1939 |
●Founding of Kajiwara Kogyosho, Yasuo Kajiwara, proprietor. Founded by husband and wife |
1948 |
●Restructured as Kajiwara Kogyo Joint-Stock Company, Representated By Yasuo Kajiwara.
Old company building at the time of reconstruction.
“KK Type Mixing Cooker”
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1960 |
●‘K-2 Type Mixing Cooker’ completed. “K-2 Type Mixing Cooker” |
1963 |
●New type of “SEIAN Machine” completed. |
1964 |
●Minorikawa prize for invention & Ministry of international trade and industry award
●Restructured into Kajiwara Kogyo Co. Ltd.(Yasuo Kajiwara, President and Representative Director) |
1966 |
●Completion of the horizontal cooking and stirring machine “Reokneader KH”. “Reokneader KH”. |
1967 |
●Tokuji Kajiwara appointed President and CEO |
1969 |
●Saitama factory completed in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture established
Kappabashi Showroom completed.
Saitama Factory completed.
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1970 |
●Osaka sales office opened in Nishi-ku, Osaka.
●Completion of “ReoMixer” |
1971 |
●Kitchen Equipment Division opened on the site of the Kappabashi showroom. |
1972 |
●”ReoMixer” awarded Nara Invention Prize.
●Exhibited at the International Industrial Exhibition in Paris |
1973 |
●Exhibited at the US Bread Industry Exhibition |
1974 |
●Kanto Region Invention Encouragement Award for 1974 |
1975 |
●Establishment of laboratory for basic research
●Fukuoka Sales Office (now Fukuoka Office) established in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City. |
1977 |
●Spun off the Kitchen Equipment Division and established Kajiwara Kitchen Supply Inc. |
1978 |
●Completion of Osaka Kajiwara Building, relocation of Osaka Sales Office (now Osaka Office).
●”Automatic Bean Cooker KAB” completed.
●Yashio Plant completed in Yashio, Saitama. |
1981 |
●Sendai Office (now Sendai Office) opened in Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City.
●Kajiwara Tokyo Head Office building completed.
“Mixing Cooker OAM”
Tokyo Head Office building completed
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1982 |
●Exhibited at FOOD ASIA, Singapore. |
1983 |
●”Self Weighing System” completed. |
1985 |
●”Automatic Bean cooker” awarded Nikkei Excellent Product Award and Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman’s Award.
●”Copper/Stainless Steel Kettle” completed..
●Opened Nagoya Sales Office (now Nagoya Office) in Nishi-ku, Nagoya.
●”Inconsistent Speed Mixing Cooker KRD” completed. |
1986 |
●Exhibited at Europan, France |
1987 |
●’Encrusting and Forming Machine EC’ completed.
●’Encrusting and forming machine EC’ awarded Science and Technology Agency Director-General’s Encouragement Prize |
1989 |
●”CAS line” completed, Received Invention Merit Award.
●Tokyo Factory opened in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture (merged with the Saitama and Yashio Plants).
●Hiroshima Sales Office (now Hiroshima Office) opened in Naka-ku, Hiroshima.
Tokyo Factory |
1990 |
●CAD-ing the entire design department. |
1991 |
●Awarded the Chairman’s Merit Prize of the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation for the “Self Weighing System”.
●President Tokuji Kajiwara received the Science and Technology Agency Director-General’s Award for the ‘Development of a heating and stirring machine for food products’. |
1992 |
●Award (now the Good Company Award).
●President Tokuji Kajiwara, Medal with Yellow Ribbon. |
1993 |
●’CAS line’ awarded Suga Invention Prize at Tokyo Invention Exhibition.
●”Tsubuan Unit CAT” completed.. “Tsubuan Unit CAT” |
1998 |
●Establishment of Kajiwara Inc.
●”Mixing Cooker for Custard Cream KRS+H” completed |
1999 |
●’Hybrid Mixing Cooker Gasteam’ completed.
●”Mixing Cooker OAM” awarded Nisshoku Excellent Food Machinery and Materials Award.
●Kajiwara Kogyo Co. Ltd. awarded TPM Excellence Award Class 2 |
2000 |
●Completed “Revolpan RFN”
●”Hybrid Cooker Mixer” Awarded Commissioner of the Japanese Patent Office Encouragement Prize at the Tokyo Invention Exhibition.
●ISO 9001:1994 certification (currently ISO 9001:2015)
●”Hybrid Mixing Cooker Denjisteam” completed “Hybrid Mixing Cooker” |
2001 |
●Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, Sapporo Sales Office (now Sapporo Office) opened
●”Hybrid Mixing Cooker” receives Kanto Region Commendation for Invention, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Director-General’s Encouragement Award.
●Tokuji Kajiwara, President Received Invention Promotion Merit Award. |
2002 |
●Exhibited at Europan, France/td>
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2003 |
●”Hybrid Mixing Cooker” receives Japan Machinery Federation Chairman’s Prize, Energy-saving Equipment Award,
New Machine Development Award for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Chairman’s Prize of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry,
Nisshoku Excellent Food Machinery and Materials Award.
Food Industry Technology Merit Award. |
2004 |
●Kajiwara Customer Center opened in Yashio, Saitama. Kajiwara Customer Center |
2005 |
●Opening of the Kajiwara Customer Center User Test Room in Yashio, Saitama.
●Hidehiro Kajiwara appointed as President and Representative Director. |
2006 |
●Chairman Tokuji Kajiwara Received the 2005 Arai Prize.
●”Cooking Cooling Homogenizing Σ” completed.
●”Cooking Cooling Homogenizing Σ” “Cooking Cooling Homogenizing Σ” |
2007 |
●”Reokneader α” and “Cooker/Soaker KAM-05” completed.
●Chairman Tokuji Kajiwara was awarded the Invention Encouragement Merit Prize.
●Received the Invention Encouragement Award at the Tokyo Invention Exhibition for “Reokneader α”. “Reokneader α”. |
2008 |
●Exhibited at Interpack (Germany). |
2009 |
●”Kettle inner surface temperature sensor”, receives the Tokyo Invention Exhibition, Japan Patent Office Commissioner’s Incentive Award.
●”Reokneader α” awarded Nisshoku Excellent Food Machinery Award.” |
2010 |
●”Rich flavour Bean Paste Manufacturing Equipment”, receives Tokyo Technology and Invention Exhibition, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Incentive Award. |
2011 |
●”Rich flavour Bean Paste Manufacturing Equipment” receives Kanto Region Invention Award, Tokyo Governor’s Prize |
2012 |
●Tokyo factory Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Award for Excellence in Radio Calisthenics.
●Exhibited at FHA (Singapore) |
2013 |
●”Tabletop Homogenizer Σ-005″ completed.
●Kajiwara Singapore Pte. Ltd. is established in Singapore. Kajiwara Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
2014 |
●Chairman Tokuji Kajiwara Received the 2014 Intellectual Property Merit Award from the Japan Patent Office.
●Received the Nisshoku Excellent Food Machinery Materials and Material Award for “Cooking Cooling Homogenizer Σ”
●Exhibited at Gulfood Manufacturing (UAE). |
2016 |
●Tokyo Factory ANNEX completed. Tokyo Factory ANNEX |
2017 |
●”Cooking Cooling Homogenizer Σ” receives Invention Grand Prize, Invention Merit Award. |
2018 |
●”Springless Sanitary Blade” Receives Award for Nisshoku Excellence in Food Machinery, Materials and Supplies.
●Kajiwara Inc. received the 5th Intellectual Property Utilisation Award, Special Prize. |
2019 |
●80th anniversary of the company’s foundation
●Kajiwara Inc Received the Food Industry Heisei Contribution Award.
●Chairman Tokuji Kajiwara received the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Food Culture from the Japan Food Culture Foundation. |
2020 |
●Chairman Tokuji Kajiwara Receives the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays Medal
●Chairman Tokuji Kajiwara receives the Food Industry Achievement Award from the Japan Food Journal. |
2022 |
●’Hybrid Mixing Cooker 300′ receives Nisshoku Award for Excellence in Food Machinery, Materials and Ingredients. |
2023 |
●Chairman Tokuji Kajiwara, Food Industry Special Contribution Award from the Japan Food Journal. |