Company Information
Over 100 years of history since 1920
History of Golden Kelly
| 1920 |
Sakaino Flavor Company, the foundation of current Golden Kelly, was established in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. (Demarged from Matsuzawa Tsunekichi Store) |
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| 1947 | Incorporated as Golden Kelly Flavor Co., Ltd. in Osaka. |
| 1954 |
Relabeled to Golden Kelly Pat. Flavor., Ltd. Assigned whole shares to Sakaino Flavor Company. (Operated as two entities - Tokyo for Fragrance, Osaka for Food Flavorings.) |
| 1987 | Transferred Head Office and factory to Osaka. |
| 1991 | Opened Tokyo Office in response to close of Sakaino Flavor Compaly. |
| 1995 | Increased capital up to ￥10，000，000 |
| 1996 | Transferred Tokyo Office to Shinjyuku-ward. |
| 2004 | Obtained Food Additive GMP |
| 2006 |
Transferred Tokyo Office to Nihonbashi, and built a new laboratory and test production facility. Built an extension to Osaka factory. |
| 2007 | Renewed Osaka factory’s manufaturing system. |
| 2010 | Renovated Osaka Office Building |
| 2011 | Relocated Tokyo Office to East-Nihonbashi, Tokyo to scale up the research development division. |
| 2012 | Purchased bigger lot (250m North from current headquarter in Osaka) for business expansion. |
| 2015 | Obtained the “Monodukuri Subisdy” government grant to develop and manufacture our ALCOHOL & ANIMAL FREE products. Registered a trademark registration for ALCOHOL & ANIMAL FREE brand. |
| 2020 | Marks 100th anniversary. |