History

• The government established a predecessor company of Sapporo Flour Mills in Hokkaido. It was subsequently privatized and merged with Nippon Flour Mills
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Nippon Flour Mills Limited Liability Company established and a mill constructed in Tokyo

• Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd. established (innovation of distribution system in the following year)
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• Launched lines of high-quality wheat flour, “Queen,” “Jack,” and “Napoleon”
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• Yokohama Mill, Japan’s first fully fledged large-scale coastal mill, started operation
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• Central Laboratory established
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• Nippun Foods Co., Ltd. established. Oh’ my brand debuted. Launched Oh’ my-brand macaroni
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Started premix business

• Head office building in Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, completed
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• Started health food business. Launched “Family Germ,” a wheat germ product
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• Started frozen food business
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• Kobe-Konan Mill completed
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• Chiba Mill completed
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Nippon Daily Health Co., Ltd. (currently Nippn Life Innovation Co., Ltd.) specialized in sales of health foods established

Started consumer pet food business in a fully-fledged manner

• Merged with OHMY Co., Ltd.
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• Entered into Nakashoku (Ready-made meal) business
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• Announced the company nickname “Nippn” and a new logo, commemorating the centenary
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Nippon Flour Mills (Thailand) Ltd., a premix sales company in Thailand, established

Acquired Pasta Montana, L.L.C, the U.S pasta manufacturer.

All the plants of the flour milling business and the food business gained certifications for the ISO 9000 series

Entered into soy business (tie-up with OK Food Industry Co., Ltd.)

• Premix plant of Nippon Flour Mills (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. completed
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• Launched “Flaxseed Oil”
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NIPPN (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a premix plant in Thailand, completed

NIPPN California Inc., a premix sales company in the U.S., established

Tianjin Chuan Shun Foods Co., Ltd. established in China (a joint venture with Ting Hsin International Group and ITOCHU Corporation)

Nippon Flour Mills (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd., a premix sales company in China, established

Capital tie-up with NAGANO TOMATO Co., Ltd.

PT. NIPPN FOODS INDONESIA, a premix sales company in Indonesia, established

Developed the world’s first technology for continuous industrial production of high-purity ceramide (purity of 95% or higher) from rice bran in collaboration with the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) and Organo Corporation

• Constructed and relocated to a new head office building in Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
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Nippon Flour Mills (Shanghai Jinshan) Co., Ltd., a premix plant in China, started operation

• Introduced a new corporate brand logo
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NIPPN (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a frozen dough plant in Thailand, completed

• Changed the company name from Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd. to NIPPN CORPORATION on January 1st, 2021
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Formulated a new Management Philosophy, “The NIPPN Group contributes to the realization of a sustainable society by pursuing the well-being (happiness, health, and smiles) of people.“

• Investment in the US flour milling company, Utah Flour Milling, LLC and participation of the newly planned flour mill by Utah Flour Milling as a business and strategic partner
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• PT NIPPN PRODUCTS INDONESIA, a premix plant in Indonesia, completed
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