New Jersey farm.
Doubled production volume at the Konosu GP Center Plant through renovations. Set a new company record in packaged egg sales volume.
Completed construction and began operations at the Niigata GP Center Plant.
Completed environmentally controlled windowless and raised-floor poultry houses at the Ogawa, Hanna and Yachio farms.
Developed the “Ise Egg,” which is rich in DHA. Successfully completed clinical testing of this egg at Kanagawa University. Began sales at major department stores.
Began sales of “MORI-TAMA” eggs.
Established Tamamura Delica Co., Ltd. Constructed and started operations of state-of-the-art Tamamura Delica plant in Tamamura, Gunma Prefecture.
Completed and began operations at the Konosu chilled foods plant.
Established Kazo Ryutsu Corporation and began operations at the Ryugasaki dairy plant. Began operations at the Minosato farm and constructed new Minosato GP plant.
Completed the first phase of expansion at the Fukushima plant. Completed new chilled food lines.
Established spin-off company Ise Delica as a plant for the manufacturing and processing of egg products for sale at convenience stores.
“MORI-TAMA”became No. 1 in Japan in the sales of the brand-name egg category.
“MORI-TAMA” becomes the first egg to be recognized and certified as a nutritionally functioned food.
Began operations at Tsukuba Farm.
Began operations at the Ishioka PK plant.
Began operations at Misaki Farm.
Began operations at the Okayama PK plant.
Began liquid egg operations at the same time.
Began operations at the Ise Nojo’s GP Plant.
License agreement with Disney. Began sales of “Disney Kurashi no Tamago” eggs.
Established the joint company “Ise Farms Co., Ltd.” for the sale and production of eggs with Mitsui Bussan in China.
“MORI-TAMA” celebrates the 20th anniversary of its release.
Was awarded the “Food Action Nippon Award 2010” in the product category.
Celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the group’s founding.
ISE FOODS, INC. was established in 1912. At the time, eggs were still a luxury food item, but Taichiro Ise, the founder of ISE FOODS, Inc., exercised ingenuity with the goal of providing more people with nutritionally rich and tasty eggs.
One century has since passed. Our economy has grown, and our tables are filled with a variety of foods delivered from all over the world. Yet now, we are facing a number of issues regarding food safety. Today, in addition to taste and nutrition, we also expect our food to be trustworthy. While the recent practices of concentrated agriculture have improved productivity through prevalent use of energy, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers, we have not paid enough attention to environmental conservation. This has given rise to additional concerns as to whether the agricultural practices that provide us with food resources will be sustainable in the future. To address this issue, several societies have launched so-called “recycling agriculture” activities involving environmentally-friendly and highly sustainable agricultural practices that make effective use of livestock and agricultural waste as local organic resources.
As the leading company in the chicken egg industry, ISE FOODS, Inc. has established “ISE Integration”, a consistent product quality management system that is applied throughout our company to tackle responsibility for food safety, the environment, and our future. We will continue our ecological activities to provide for future generations while pursuing answers to the questions about our food-not only in terms of taste and health, but also regarding safety and security. In addition, we desire to continually propose new ideas to make our diet even richer and create new values based on “safe food” by striving to develop high value, egg-based products. We appreciate your understanding and further support of our business.
Hikonobu Ise
President/CEO, ISE FOODS, Inc.
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