1921 |
Uhei Watarai and Tahei Sugiura began trawler fishing by themselves |
Apr 1952 |
Watarai Shoten Co.,Ltd. established. |
Dec 1963 |
Operated ocean-going trawling fishery (Hokuten-sen or deep sea trawlers converted to the northern ocean) |
Jun 1968 |
A refrigerator (freezing: 20 t, refrigerating: 1,100 t) built Started refrigerating business |
Jan 1969 |
Ocean-going trawling fishery (north trawl), and a mother ship type salmon and trout fishery, bonito and tuna fishery |
Apr 1972 |
Koshin Maru No. 17 (96 t/Mother ship type salmon and trout fishing, long line bonito and tuna fishing) built and started service |
Mar 1977 |
Sendai Central Wholesale Market intermediate wholesaler Watarai Co.,Ltd. established |
Nov 1986 |
Koshin Maru No. 3 (379 t/south and north trawl) built and started service |
Oct 1987 |
A refrigerator (3,600 t) added. Permitted as a bonded warehouse |
Oct 1988 |
Koshim Maru No. 28 (379 t/Ocean-going long line tuna) built and started service |
Oct 1989 |
Koshin Maru No. 27 (409 t/Ocean-going tuna long line) built and started service |
Jan 1990 |
Changed the company name to WATARAI Co.,Ltd. |
Nov 1992 |
Food processing factory newly completed |
Jun 2006 |
Far-infrared drier (M tech) introduced at Shiogama Factory |
Sep 2008 |
Koyo Maru No. 38 started service |
Sep 2009 |
WATARAI QINGDAO Office established |
May 2012 |
Food processing factory certified as HACCP |