In March 1964, Taro Otomo originally founded Nitto Oil Company in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, to sell fishing boat fuel oil and other products.
In 1966, Nitto Oil built a new plant in an effort to take the business in a different direction with the intent of more aggressively expanding the company, and began producing and selling salads.
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March 1964 |
Established Nitto Oil Company, and began selling chemicals and fuel oil for fishing boats |
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October 1964 |
Changed the company name from Nitto Oil Company to Nichiyo Sangyo Company |
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November 1966 |
Built a salad processing plant in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, and began producing and selling salads |
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September 1967 |
Built the new Shinjuku Plant in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, and began producing and selling bread products |
Nichiyo Sangyo began doing business with SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO., LTD., in 1978. After starting out by delivering products to nearly 300 stores, we now deliver to outlets nationwide.
Storehouse-style mini stores selling rice balls along the roadside became the talk of the town
Hand-made rice balls are produced using a packaging technique that separates the roasted seaweed with film
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July 1971 |
Established Nichiyo Foods Co., Ltd. (currently Nichiyo Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary), and began importing and selling ingredients |
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June 1974 |
Relocated the headquarters to Kodaira City, Tokyo |
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May 1975 |
Established Nichiyo Delica Co., Ltd. (formerly Warabeya Honten Co., Ltd.), and began producing and selling cooked rice products |
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March 1976 |
Built the new Nichiyo Delica Co., Ltd., Murayama Plant in Tokyo |
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October 1976 |
Built the new Yokohama Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture |
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June 1978 |
Began doing business with SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO., LTD. |
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January 1979 |
Established Nichiyo Facilities and Equipment Co., Ltd. (currently Prosystas Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary), and began selling food production machinery and equipment |
In 1982, the Company expanded into Hawaii in the US with the aim of making bento meal boxes more popular overseas.
The products sold at our directly-managed stores took root in Hawaii as a result of rearranging them to suit the local food culture and flavors.
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January 1981 |
Warabeya Honten Co., Ltd., established Hotaka Co., Ltd., in Nagano Prefecture, and began producing and selling cooked rice products and bread products |
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June 1982 |
Established Tokyo Bento Nichiyo, Inc. (currently Warabeya U.S.A., Inc., a consolidated subsidiary), as an affiliate in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., and began producing and selling cooked rice products |
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March 1984 |
Absorbed and merged with Warabeya Honten Co., Ltd., and changed the company name to Warabeya Nichiyo Co., Ltd. |
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November 1984 |
Built the new Gunma Plant in Gunma Prefecture |
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August 1987 |
Established Nichiyo Logistics Co., Ltd. (currently Bestrans Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary), and began food-related delivery services |
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January 1988 |
Built the new Chiba Plant in Chiba Prefecture |
The Company was first listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1999. Becoming a public company through this stock listing allowed us to make significant progress in strengthening the organizational structure. (Listed on the First Section in 2003, and transitioned to the Prime Market in 2022)
Our lineup of Seaweed Wrapped Onigiri Ball, Steamed Red Rice Onigiri Rice Ball, and other types of rice balls has expanded
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January 1992 |
Absorbed and merged with Hotaka Co., Ltd. |
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July 1992 |
Built the new Omiya Plant in Saitama Prefecture |
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June 1993 |
Nichiyo Co., Ltd., established Nichiyo Fresh Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary), and began producing salmon fillets |
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February 1995 |
Built the new Ibaraki Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture |
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July 1995 |
Registered as an over-the-counter company with the Japan Securities Dealers Association |
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October 1995 |
Established Warabeya Fukushima Co., Ltd., in Fukushima Prefecture, and began producing cooked rice products for sale in the Fukushima area |
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May 1996 |
Established Warabeya Kansai Co., Ltd., in Osaka Prefecture, and began producing cooked rice products for sale in the Kansai area |
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July 1997 |
Warabeya Kansai Co., Ltd., built the new Shiga Plant in Shiga Prefecture |
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November 1999 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
With the Company opening new plants almost every year, the flagship Tokyo Plant began operations in Musashimurayama, Tokyo, during 2007 as one of the industry’s largest.
With the perfection of a new molding method, onigiri rice ball fillings consistently sit in the center
Non-sticky fried rice and charcoal-grilled sparerib bento meal boxes were realized through the development of new cooking equipment
Advances in technologies that enable great tasting refrigerated foods led to the emergence of chilled products
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June 2000 |
Warabeya Kansai Co., Ltd., built the new Sakai Plant in Osaka Prefecture |
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March 2002 |
Built the new Sagamihara Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture |
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July 2002 |
Established Warabeya Tokai Co., Ltd., in Aichi Prefecture, which started operations at the newly built Nagoya Plant in December, and began producing cooked rice products for sale in the Tokai area |
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August 2003 |
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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March 2005 |
Acquired Delicaland Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary through a share purchase, renamed it Warabeya Hokkaido Co., Ltd., and began producing cooked rice products for sale in the Hokkaido region |
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March 2005 |
Established Warabeya Co., Ltd. (formerly Delimor Co., Ltd.), in Saitama Prefecture, which started operations at the newly built Saitama Plant in February 2006, and began producing and selling cooked rice products for Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. |
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October 2006 |
Warabeya Kansai Co., Ltd., began operations at the Miki Plant in Hyogo Prefecture |
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April 2007 |
Built the new Tokyo Plant in Tokyo |
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September 2009 |
Built the new Minami Alps Plant in Yamanashi Prefecture |
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December 2009 |
Warabeya Tokai Co., Ltd., built the new Hokuriku Plant in Ishikawa Prefecture |
In 2011, the Company established a joint venture and began operations in China. Similarly, we began supplying a full line-up of products in Texas, U.S.A., in 2017, spurring on activity overseas.
Plants dedicated to chilled products went into operation in response to growing demand for these items
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September 2010 |
Absorbed and merged with Delimor Co., Ltd. |
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March 2011 |
Invested in Beijing Want-Yang Foods Ltd. in Beijing, China, based on a joint venture agreement with SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN Co., Ltd., and Row Want Holdings Ltd., part of the Want Want China Holdings Limited group |
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March 2013 |
Built the new No. 2 Sagamihara Plant (currently the Dessert Plant) in Kanagawa Prefecture |
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December 2013 |
Warabeya Kansai Co., Ltd., built the new Kagawa Plant in Kagawa Prefecture |
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June 2014 |
Built the new Urawa Plant in Saitama Prefecture |
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March 2015 |
Absorbed and merged with Warabeya Fukushima Co., Ltd. |
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May 2015 |
Built the new Iwate Plant in Iwate Prefecture |
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September 2016 |
Split off and merged the Company’s operating divisions with Warabeya Kansai Co., Ltd., and changed the company name to Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co., Ltd. (transition to a holding company structure) Warabeya Kansai Co., Ltd., absorbed and merged with Warabeya Tokai Co., Ltd., and Warabeya Hokkaido Co., Ltd., at which point the company name was changed to Warabeya Nichiyo Co., Ltd. |
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March 2017 |
Warabeya Nichiyo Co., Ltd., built the new Dessert Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture (split off from the No. 2 Sagamihara Plant) |
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November 2017 |
Prime Deli Corporation of Texas, U.S.A., (currently Warabeya North America, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary), became a subsidiary |
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November 2017 |
Established Warabeya Heartful Co., Ltd. |
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January 2018 |
Relocated the headquarters to Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo (the current location) |
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May 2019 |
Transitioned to a company with audit and supervisory committee |
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September 2020 |
Nichiyo Fresh Co., Ltd., is converted to a direct subsidiary of the Company through a dividend in kind executed by Nichiyo Co., Ltd. |
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November 2020 |
Relocated the headquarters and plant of Warabeya U.S.A., Inc., to Waipahu, Hawaii, U.S.A. |
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May 2021 |
Established Trust K Porter Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
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June 2021 |
Established Warabeya Nichiyo Foods Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
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September 2021 |
The domestic Food Production Business operated by Warabeya Nichiyo Co., Ltd., was split off and succeeded by Warabeya Nichiyo Foods Co., Ltd. Warabeya Nichiyo Co., Ltd., was designated as the company in charge of the overseas Food Production Business, and the company name was changed to Warabeya Nichiyo International Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
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April 2022 |
Transitioned from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market |
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September 2022 |
Established Warabeya Co., Ltd. (currently Warabeya Delica Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary) |
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September 2023 |
Warabeya North America, Inc., built the new Virginia plant in Stafford, Virginia, U.S.A. |
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March 2024 |
Warabeya Delica Co., Ltd. Built the new Iruma Plant in Saitama Prefecture |
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March 2024 |
Warabeya Delica Co., Ltd. began oparations at the Bakery Plant in Gunma Prefecture. |
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