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| 1933 |
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Ueshima Tadao Shoten was founded. |
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| 1951 |
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Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd. was established. |
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| 1958 |
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The first Ueshima coffee shop opened near Daimaru Department Store in Hakata. |
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| 1969 |
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UCC developed and commenced the manufacture and sale of the world's first canned coffee beverage. |
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| 1970 |
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Construction of the Osaka General Factory (now the Osaka Factory), Japan's first fully automated plant, was completed.
UCC commenced the manufacture of Japan's first vacuum packed regular coffee. |
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| 1975 |
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Construction of the Fuji General Factory was completed. This major manufacturing plant for regular coffee was equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing lines. |
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| 1981 |
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The UCC Blue Mountain Coffee Craighton Estate opened in Jamaica. |
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| 1983 |
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UCC became an official sponsor of Tokyo Disneyland. |
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| 1984 |
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UCC established a wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore. The first overseas coffee shop opens.
UCC established a joint venture company in Thailand to operate coffee shops. |
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| 1985 |
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UCC established a joint venture company in Taiwan
and commences the manufacture of regular coffee.
UCC established a joint venture company in Hong Kong to operate coffee shops. |
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| 1987 |
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UCC opened the UCC Coffee Museum, the first coffee museum in the orient, on Port Island in Kobe.
UCC established a wholly owned subsidiary in Taiwan to operate coffee shops. |
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| 1988 |
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UCC established a wholly owned subsidiary in the U.S. |
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| 1989 |
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The UCC Hawaii Kona Coffee Estate opened. |
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| 1991 |
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The company name was changed to UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd. |
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| 1992 |
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Construction of the Hyogo General Factory was
completed. This plant was equipped with an integrated
production system spanning all stages from
regular coffee to canned coffee beverages. |
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| 1995 |
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UCC established a joint venture company and commences coffee estate operations in North Sumatra, Indonesia. |
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| 1996 |
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Construction of the UCC Rokko Island Factory was completed. The plant utilized the "super aroma" manufacturing process, a leading-edge coffee manufacturing technology.
The Hyogo General Factory (a beverage plant) acquired ISO 9001 quality assurance certification. |
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| 1997 |
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UCC established a wholly owned
subsidiary in Shanghai to operate coffee shops
and distribute UCC products. |
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| 1998 |
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The Rokko Island Factory became Japan's first regular coffee plant to acquire ISO 9001 quality assurance certification. |
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| 1999 |
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The Rokko Island Factory became Japan's first
regular coffee plant to acquire ISO 14001 environmental certification. |
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| 2000 |
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UCC became the first company in the coffee industry to acquired ISO 9001 at all its factories.
The Fuji General Factory acquires ISO 14001certification. |
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| 2001 |
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UCC launches the Keurig Coffee system, a coffee
extraction system for brewing single cup of coffee.
UCC became a corporate marketing partner of Universal Studios Japan.
The Fuji General Factory, Hyogo General Factory, and Kita Kanto Factory acquire JAS organic certification. |
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| 2003 |
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The Nagoya Factory acquired ISO 14001certification.
The Rokko Island Factory acquired JAS organic certification. |
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| 2004 |
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UCC supported the Japan Barista Championship 2004. The Hyogo General Factory (a beverage factory) obtained HACCP certification for its soft drink manufacturing facilities. The Nagoya Factory acquired JAS (Japan Agricultural Standard) certification for organic products. |
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| 2005 |
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UCC supported the Japan Barista Championship 2005. Shaddy Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary of the UCC Group. |
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| 2006 |
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The Rokko Island and Kita-Kanto Factories obtained ISO 22000 certification, the international standard for food safety management systems. Shaddy Co., Ltd. received the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award from the Japan Post Corporation under the program of commendation for cooperation and assistance in Postal Services Day projects. The sales function of the commercial wholesaling division was integrated into UCC Foods Co., Ltd. Kikusui Souhonten Corporation, a long-standing purveyor of Japanese confections in Kobe, became a subsidiary of the UCC Group. |
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| 2007 |
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The UCC Coffee Academy, an institution that promotes a systematic approach to learning about coffee, was opened within the UCC Coffee Museum. The Kita-Kanto Factory obtained ISO 14001 certification. The Kakegawa Factory of Homer Corporation Co., Ltd. obtained ISO 9001 certification. Lucky Cremas Co., Ltd. acquired goodwill for i-Link, and changes its trading name to Lucky iCremas. UCC supports WBC & SCAJ 2007. The Osaka Factory obtains ISO 22000 certification. Our directly managed P.T.UCC Lintong Mandheling Coffee Estate in Indonesia obtained Rain Forest Alliance certification, making it the first coffee estate in Asia to do so. UCC acquired the right of trademark use and goodwill for Caffé Greco. Enicil Co., Ltd., a big all-around gift wholesaler, became a subsidiary of the UCC Group. |
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| 2008 |
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Our directly managed UCC Blue Mountain Coffee Estate in Jamaica obtained Rain Forest Alliance certification, making it the first coffee estate in the area of the Caribbean to do so.
KOHIKAN CORPORATION LTD., the major coffee shop chain company, became a subsidiary of the UCC Group.
SAPPORO UESHIMA COFFEE CO.,LTD., the major sales function of the commercial wholesaling division in Hokkaido, became a subsidiary of the UCC Group, and merged with UCC Foods Supply CO.,Ltd.
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| 2009 |
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All UCC factories obtained Good Inside certification, which is responsible for creating an open and transparent marketplace for agricultural products.
UCC Foodservice Systems,Inc. merged with KOHIKAN CORPORATION LTD.and Kaso. |
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