Company History
| 1995 |
ASK Co.,Ltd.established(Iizukamachi,Yamagata-shi); began work as purchasing agent for sake rice |
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| 1996 |
Launched“Study Group on Yamasake #4(tamanae)” to strengthen the system for producing brewer’s rice |
| 1997 | Began breeding Ushu Homare,Tatsu no Otoshigo, and Sake Mirai brewer’s rice varieties |
| 1998 | Opened Sevriba Resthouse |
| 1999 | Moved headquarters to Minami-Ichibancho, Yamagata-shi |
| 2000 | Opened a shop at the headquarters,Okome no Tawaragura |
| 2001 | Established Chitose Rice Milling Factory(staple food); ~2008 |
| 2002 | Established Nihon Shudokai(to strengthen coopera tion with breweries) |
| 2003 | Began handling liquor |
| 2004 | Strengthened brewer’s rice sales agency with JA Zen-Noh(East Japan & West Japan) |
| 2005 |
Launched the ASK Rice Cultivation Study Group “Kono Yubitomare” Began research on cultivating brewer’s rice in the ASK Test fields Began breeding varieties of seed rice |
| 2006 |
Created the“ASK Rice Producer’s Association (Warehousing)” Regularized contracted cultivation of Yamagata Prefecture brewer’s rice for JA |
| 2007 |
Began “Shirikatanto(silicic acid)Cultivation” as an eco-friendly cultivation movement Opened Kanto Sales Office(Ageo-shi,Saitama) |
| 2008 | Completed rice millining plant for making sake |
| 2009 |
Moved headquarters (to Zao Matsugaoka,Yamagata-shi); completed construction of new edible-rice milling plant and warehouse |
| 2010 | Began JGAP(Japan Good Agricultural Practices) efforts |
| 2011 |
Launched sales strategy for edible rice sales to Kansai region (cooperation with Kansai rice milling plant ) At brewer’s rice milling plant, added 6 polishing Machines for a total of 12 |
| 2012 | Began “GLOBAL GAP” effor |
