History
1949 ‐ 1969
- 1949
- Matsuo Food Industry reorganized and incorporated as Matsuo Food Processing Co., Ltd. (Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture)
- 1955
- Company name changed to Calbee Confectionery Co., Ltd.
Company name origin
Calbee, the company name, is a portmanteau of "calcium" and "vitamin B1." Calcium is one of the representative nutritive minerals, while vitamin B1 is a major nutrient in the vitamin B family. The name was chosen in order to declare the corporate goal of creating products that benefit people's health. - 1964
- Kappa Ebisen launched
- 1967
- Kappa Ebisen shown and strongly received at the International Confectionery Expo in New York
- 1968
- Utsunomiya Factory (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture) started operations
- 1969
- Chitose Factory (Chitose City, Hokkaido; now Hokkaido Factory) started operations
1970 ‐ 1979
- 1970
- Calbee America, Inc. established (California, USA)
- 1973
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- Headquaters relocated to Kita-ku, Tokyo
- Company name changed to Calbee, Inc.
- 1974
- Four potato storehouses built in three locations in Hokkaido
- 1975
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- Kagoshima Factory (Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture) and Shimotsuma Factory (Shimotsuma City, Ibaraki Prefecture) started operations
- Potato Chips launched
- 1976
- Utsunomiya Factory No. 2 (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture) and Shiga Factory (Konan City, Shiga Prefecture; now Konan Factory) started operations
1980 ‐ 1989
- 1980
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- Calbee Tanawat Co., Ltd. established (Thailand)
- Calbee Potato, Inc. established (Obihiro City, Hokkaido)
- 1983
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- Kakamigahara Factory (Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture) started operations
- Aluminum deposited film adopted for the first time to pack Potato Chips Louisiana
- 1984
- Calbee Potato-maru launched as the world's first potato carrier
- 1985
- Aluminum deposited film adopted for all product packaging
- 1986
- Hiroshima-Nishi Factory (Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture) started operations
- 1988
- Cereals launched in the Chukyo area; entry in the cereals market
- 1989
- Kiyohara Factory (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture) started operations as a cereal production site; cereals launched nationwide
1990 ‐ 1999
- 1990
- Snack Food Service Co., LTD. established (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture; now Calbee Logistics, Inc.)
- 1993
- Corporate philosophy established: "We are committed to harnessing nature's gifts, to bringing taste and fun, and to contributing to healthy life styles."
- 1994
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- Headquaters building completed in Kita-ku, Tokyo
- Calbee Four Seas Co., Ltd. established (Hong Kong)
- 1995
- Shin-Utsunomiya Factory (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture) started operations
- 1997
- Calbee Potato Obihiro Factory (Obihiro City, Hokkaido; now Obihiro Factory) started operations
- 1999
- Ayabe Factory (Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture; now Kyoto Factory) started operations
2000 ‐ 2009
- 2002
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- Calbee Four Seas (Shantou) Co., Ltd. established (Guangdong Province, China; now CFSS Co. Ltd.)
- IT-management for potato fields (by introducing weather stations) commenced
- 2004
- R&DDE Center (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture; now R&D Center) established as Calbee's research and development hub
- 2006
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- Hiroshima Factory (Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture ; now Hiroshima Miyajima Factory ) started operations
- Corporate Message established: "Harvest the Power of Nature."
- RDO-CALBEE FOODS, LLC established (Oregon, USA)
- Calbee Eatalk Co., Ltd. established (Konan City, Shiga Prefecture)
- 2009
- Equity alliance formed with PepsiCo, Inc.; Japan Frito-Lay Ltd. became a subsidiary
2010 ‐ The Present
- 2010
- Headquaters relocated to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
- 2011
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- Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 11
- Haitai-Calbee Co., Ltd. established (South Korea)
- The MICHINOKU Future Fund jointly established by ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Kagome Co., Ltd. and Calbee, Inc. to support children orphaned by the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Calbee Plus antenna shops opened in two locations: Harajuku Takeshita Street (closed in 2021) and New Chitose Airport
- 2012
- RDO-Calbee Foods, LLC changed its name to Calbee North America, LLC.
- 2013
- PT. Calbee-Wings Food established (Indonesia)
- 2014
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- Calbee (UK) Ltd established (United Kingdom; now Calbee Group (UK) Ltd)
- GRAND Calbee and Calbee Kitchen shops opened
- 2015
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- Moh Seng Marketing Pte. Ltd. (Singapore; now Calbee Moh Seng Pte., Ltd.) became a subsidiary
- Calbee E-commerce, Ltd. established (Hong Kong)
- 2016
- Calbee Australia Pty Ltd. established (Australia)
- 2017
- Calbee North America, LLC became a subsidiary
- 2018
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- Calbee (Hangzhou) Foods Co., Ltd. established (Zhejiang Province, China)
- Seabrook Crisps Limited (United Kingdom) became a subsidiary
- 2019
- Warnock Food Products, Inc (California, USA) became a subsidiary
- 2020
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- Establishes a New Chinese Subsidiary, Calbee (China) Co., Ltd.
- Calbee (UK) Ltd merged with Seabrook Crisps Limited and changed its name to Calbee Group (UK) Ltd.
- Potato Kaitsuka Co., Ltd.（now Calbee Kaitsuka Sweet Potato,Inc.） became a subsidiary
- 2022
- Greenday Global Co., Ltd. (Thailand) became a subsidiary
- 2023
- Calbee America, Inc., Calbee North America, LLC, and Warnock Food Products, Inc. merged with Calbee America, Inc.