Company History

1952 March Began operating as an produce intermediate wholesaler.
1967 April Established Kamifukuoka Bussan Ltd.
Opened a sales office at the Yokohama North Market.
May
Launched a farm fresh delivery division for major supermarkets.
1970 July Launched a produce packaging division for major supermarkets. Began production of cut vegetables for commercial use.
1983 June Opened a sales office at the Yokohama South Market.
1987 April Changed from a limited company to a publicly traded company.
May Opened an intermediate wholesale shop at the Tokorozawa Produce Market.
1991 December Opened a sales office at the Toyoshima Market.
Opened a sales office at the Itabashi Market.
1993 March Launched a prepared foods division for major volume retailers. Began sales of processing kits for different food preparation purposes.
1994 March Opened an intermediate wholesale shop at the Kawagoe Central Produce Market.
1995 March Launched a processing division for major convenience stores.
1996 December Closed the intermediate wholesale shop at Tokorozawa Produce Market.
1999 December Opened the Kawagoe Plant.
Launched a produce packaging division for major convenience stores.
2000 September Closed the intermediate wholesale shop at Kawagoe Central Produce Market.
2001 October Reorganized group operations, and transferred the Yokohama North, South, Toyoshima, and Itabashi sales offices to the group company Kamifukuoka Produce Market Co., Ltd.
2002 May Transferred head office functions to the Kawagoe plant.
June Closed the old head office due to reorganization of operations and aging of facilities. The Kawagoe Plant became the head office.
2004 November Completed the wastewater treatment facility. Treatment capacity: 100 t/day = Third largest in the prefecture at small and mid-sized companies.
2005 March Introduced a blanching machine. Started the vegetable boiling process.
2006 April Launched a division for hospital business.
October Launched a division for school and company meal services.
2008 November Acquired a license for processing of prepared foods. Began sales of kits for various prepared foods.
2010 July Acquired a license for processing of meat, fish, and shellfish. Provided tempura kits and other individual portion products to shops.
2013 December Start operation of prefabricated freezer
2016 January introduced the foreign substance removal machine 888SJ model. Used for washing lettuce, shredded cabbage, and others.
May Hasap water generator (Sweet aqua) was introduced.
October This news was aired on Shinichi Hatori Morning Bird through TV Asahi News program
December Operation of a new waste water treatment system with a daily processing capacity of 180 t.