History

1940-1949

Factory photo
  • 1947 Established Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd. (paid-in capital: 180 thousand yen) at 17 Momozono-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi.
  • 1948 Moved the head office to 31 Miyade-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi.

1950-1959

Juice Machine
  • 1952 Opened Gokiso factory in 3-15 Tenjin-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi.
  • 1956 Opened Toyoake factory (current main factory) at current head office location.
  • 1957 Started selling juice vending machines.

1960-1969

Hoshizaki America
  • 1963 Moved the head office to 3-16 Sakae-cho, Minamiyakata, Toyoake, Aichi, which is current head office location.
  • 1965 Started selling fully automatic ice machines.
  • 1966 Established HOSHIZAKI TOKYO CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
  • 1968 Established SAKAMOTO SHOJI CO., LTD. (the company merged to Hoshizaki Electric Co., LTD. in December 2005) and transferred the sales department.
  • 1969 Established HOSHIZAKI TOKAI CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi.
  • 1969 Established HOSHIZAKI KEIHAN CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Tennoji-ku, Osaka (currently head office in Chuo-ku, Osaka).
  • 1969 Established HOSHIZAKI KITAKYU CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.

1970-1979

Hoshizaki America
  • 1970 Opened Shimane factory (as cooking equipment factory) in Kisuki-cho, Ohara-gun, Shimane-ken (currently Kisuki-cho, Unnan, Shimane).
  • 1970 Started selling draft beer dispensers.
  • 1972 Started selling refrigerators.
  • 1974 Established Shimane second factory (as prefabricated refrigerator plant) in Kisuki-cho, Ohara-gun, Shimane (currently Kisuki-cho, Unnan, Shimane).
  • 1974 Established HOSHIZAKI TOHOKU CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Kasuga-cho, Sendai, Miyagi (current head office in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi).
  • 1976 Established HOSHIZAKI KANTO CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
  • 1976 Established HOSHIZAKI SHIKOKU CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Takamatsu, Kagawa and HOSHIZAKI CHUGOKU CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Matsue, Shimane (current head office in Naka-ku, Hiroshima).
  • 1977 Established HOSHIZAKI SHONAN CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa (current head office in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa) and HOSHIZAKI HOKUSHINETSU CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
  • 1978 Established HOSHIZAKI HANSHIN CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Kita-ku, Osaka (currently head office in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka).
  • 1978 Established HOSHIZAKI HOKKAIDO CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido (current head office in Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido).

1980-1889

Hoshizaki America
  • 1980 Started purchasing and selling prefabricated refrigerators.
  • 1981 Established R&D center in head office location.
  • 1981 Established HOSHIZAKI AMERICA, INC. (Currently a consolidated subsidiary) in California, USA (currently head office in Georgia).
  • 1982 Started manufacturing and selling prefabricated refrigerators.
  • 1982 Established HOSHIZAKI KITAKANTO CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Omiya, Saitama (currently Kita-ku, Saitama).
  • 1983 Established HOSHIZAKI NANKYU CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Kagoshima.
  • 1986 Established Shimane main Factory (ice machines and dish washers factory) in Kisuke-cho, Ohara-gun, Shimane (currently Kisuke-cho, Unnan, Shimane).
  • 1986 HOSHIZAKI AMERICA, INC. opened its main factory in Georgia, USA.
  • 1987 Established HOSHIZAKI KADEN CO., LTD. (the company merged to Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd. in December 2005) in Toyoake, Aichi.
  • 1988 Established HOSHIZAKI OKINAWA CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Naha, Okinawa.
  • 1989 Changed company name to Hoshizaki Electric CO., LTD. (“Hoshizaki” from kanji notation to kana notation in Japanese).

1990-1999

Hoshizaki America
  • 1992 Established HOSHIZAKI EUROPE B.V. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • 1992 Established HOSHIZAKI EUROPE LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Shropshire, UK.
  • 1994 Established Shimane third factory (as beer dispensers factory) in Kisuki-cho, Ohara-gun, Shimane (currently Kisuki-cho, Unnan, Shimane).
  • 1996 Opened a representative office in Singapore.
  • 1996 Merged HOSHIZAKI REIKI CO., LTD. and named Yokota factory. (currently Shimane-Yokota factory)
  • 1998 Opened a representative office in Beijing, China. (Closed in June 2009)
  • 1999 Closed a representative office in Singapore and established HOSHIZAKI SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary).

2000-2009

Hoshizaki America
  • 2001 HOSHIZAKI AMERICA, INC. opened Griffin factory (as refrigerators factory) in Georgia, USA.
  • 2003 Established HOSHIZAKI EUROPE HOLDINGS B.V. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • 2004 Established HOSHIZAKI SHANGHAI CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Shanghai, China.
  • 2005 Merged SAKAMOTO SHOJI CO., LTD. and HOSHIZAKI KADEN Co., LTD. to Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.
  • 2006 Established HOSHIZAKI SUZHOU CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
  • 2006 Established HOSHIZAKI USA HOLDINGS, INC. (Currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Georgia, USA.
  • 2006 Acquired LANCER CORPORATION in Texas, USA, the beverage dispenser manufacturer (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
  • 2006 Made Nestor CO., LTD. (Obu-shi, Aichi) (currently a consolidated subsidiary) a subsidiary through share for share exchange.
  • 2006 Acquired SANSEI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. in Kisuki-cho, Unnan, Shimane (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
  • 2007 Completed liquidation of Chubo Station CO., LTD. (Higashinari-ku, Osaka).
  • 2008Acquired GRAM COMMERCIAL A / S in Vojens, Denmark, a manufacturer of refrigerators (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
  • 2008 Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the First Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange.

2010-2020

Hoshizaki America
  • 2010 Established HOSHIZAKI TAIWAN Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Taipei, Taiwan (currently HOSHIZAKI TAIWAN, INC.).
  • 2010 Established HOSHIZAKI HONG KONG CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Hong Kong, China.
  • 2012 Established HOSHIZAKI (CHINA) HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Shanghai, China.
  • 2013 Acquired WESTERN REFRIGERATION PVT. LTD., in Maharashtra, India, a refrigerator, manufacturer (currently Dedra and Nagar-Haveley Fed.) (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
  • 2013 Established JACKSON MSC, INC. (currently JACKSON WWS, INC.) (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Kentucky, USA.
  • 2013 Established HOSHIZAKI KOREA CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Seoul, Korea.
  • 2013 Acquired AÇOS MACOM INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO LTDA. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, a food service equipment manufacturer (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
  • 2014 MEstablished PT. HOSHIZAKI INDONESIA (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • 2015 Established HOSHIZAKI (THAILAND) LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Patom Thani, Thailand.
  • 2015 Acquired Zhejiang Iceshare Refrigerating Appliance Co., in Texqing County, Zhejiang, China, a refrigerator manufacturer (now out consolidation).
  • 2015 Acquired food service equipment business of POLAR SEAL (M) SDN. BHD through HOSHIZAKI MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Selangor, Malaysia.
  • 2016 Changed company name to HOSHIZAKI CORPORATION.
  • 2016 Established HOSHIZAKI VIETNAM CORPORATION (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
  • 2017 Established HOSHIZAKI PHILIPPINES CORPORATION (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Makati City, Philippines
  • 2018 Transferred shares of Zhejiang Iceshare Refrigerating Appliance Co., Ltd. in China (out of consolidation).
  • 2020 Merged Hoshizaki Europe B.V. and GRAM COMMERCIAL A/S. (Hoshizaki Europe B.V. is surviving company.)