| 1893 |
Foundation of Ogawa Shoten, dealer of aromatic materials, in Higashi-ku, Osaka |
| 1912 |
Incorporation of Ogawa Shoten and re-inauguration as an unlimited partnership |
| 1933 |
Reorganization for expansion of business and future advancement, and establishment of the joint-stock company, Ogawa Koryoten |
| 1934 |
Opening of the Tokyo store and development of business in Tokyo |
| 1939 |
Relocation of the Tokyo store to 4-15 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (the current location of the head office) |
| 1943 |
Change of trade name to Ogawa Kako Co. Ltd. |
| 1945 |
Change of trade name to the current Ogawa & Co. Ltd. |
| 1949 |
Establishment of the Tokyo Factory |
| 1951 |
Construction of a plant for manufacturing flavors |
| 1958 |
Start of production of powdered flavors (installation of the No.1 centrifugal spray-drier equipment) |
| 1959 |
Closing of the Tokyo Factory, and establishment of the Tokyo Laboratory for research of fragrances and Shimura (Akabane) Laboratory for research of flavos |
| 1970 |
Certification as an export-contributing firm by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
| Acceptance as a sales agent for lemon juices produced by Ventura Coastal LLC |
| Elevation of the Tokyo branch to a head office, incorporating a two head office system (in eastern and western Japan) |
| 1977 |
Accession in the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM) |
| 1983 |
Completion of the Okayama Factory and start-up of full operation |
| 1993 |
Celebration of the company centennial |
| 1995 |
Establishment of P.T. Ogawa Indonesia in Jakarta for production in Indonesia |
| 1998 |
Alteration of the Osaka head office to a branch office, and shift of head office registry to Tokyo |
| 1999 |
Establishment of the Maihama Research Center (Urayasu) for consolidation of R&D capabilities |
| 2000 |
ISO 9001 certification of all offices (at the time) |
| 2001 |
Establishment of sales offices in Taiwan (Taipei) and China (Shanghai) |
| 2004 |
Establishment of the Tsukuba Plant as the second production site in Japan |
| Establishment of Ogawa Flavors & Fragrances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. for production in China |
| 2005 |
Formation of SUN DIA CO., LTD. through merger of Saniku SUN DIA, Tokyo SUN DIA, and Kyushu SUN DIA companies |
| 2007 |
ISO 14001 certification of the Okayama Factory and Tsukuba Plant to strive for coexistence with the environment |
| May 2008 |
Establishment of the Tsukuba Plant Production Site No.2 especially for manufacture of food products, including extracts, etc. |
