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2007Registered the fish producer in order to meet new EU HACCP requirements, ensuring the traceability of all stages.
2006Exempted from FDA Import Alert.
2005Established Murakami Suigun Co.,Ltd. and opened Sushi Suigun, the 1st Kaiten
2004Received EUHACCP certification and scheduled to the EU market. Established Ocean Express Co.,Ltd.
2003ISO9001 of the B・R・C certified Integrated Morimatsu Fishery Frozen Stock Company and Rumi Japan Ltd.
2002Purchased 1,350 square meters of land next to the processing plant for further construction to support our application for a EU HACCP certificate. Inaugurated a new project to apply for ISO9001.
2001Inaugurated a new project to apply for an EU HACCP certificate.
2000HACCP certificate issued by the Japan Frozen Foods Inspection Corporation.
1999The processing factory was renovated and sanitary facilities were installed in order to acquire the HACCP certificate.
1997Finished the installation of farmed fish tanks in the new processing factory, currently the most prominent in Western Japan.
1996Purchased land next to the processing factory. The total processing factory area grew to 3,300 square meters.
1995Processed a record-breaking amount of over 13,000 pieces of fish per day through the introduction of various automatic machines.
1993A processing factory with an accompanying Sales Dept. was built next to the 500t freezer in order to further strengthen sales of frozen products.
1991The founder retired and a new president was appointed. The organization structure was then changed. The main office was renovated and expanded. A new factory was built and product lines were expanded to match our customers’ needs. Started sales of Yellowtail fillet and Seabream to the Hokkaido Wholesale Market.
1987Rumi Japan Co., Ltd. was incorporated and began imports of frozen seafood, fingerlings, grown fish and fish feed. Installed a 500t freezer on 1,650 square meters of company land in order to strengthen frozen product sales to local wholesalers and retailers.
1985A computer system was introduced in order to rationalize the factory work process and to simplify control of the increasing amount of clerical work.
1984The Morimatsu Store was incorporated as the Rumi Japan (Morimatsu Suisan Reito Co., Ltd.)
1978Started farming Seabream to expand the farmed fish product line.
1976Built a new main office with a bigger sales area and a factory in order to increase sales to wholesale markets and to strengthen the purchasing position for local fish. Started the Frozen Seafood business.
19671967 The Morimatsu store was registered as a wholesale broker at the Matsuyama Central Wholesale Market.