About Us
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History
History
〜1970
Founder : Totaro Hasegawa
Founder : Shozo Hasegawa
Construction of the Head Office
building completed(1962)
Establishment of the Fukaya facility (1964)
| 1903 | Hasegawa Totaro Shoten Founded |
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| 1923 | Begins production of essences |
| 1945 | Premises burned during the Great Tokyo Air Raid of World War II (March 1945) *Business resumed in November of same year in building near Gofukubashi, Tokyo |
| 1947 | Begins production of aromatic chemicals |
| 1948 | Hasegawa Totaro Shoten Incorporated |
| Kawasaki Production Facility established | |
| Sales of flavors begin | |
| 1960 | Osaka Sales Office established(Name changed to Osaka Branch in 1996) |
| 1961 | T. HASEGAWA CO., LTD. established |
| Research on savory flavors begins | |
| 1962 | Construction of the Head Office building completed |
| 1963 | Nagoya Liaison Office established(Name changed to Nagoya Sales Office in 1965) |
| 1964 | Fukaya Facility established *Flavor Production Division transferred to Fukaya Facility |
| 1967 | Sapporo Sales Office established |
| 1969 | Kawasaki Research Center established(Name changed to Technical Research Center in 1993) *Synthetic Chemical Production Division transferred to Fukaya Facility |
1970〜1999
Establishment of the Itakura facility (1984)
”HASEGAWA LETTER” published (1994)
| 1971 | Fukuoka Sales Office established (Subsequently closed) |
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| 1977 | Consolidated all production divisions at Fukaya Facility *Moved the Fragrance Production Division to Fukaya Facility |
| 1978 | T. HASEGAWA U.S.A., INC. established(Lawndale, California) |
| 1984 | Itakura Facility established |
| A. T. H. Co., Ltd. established(Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture. Subsequently closed) | |
| 1989 | T. HASEGAWA U.S.A., INC. transferred to Cerritos, California |
| 1990 | T. HASEGAWA CO. (S.E. ASIA) PTE. LTD. established(Singapore. Subsequently closed) |
| 1991 | Hong Kong Office established (Subsequently closed) |
| 1994 | Technology newsletter Hasegawa Letter first published (moved online in 2022) |
| 1995 | Company stock registered as an over-the-counter (OTC) security with the Japan Securities Dealers Association |
| 1996 | SHANGHAI T. HASEGAWA FLAVOURS AND FRAGRANCES TRADING CO., LTD. established |
| 1999 | T. HASEGAWA FINE FOODS CO., LTD. established(Absorbed through a merger in 2008) *Production of fruit processing products begins |
2000〜
R&D Center (2009)
“The Science of Flavors
and Fragrances” published (2013)
Head office (2016)
| 2000 | Company stock listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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| T. HASEGAWA FLAVOURS AND FRAGRANCES (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. established (Full-scale operation started in 2001) |
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| 2001 | Company stock listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2003 | 100th anniversary of company foundation |
| Hasegawa International Scholarship Foundation established (Now a public interest incorporated association) |
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| T. HASEGAWA (SOUTHEAST ASIA) CO., LTD. established (Thailand) | |
| 2006 | T. HASEGAWA FLAVOURS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. established(Full-scale operation started in 2009) |
| 2009 | Construction of the R&D Center completed *Consolidated the research division |
| 2011 | T. HASEGAWA BUSINESS SERVICE CO., LTD. established |
| 2013 | The Science of Flavors and Fragrances (Kodansha Ltd.) published |
| 2014 | PT. HASEGAWA FLAVOURS AND FRAGRANCES INDONESIA established |
| Acquired Peresscol Sdn. Bhd. (wholly owned subsidiary in Malaysia) | |
| 2015 |
Received the Japan Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry Society Award for Achievement in Technological Research for the development of new food flavorings through the integration of analysis, compounds, and synthesis formulation technologies *First to be awarded in the field of flavors and fragrances development |
| 2016 | Construction of the new Head Office building completed |
| 2017 |
T. HASEGAWA U.S.A., INC. acquired FLAVOR INGREDIENT HOLDINGS, LLC (wholly owned subsidiary) (FLAVOR INGREDIENT HOLDINGS, LLC was absorbed through a merger in 2020) |
| T. HASEGAWA FLAVOURS AND FRAGRANCES (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. established | |
| 2019 | Peresscol Sdn. Bhd. changed its trade name to T HASEGAWA FLAVOURS (KUALA LUMPUR) SDN. BHD. |
| 2020 |
T. HASEGAWA U.S.A., INC. acquired MISSION FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES, INC.
(wholly owned subsidiary) (MISSION FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES, INC. was absorbed through a merger in 2024) |
| 2022 | Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market |
| 2024 | T. HASEGAWA U.S.A., INC. acquired ABELEI, INC. (wholly owned subsidiary) |
| T. HASEGAWA FLAVOURS (PINGHU) CO., LTD. established | |
| 2025 | Acquired Hoàng Anh Flavors and Food Ingredients Joint Stock Company (wholly owned subsidiary in Vietnam) |