 1908 |
| Professor Kikunae IKEDA discovered the Clutamic acid as the
source of "Umami (tastefulness)" |
| 1909 |
| Saburosuke Suzuki marketed Umami seasoning AJI-NO-MOTO |
| 1930
- |
| Extension of activities to overseas market |
| 1935 |
| Diversified into Edible Oil Business |
| 1954 |
| Paris Representative office opened in France (presently AJINOMOTO
EUROPE
S.A.S.) |
| 1956 |
| Diversified into Amino Acids for Pharmaceuticals |
| 1961 |
| Deutsche Ajinomoto GmbH established in Germany (presently AJINOMOTO
FOODS
DEUTSCHLAND GmbH) |
| 1962 |
| Diversified into Processed Foods Business. |
| 1963 |
Diversified into Feed-use Amino Acids
Ajinomoto Insud S.p.A. established in Italy |
| 1969 |
| Diversified into Specialty Chemicals Business |
| 1972 |
Diversified into Sweetener Business
Diversified into Frozen Foods Business |
| 1974 |
| EUROLYSINE S.A. established in France (presently AJINOMOTO
EUROLYSINE S.A.S. ) |
| 1979 |
| Diversified into Beverage Business |
| 1980 |
Diversified into Dairy Products Business
Diversified into Pharmaceuticals |
| 1989 |
| S.A. OmniChem N.V. joined the Ajinomoto Group in Belgium (presently
S.A.
Ajinomoto Omnichem N.V.) |
| 1990 |
S.A. Ajinomoto Coordination center n.v. established in Belgium
BIOITALIA-Biopro Italia S.p.A. established in Italy (presently AJINOMOTO
BIOITALIA S.p.A.) |
| 1991 |
West African Seasoning Co., Ltd. Established in Nigeria
Euro-Aspartame S.A. has established in France (presently Ajinomoto Euro-Aspartame
S.A.S.)
Forum Holdings Ltd. In U.K. (presently Forum BioScience Holding Ltd) joined
the Ajinomoto group |
| 1998 |
| Ajinomoto-Genetika Research Institute established in Russia |
| 1999 |
Ajinomoto Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd, established in U.K.
Ajinomoto Poland Sp.zo.o. established in Poland |
| 2003 |
AJINOMOTO FOODS EUROPE S.A.S. established in France
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Moscow office established in Russia |
| 2004 |
OOO “AJINOMOTO” established in Russia
Representative office of AJINOMOTO FOODS DEUTCHLAND opened
in Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire
50th anniversary of European operation |
| 2005 |
| SAMSMAK Foods Sp. z.o.o. joined Ajinomoto Group in Poland (integrated
in
Ajinomoto Poland Sp. zo.o.) |
| 2006 |
| 2006 AJINOMOTO SWITZERLAND AG and Ajinomoto Euro-Aspartame
S.A.S. are unified and reborn as Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe S.A.S. |
