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| 1906 | Established former Meiji Sugar Co., Ltd. (origin of both the companies) | |
| 1916 | Established Tokyo Confectionery Co,. Ltd., the predecessor of Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. | |
| 1917 | Merged Taisho Seika (Parent company: Meiji Sugar) Okubo factory started producing caramel and biscuits |
Established Kyokuto Condensed Milk Co., Ltd (Parent company: Meiji Sugar), forerunner of Meiji Dairies Started manufacturing condensed milk |
| 1920 | Meiji Sugar established Meiji Shoten (later Meiji Shoji) | |
| 1924 | Changed name to Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. | |
| 1926 | Started selling "Milk Chocolate" Started selling cocoa and launched the food business |
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| 1940 | Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. commissioned Meiji Milk Products Co., Ltd. to operate its dairy products division | Changed name to Meiji Dairy Corporation |
| 1946 | Launched the pharmaceutical business by starting production of penicillin at Kawasaki Factory | Started trial productions of Penicillin at the Osaka Plant |
| 1949 | Started selling "Penicillin Meinyu" | |
| 1950 | Started selling antibiotic "Streptomycin" | |
| 1951 | Started selling "Soft Curd Meiji infant formula" | |
| 1953 | Started selling whipped cream "Meiji Fresh Cream" | |
| 1958 | Launch of the Yodogawa Factory after acquiring Meiji Dairies' Osaka Plant(integration of the Penicillin business) Started selling antibiotic "Kanamycin" that was first introduced by Meiji Seika in Japan |
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| 1961 | Started selling "Marble Chocolate" | |
| 1968 | Started selling a snack "Karl" that was first introduced by Meiji Seika in Japan | Started selling "Meiji Baby Rice Gruel" and "Meiji Infant Fruit Juice" for weaning |
| 1971 | Started selling "Meiji Plain Yogurt" | |
| 1972 | Merged with Meiji Shoji | Meiji Shoji transferred its milk production division to Meiji Dairy |
| 1973 | Started selling "Meiji Bulgaria Yogurt" | |
| 1974 | Established "Meiji Seika (Singapore) Private, Limited" Established "PT. Meiji Indonesian Pharmaceutical Industries" |
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| 1975 | Started selling "Kinoko no Yama" Started selling the fungicide "ORYZEMATE" |
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| 1976 | Started selling the frozen food "Pizza & Pizza" | |
| 1980 | Started selling "SAVAS" series | |
| 1983 | Started selling "Isodine Gargle" for household use | |
| 1986 | Started selling the liquid diet "YH-80" | |
| 1988 | Started selling "Kajyu Gummy" | |
| 1989 | Started selling the anti-anxiety drug "MEILAX" | |
| 1990 | Started selling "Super Natural Ice Cream Aya" Started selling the soft margarine "Meiji Corn 100" |
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| 1991 | Started the fitness club "Sports Plaza Osaka" | |
| 1992 | Started selling "Meiji Hokkaido Tokachi Cheese" | |
| 1994 | Started selling the anti-biotic "MEIACT" | Started selling "Meiji Essel Super Cup Cho-Vanilla" |
| 1995 | Started selling the sports and fitness drink "VAAM" Started selling the liquid diet "Mei Balance" |
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| 1997 | Started selling "Xylish Gum" | |
| 1999 | Started selling the antidepressant "DEPROMEL" | |
| 2000 | Started selling "Meiji Provio Yogurt LG21" | |
| 2002 | Started selling "Amino Collagen" | Commenced natinowide sales of "Meiji Oishii Gyunyu" |
| 2007 | Started selling the infant formula "Meiji Hohoemi Rakuraku Cube" | |
| 2008 | Established a business and capital alliance with Pokka Corporation | Started to selling the sports and fitness drink "Super VAAM" Started to selling "Meiji Fresh Cream Ajiwai" |
| 2009 | Established the joint holding company "Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd." in April and integrated management | |
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