キッコーマン(株)『キッコーマン株式会社八十年史』(2000.10)

In 1917, eight family soy sauce brewers including the Mogi and Takanashi families of Noda, Chiba prefecture, and the Horikiri family of Nagareyama joined together and founded Noda Shoyu Kabushiki Kaisha (Noda Soy Sauce Co., Ltd.). The first president was Mogi Shichiroemon (1860-1929). This shashi starts with an overview of the use of seasoning in food from pre-historic times and a brief introduction to the history of soy sauce. It goes on to describe how the company successfully freed itself from the post-war period single-minded focus on soy sauce and shifted to a management philosophy that embraced diversification and internationalization. The company changed its name in 1964 to Kikkoman Shoyu Co., Ltd. and then in 1980 to Kikkoman Corporation. Although the shashi has only a simple chronology, it has a detailed table of contents.