An era filled with passion is
our history,
and our pride.
Ever since the business was founded in 1938, the path that the Ogawa Group took was a history of nothing but pursuing the quality of meat for consumption. From a time when eating beef was not very common, we dedicated ourselves to popularizing meat for consumption. We are proud of having played a part in developing dietary culture amidst reconstruction and rapid growth of society after the war.
Under our motto of "pursuing truly rich products," our hopes of "wanting to deliver delicious and healthy items to the table no matter how hard the times may be" has brought us to where we are today. By making use of our irreplaceable and precious experiences and achievements from the path we have taken so far, and the rich know-how obtained along the way, we will continue to further excel in the future.
History of the Group
| 1938 | November | Founded as "Ogawa Shōten" at the current address |
| 1949 | March | Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin Co., Ltd. incorporated |
| 1963 | July | Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin Co., Ltd., capital increased to 10 million yen |
| 1965 | September | Became a Livestock Industry Promotion Corp.-designated processing factory |
| 1967 | March | Shibaura Sales Office made independent and incorporated as Ogawa Chikusan Kogyo Co., Ltd. in response to enactment of the Wholesale Market Act |
| 1968 | March | Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin Factory No. 2 constructed |
| 1977 | October | Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin headquarters building completed |
| 1980 | May | Kawasaki Sales Office opened within the Japan Meat Trading Center |
| 1983 | June | Export and Import Department made independent and incorporated as Ogawa Bussan Co., Ltd. |
| 1987 | April | Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin Co., Ltd., capital increased to 30 million yen |
| 1989 | March | Distribution center established in Keihinjima, Ota-ku |
| 1991 | April | Ogawa Logistics Services Co., Ltd. incorporated |
| 1993 | June | Toso Shokuniku Center Co., Ltd. incorporated |
| 1994 | September | Ogawa Bussan, new factory completed |
| 1994 | October | Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin awarded by the Governor of Tokyo as a facility of excellent sanitation |
| 1994 | October | Directly-operated yakiniku restaurant, "Yakiniku OGAWA" opened in Minami-oi, Shinagawa-ku |
| 1999 | November | Toso Shokuniku Center, new factory added |
| 2002 | May | Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin awarded by the Ebara Tax Office for excellent corporate tax returns |
| 2002 | June | Ogawa Chikusan Kogyo, new factory completed |
| 2002 | October | Ogawa Meat Co., Ltd. incorporated |
| 2003 | July | Toso Shokuniku Center, capital increased to 20 million yen |
| 2005 | January | Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin Co., Ltd., capital increased to 80 million yen |
| 2005 | August | Organization modified as Ogawa Chikusan Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| 2006 | June | Ogawa Chikusan Kogyo, obtained SQF certification |
| 2006 | October | Shinagawa Processing Center newly established in Konan, Minato-ku |
| 2006 | December | Ogawa Chikusan Kogyo, capital increased to 25 million yen |
| 2008 | October | Toso Shokuniku Center, obtained ISO 22000 certification |
| 2009 | December | Ogawa Chikusan Kogyo and Ogawa Meat merged according to a cooperative business agreement |
| 2010 | April | Ogawa Bussan and Ogawa Logistics Services merged according to a cooperative business agreement |
| 2011 | January | Iwate Pioneer Farm Co., Ltd. becomes an affiliated company of the Ogawa Group according to a cooperative business agreement |
| 2012 | July | Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin, Osaka Sales Office newly established |
| 2015 | February | Ogawa Bussan, organization modified as Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin, Kawasaki Sales Office |
| 2016 | June | Ogawa Chikusan Shokuhin, Kawasaki Sales Office and Ogawa Chikusan Kogyo, Sales Department consolidated and incorporated as Ogawa Food & Services Co., Ltd. |
| 2016 | June | OGAWAfarm Co., Ltd. incorporated |
| 2021 | March | Opend EC site "Tokyo Niku Ichiba Ogawa Chikusan" with the aim of expanding sales channels and strengthening sales capabilities |