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Oisix ra daichi

Oisix Inc. and Daichi wo Mamoru Kai Co., Ltd merged and became Oisix ra daichi Inc.
Radish Boya Co., Ltd., a company that focuses on home delivery of organic vegetables, becomes a subsidiary.
Prior to the merger with Radishbo-ya Co., Ltd., the company changed its name to Oisix ra daichi Inc.
Acquired CRAZY KITCHEN Co., Ltd., a company operating catering and event production businesses, making it a subsidiary.
Absorbed and merged Radish Boya Co., Ltd.
Established local subsidiary Oisix Inc. in the United States to prepare for market entry.
Subscribed to a third-party allotment of new shares by Welcome Co., Ltd. (operator of DEAN & DELUCA), making it an equity-method affiliate.
Acquired Three Limes, Inc. (commonly known as Purple Carrot), a US-based vegan meal kit delivery service, making it a subsidiary.
Established Future Food Fund Co., Ltd. to initiate activities for building a food-tech startup ecosystem.
Established Future Food Fund No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership to stimulate investment in food startups.
Launched "Upcycle by Oisix," a brand dedicated to eliminating food waste.
Opened the "Food Rescue Center" in Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture, a facility specializing in food waste reduction.
Launched "WeSupport Family" to provide food assistance to single-parent households and families in need.
Acquired a stake in SHIDAX CORPORATION, making it an equity-method affiliate.
Acquired a stake in Aggregate Co., Ltd. (operator of Shunpachi Seikaten), making it an equity-method affiliate.
Formed a capital alliance and sponsorship agreement with the Niigata Albirex Baseball Club, giving birth to the "Oisix Niigata Albirex Baseball Club."
Acquired SHIDAX CORPORATION, making it a consolidated subsidiary.
Oisix ra daichi Inc. changed its name to Oisix Inc.

Oisix

・Establishment of Oisix ra daichi Inc.
・Test launch of Oisix e-commerce site with 20 fresh food items
・Establishment of the Food Quality Audit Committee, a third-party panel of academic experts and housewives responsible for auditing food safety.
・Formal launch of Oisix e-commerce site
・Began sales of "irregular-shaped vegetables"
・Launch of Oisix Club subscription service
・Co-sponsored the first online product exhibition, "Shimane WEB Exhibition", with Shimane prefecture
・Launched My Set service to provide a personalized shopping experience for customers
・Relocated our distribution center as part of a business expansion initiative
・Started selling our "TABLE FOR TWO Healthy Menu", a fund-raising project to combat hunger through the purchase of food products to prevent obesity.
・Launched our "Too good to be true" range, focusing on "good value and well-priced" food.
・Launched Oisix's first overseas operation, Oisix Hong Kong
・Inaugural N-1 Summit, an event to recognize outstanding farmers and producers in Japan.
・Established Gochimaru Inc., a joint venture between Recruit and Oisix
・Opened our first physical store in Ebisu Mitsukoshi
・Donated over a ton of drinking water and other relief supplies to affected areas in Miyagi Prefecture, providing assistance post-the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11. Subsequently, we put in place a range of ongoing support activities, including the sale of products to raise money for support and food aid.
・Pre-shipment food radioactivity tests conducted independently by Oisix since March 18.
・Launched our "Support for Kanto & Fukushima vegetables" initiative to help boost sales of local products from areas suffering reputational impact post-the Great East Japan Earthquake.
・First broadcast of Oisix TVCM
One-day revival of the TV program "Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi" which we had been wanting to revive for many years.
・Launched our regular home delivery service, "For Babies & Children", focused entirely on radiation-free products. New regulatory values for radioactive cesium also introduced.
・Opened our first exclusive Oisix store in Tokyu Department Store
・Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market
・Formation of a business alliance with Isetan Mitsukoshi
・Launched ""Oi Chika Gourmet"", a new service focused on top brand gourmet products.
・Formal launch of "Kit Oisix", a meal kit service with more than five types of organic and specially-cultivated vegetables included (20 minutes or less preparation time)
・Formation of a capital and business alliance with Dean & Deluca Japan
・Started our shareholder benefits plan. Hitomebore Rice given as an exclusive bonus to shareholders in 2013.
・First ""Tokyo Harvest"" event held at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.
・Launched Oisix Fulfillment Service (Oifull) to provide distribution services for online food.
・Opened Oisix CRAZY for VEGGY Atré Kichijoji store
・Opened the first exclusive Oisix section in Queens Isetan. Expansion of business co-operation with Isetan Mitsukoshi; development of the mail-order business.
・Launched Oisix EC Consulting to provide consultation and business support services, using our own e-commerce knowledge and experience.
・Construction of the Oisix Dining Center manufacturing facility to handle increased shipment volumes due to Kit Oisix
・Launched "Oisix Club with Tamahiyo", a regular food purchasing service for expectant mothers and new mothers.
・Revamped Oisix's brand logo: logo design and development with the creative director Manabu Mizuno.
・Sale of products in support of areas affected by the Kumamoto earthquake; provision of food aid to these areas
・Acquired Tokushimaru, a subsidiary company serving older customers and customers without access to a local supermarket.
・Appointed Manabu Mizuno as creative director
・Nominated as official supplier for Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation
・Reviewed possible management integration between Oisix and Daichi wo Mamoru Kai Co., Ltd.
・Daichi wo Mamoru Kai Co., Ltd. became an Oisix ra daichi group company.

Radish Boya

・Established Kan Network Co., Ltd.
・Launched a membership-based home delivery service for organic and low-pesticide vegetables in the Kanto region.
・Opened the Metropolitan Center (currently ORD Itabashi Station) in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture.
・Launched sales of "Palette," a curated seasonal selection of organic and low-pesticide vegetables.
・Opened the Radish Boya WEST Bureau (currently ORD Higashiosaka Station) in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, and launched home delivery services in the Kansai region.
・Began publishing the product catalog "Genki-kun" (currently "Ikikata ni Temahima wo").
・Launched sales of livestock products, seafood, processed foods, and daily sundries.
・Launched sales of "Organic Natural Eggs" from free-range poultry farming.
・Launched the import and sales of fair-trade "Balangon Bananas" from Negros Island, Philippines.
・Opened the Radish Boya NORTH Bureau (currently ORD Sapporo Station) in Sapporo City, Hokkaido, and launched home delivery services in the Hokkaido region.
・Launched sales of "Ecology Pasture Pork."
・Opened the Radish Boya Chubu Bureau (currently ORD Ichinomiya Station) in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, and launched home delivery services in the Chubu region.
・Launched sales of the rare Japanese Shorthorn Wagyu beef, "Tankaku Gyu."
・Launched sales of "Non-Wood Paper" eco-friendly stationery and products.
・Opened the Kanagawa Center (currently ORD Zama Station) in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture (expanding Kanto delivery services to two bases, including Tokyo).
・Successfully farmed "Environmentally Friendly, Medication-Free Yellowtail (Hamachi)."
・Established "RADIX," the company's proprietary environmental and production standards.
・Opened the organic supermarket "MOTHER'S" (operated until 1999).
・Joined IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements).
・Launched sales of "Atopy Aid," a line of allergy-friendly products.
・Launched sales of "Organic Chicken."
・Became a consolidated subsidiary of Kyusai Co., Ltd. through a stock transfer.
・Changed the corporate name to Radish Boya Co., Ltd.
・Obtained organic certification for "Kaze no Tani no Beer," Japan's first organic beer.
・Launched "Eco Kitchen Club," a recycling system that turns household food waste into agricultural resources.
・Relocated the Chubu Center (currently ORD Ichinomiya Station) to Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture.
・Relocated the Osaka Center (currently ORD Higashiosaka Station) to Kano, Higashiosaka City.
・Opened the ready-to-eat deli shop "Radish Deli" in Tama City, Tokyo (operated until 2006).
・Relocated the Metropolitan Center (currently ORD Itabashi Station) to Shingashi, Itabashi Ward, Tokyo.
・Launched sales of traditional heirloom vegetables under the brand "Ito Medurashi Meisai Hyakusen" (Top 100 Rare and Precious Vegetables).
・Participated in the "Terra Madre" (World Meeting of Food Communities) organized by the Slow Food Association in Italy.
・Launched sales of "Re-Shokki" (resource-circulating tableware) and initiated a tableware recycling program.
・Revised and established the product handling standards "RADIX."
・Became independent from Kyusai Co., Ltd. through an MBO (Management Buyout).
・Launched sales of "Low Trans-Fat Margarine."
・Released medication-free eel, produced under a fully integrated system from farming to manufacturing.
・Listed on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange.
・Launched "e-Radish," an online store for organic/low-pesticide vegetables, additive-free foods, and eco-friendly daily goods (later integrated into Radish Lawson Supermarket in 2011).
・Opened the Kyushu Center in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture (operated until 2014).
・Opened "Radish Lawson Supermarket," a nationwide online grocery store, in partnership with Lawson, Inc. (currently integrated into Radish Boya's primary service).
・Opened the Tohoku Center (currently ORD Sendai Depot) in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
・Opened the directly managed farm "Radish Farm Nagasaki" in Minamishimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture.
・Became a consolidated subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, INC. (resulting in delisting from the stock exchange).
・Integrated "Radish Lawson Supermarket" into Radish Boya's core services.
・Launched sales of the "Chikara aru Yasai" (Powerful Vegetables) series, highlighting local climate, environment, and traditional farming techniques.
・Launched a subscription service for "Radish Club," a curated set of vegetables and processed foods (currently known as "Select Service").
・Launched the "Watashi ga Shiageru 10-Min Kit" (10-Minute Meal Kit Finished by Me) series for time-saving cooking.
・Began wholesaling food ingredients to nursery schools and childcare facilities.
・Began wholesaling food ingredients to ABC Cooking Studio Co., Ltd.
・Launched the "Seiha" (Conquer) subscription series featuring different varieties of unique vegetables and fruits, starting with "Citrus Seiha."
・Established permanent "Radish Boya Produce Corners" at select locations of the "LIFE" supermarket chain in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
・Began providing meal plan curation by registered dietitians and nutritional consulting services to childcare facilities.
・Launched sales of the "Rigato" brand series, pursuing both health benefits and exquisite taste.
・Became a consolidated subsidiary of Oisix ra daichi Inc. (formerly Oisix.daichi Inc.).

Daichi wo Mamoru Kai

・Daichi-wo-mamoru-shimin-no-kai was established by chairman Toshio Fujimoto. (Later known as Daichi-wo-mamorukai).
・Incorporated the distribution department and established Daichi Ltd.
・Held the first “Chikyu-wa-naiteiru-tokyoshukai(the earth is crying assembly), since then “Dachi-wo-mamoru Tokyo Assembly” is held every year.
・Became the provider of organic school lunch for Ochidai Elementary School. Since then Daichi Ltd. has been a big part of safe school lunch movement.
・Established Daichi bussan Ltd. in partnership with other organizations and cooperations. Established Daichi Farm Ltd. and was involved in the establishment of “Zenko-gako-kyushoku-wo-kangaerukai (National school lunch convention)”.
・Kazuyoshi Fujita became the chairman.
・Began home delivery in the Musashino district at night.
・Started the anti-nuclear movement after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.
・Established Fruits Basket Ltd. in order to solve the problem of food waste in Kannami city in Shizuoka district.
・Established Radiishuboya with the cooperation of Japan Recycle Movement Assembly and Daichi bussan Ltd.
・Established Environmental food research department in Dachi Ltd.
・Held the first organic agriculture successor assembly.
・Started the anti-genetic modified crops movement.
・Started using natural gas vehicles for delivery.
・Held the first Candle night of one million people event.
・Established a business dedicated in local and natural materials for housing and forest restoration.
・Established a new distribution center in Akanehama, Narashino city.
・Built a 1.3 km farm road called “Road of Dachi” in Palestine with the donation of Daichi-wo-mamorukai members.
・Changed the title of the company from Daichi Ltd. to Daichi-wo-mamorukai Ltd.
・Started Daichi-wo-mamorukai’s web store.
・Opened a new store called “Daichi-wo-mamoru Deli” in Ecute Tokyo Ekichika Tokyo station.
・Started the product series “daichi-wo-mamorukai-no-mottainai-sakana(Wasteful fish)” in order to use local marine resources efficiently.
・Started the project “tabete-fukyooen project(eat and restore)” in order to support local manufacturers.
・Started using simple radioactivity measuring devices to example all the green apple products.
・Permitted by the Ministry of land, infrastructure and tourism as a regional housing branding business.
・Established “Yogeev Ltd.” in Beijing China and started to plan for home delivery service in Beijing, China.
・Established a partnership with Lawson Ltd.
・Yogeev began organic agricultural product home delivery.
・Productized native vegetables in Japan with the brand name “nihon-mukashiyasai(Traditional Native Japanese Vegetables )”.
・Started sales of co-developed diary and hygiene products with Lawson Fresh
・Changed the title of the delivery service to “Daichi-haitaku(Daichi delivery)”.
・Expanded the range of delivery from Tokyo to Nation wide.
・Celebrated 40 years anniversary of Daichi-wo-mamorukai in Tokyo Prince Hotel.
・Started sales of the first meal kit “oyasaideli-daichi-no-megumi-de-yutorigohan(vegetable deli kit, food of nature’s blessing).
・Started discussion with Oisix Ltd. about partnership.
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