History(1970-1999)
| 1970 |
 Opened underwater restaurant and other exhibits at World Expo in Osaka |
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| 1972 |
 Kikkoman Foods, Inc. our first U.S. plant, established in Walworth, Wisconsin |
| 1973 |
 Kikkoman enters restaurant business in Europe by opening Daitokai restaurant in Dusseldorf, Germany |
| 1974 | Kikkoman enters restaurant business in Japan by opening Colza restaurant in Tokyo |
| 1979 | Kikkoman Trading Europe GmbH is established in Dusseldorf, Germany |
| 1980 | Kikkoman Shoyu renamed Kikkoman Corporation |
| Kikkoman Australia Pty Limited established in Sydney, Australia | |
| 1983 |
 Kikkoman (S) Pte Ltd established in Singapore |
| 1987 |
 Chitose Plant completed in Hokkaido, Japan |
| 1990 | Kikkoman acquired perpetual marketing rights to Del Monte brand in Asia-Pacific region (excluding the Philippines) |
 Joint-venture company, President Kikkoman Inc., is established to produce soy sauce in Tainan,Taiwan |
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| Kikkoman Trading (S) Pte Ltd is established in Singapore | |
| 1992 | Kikkoman Australia Pty Limited begins marketing operations in Sydney |
| 1996 |
 Kikkoman Foods Europe B.V. established in the Netherlands |
| 1998 | JFC International (Europe) GmbH established in Dusseldorf |
 Kikkoman Foods, Inc. establishes its second U.S. plant in Folsom, California |