2000
1985
Founded Jochiku Co., Ltd. in Kagoshima City.
currently Kamichiku Co., Ltd.
1990
Commenced cattle processing operations for Daiei.
1992
Began involvement in cattle breeding and farming.
1993
Founded Kinkō Farm Co., Ltd.
※currently Kamichiku Farm Co., Ltd.
1995
Completed construction of the head office building and relocated to the current Kamichiku Co., Ltd. headquarters.
1996
Established operations at the Kagoshima Meat Center.
1998
Started production business in Australia.
2000
・Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
2001
・Outbreak of BSE (mad cow disease)
2002
Opened Kamichiku Tokyo Sales Office
※currently Kamichiku Kanto Sales Office Co., Ltd.
2004
Received JAS certification for traceable beef production.
Certified under SQF 2000 and HACCP standards
2006
Started restaurant operations.
2007
・Meat Hope scandal occurred.
2008
Started research on fertilized embryos.
Established Minamisatsuma Livestock Artificial Insemination Center and obtained necessary licenses.
Acquired Andworks Co., Ltd. through M&A
※currently b-smile project Co., Ltd.
2010
Became the first company in Japan's meat industry to simultaneously obtain ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 22000:2005 certifications.
Opened Kamichiku Osaka Sales Office
※currently Kamichiku Kansai Sales Office Co., Ltd.
Obtained export licenses for Thailand and Macau.
2011
Acquired Tōshoku Meat Seven Co., Ltd. through M&A.
Took over operations of Yuzuriba Farm from Kumamoto Prefecture.
currently Kamichiku Farm Co., Ltd.
・Agura Farm scandal
・Yakiniku Ebisu food poisoning outbreak
2012
Took over operations of Ōkuchi Breeding Farm from Kagoshima Prefecture.
Established K-Milk Co., Ltd.
※currently Kamichiku Farm Co., Ltd.
2013
Opened a sliced meat packaging center within the Kagoshima Meat Center.
Acquired Shinsei Foods Co., Ltd. through M&A
※currently b-smile project Co., Ltd.
Established Quality Meat Co., Ltd.
2014
Established K-Farmers Co., Ltd.
2015
Established K-Farm Kumamoto Co., Ltd.
※currently Kamichiku Farm Co., Ltd.
2016
Established b-smile project Co., Ltd.
2017
Established KAMICHIKU VIETNAM JOINT STOCK COMPANY in Vietnam.
K-Farm Kumamoto Co., Ltd. absorbed Kamichiku Farm Kyushu Co., Ltd. through a merger.
Reestablished Yume Sakura-kan in Isa City as Isa Farm Co., Ltd.
※currently Isa Farm Direct Sales Store
2018
Established FS-Kamichiku Company Limited in Hong Kong.
2019
Established Watami Kamichiku Co., Ltd.
Established K's Meat Solution Co., Ltd.
2020
Acquired Ikaruga Aso Ubuyama Farm Co., Ltd. through M&A
※currently Kamichiku Farm Aso Ubuyama Ranch
Established Kyūshū Farm Solution Co., Ltd.
・State of emergency declared due to the spread of COVID-19.
2021
Established Kyushu Farm Logistics Co., Ltd.
Isa Farm Co., Ltd. changed its name to Kyushu Sanchoku Ichiba Co., Ltd.
Established Quality Farm Co., Ltd.
Opened Kamichiku Tanba Center.
2022
Kamichiku Farm Co., Ltd. absorbed Kamichiku Farm Kyushu Co., Ltd. through a merger.
※currently Kamichiku Farm Co., Ltd.
2023
Opened Oniku no Chokubaijo Fukiage and Kutajima locations.
