Basic knowledge of AJI-NO-MOTO®
100 Years of History
| 1907 | September | Dr. Kikunae Ikeda, a chemist, started to develop umami taste from Kombu seawead. |
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| 1908 | July |  Kikunae Ikeda acquired patent on manufacturing seasoning (glutamate) |
| September | Mr. Suzuki owned above-mentioned patent jointly with Dr. Ikeda. | |
| November |  Registered trademark of Lady & AJI-NO-MOTO®. |
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| December | Started production of AJI-NO-MOTO® in Zushi factory. | |
| 1909 | May |   Launched AJI-NO-MOTO® in Japan on 20th May 1909. |
| 1910 | May | Chose sole agent in Taiwan and launched AJI-NO-MOTO® |
| August | Chose sole agent in Korea and launched AJI-NO-MOTO® | |
| 1917 | July | Opened New York purchasing and sales office. |
| 1918 | February | Opened Shanghai sales office. |
| 1926 | May | Established The Larrowe Suzuki Company in U.S. (dissolved on 1936.) |
| 1927 | June | Opened Singapore sales office. |
| 1935 | March | Established Tianjin Kogyo Co. in China. |
| 1939 | June |  Established Manchuria Nosan Kagaku Kogyo Co. in China Tianjin. |
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| 1946 | February | Changed company name to Ajinomoto Co., Inc. |
| 1947 | January | Resumption of export of AJI-NO-MOTO® to U.S. |
| 1954 | May | Start of advertising on commercial television (one-minute slots).
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| The history of the establishment of AJI-NO-MOTO®’s production and sales base. | ||
| 1956 | August |  Established Ajinomoto do Brasil Industria e Comercio.(the present Ajinomoto Interamericana Indutria e Comercio Ltda.) |
| 1958 | May |  Established Union Chemicals, Inc. in Philippines.(the present Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation) |
| 1960 | March |  Established Ajinomoto Co., (Thailand) Ltd. |
| 1961 | July |  Established Ajinomoto (Malaya) Co., Ltd.(the present Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad) |
| 1963 | June |  Established Ajinomoto-INSUD S.p.A. in Italy. （dissolved on 1977.) |
| 1968 | February |  Established Ajinomoto del Peru S.A. |
| 1969 | July |  Established PT Ajinomoto Indonesia. |
| 1984 | October |  Established Heatland Lysine, Inc.(the present Ajinomoto Heartland LLC in U.S) |
| 1991 | February |  Established B&W Vietnam Co., Ltd (the present Ajinomoto Vietnam Co., Ltd) |
| May |  Established West African Seasoning Co., Ltd. in Nigeria. |
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| 1996 | December |  Established Ajinomoto(China) Co., Ltd |
| 2003 | October |  Established Ajinomoto (India) Pvt. Ltd |
| October |  Established AJINOMOTO FOODS EUROPE S.A.S. in France. |
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