Founding of the Tokushima Meat
Processing
Plant located in Tokushima City,
Japan,
by Yoshinori Okoso

Reorganization of
the company to
form
Tokushima Ham Co., Ltd.

Merger with Torise Ham Co.,
Ltd., renaming of
the company
to Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.

Nationwide launch of Winny

Entry into the farm business
with
the establishment of
Nippon Broiler Co., Ltd.

Introduction of the Consumer
Delegate Committee System

Full-scale entry into the fresh meats business
with
the creation of the Fresh Meats Business
Division

Establishment of the Nippon-Ham Fighters
professional baseball team

Full-scale entry into the processed foods
business with the establishment of
Nipponham
Shokuhin Co., Ltd.
(now Nipponham Processed
Foods Ltd.)

First league championship victory for
the Nippon-Ham Fighters

Entry into the marine foods processing
business
with acquisition of
the Marine Foods Corporation

20th anniversary
of the NH Foods Group—Building
a future as an
integrated food manufacturer
Embrace the Challenge of Becoming a Mighty
River

Launch of Schau Essen^TM

Creation of an integrated overseas structure from
production to marketing of fresh meats
with
the purchase of the Whyalla Feedlot
(Australia)

Start of the pig farming business in the
United
States with the establishment of
Texas Farm, LLC in Texas

Integration of the ham and sausage business and
other
activities under the new Processed Foods
Business Division
Establishment of the Affiliated Business
Division to integrate
dairy foods, marine food,
and other business segments

Establishment of the
Overseas Business Division

Second Japan Series victory for
the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Integration of the Affiliated Business Division
into
the Processed Foods Business Division

Formulation of the NH Foods Group Vision