1935 1948 1964 　 1974 1977 1979 1980 1982 1983 1985 Inception of confectionery wholesale business in Asakusa, Tokyo, by Yoshinori Shimada. San-Esu Trading Company was established in Higashi Kanda, Tokyo. Yoshinori Shimada named President. Opened the first sales branch in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Company name changed to San-Esu Co.,Ltd. and headquarters moved to Adachi-ku, Tokyo. Rokuro Shimada named the second President. Exhibited at ISM in Cologne, West Germany, for the first time. Exhibited at ANUGA in Cologne, West Germany, for the first time. Commenced order taking through EDI system connected with major supermarket chains. Changed name to San-Esu Inc., and redesigned corporate logo. Opened a liaison office in New York. Completed a total on-line computer system connecting headquarters with all sales branches. Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the company. 1987 　 1988 1991 1992 1995 　 1996 　 1998 2000 　 2001 2004 　 Introduced "Digital Picking System" to improve physical distribution efficiency. Rokuro Shimada was appointed to the Chairman of the Board and Takashi Shimada promoted to President. Established and started to utilize confectionery VAN (Value Added Network). Opened the world headquarters building at present location. Established Unified Products, Inc., a wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary, in California, U.S.A. Joined Suegro International in Germany. President Takashi Shimada was named a member of the Board of Governors, NAWGA (National American Wholesale Grocers Association). Exhibited at ISM in Cologne, Germany, for 20 consecutive years. Takashi Shimada named the Chairman of the Board & CEO, Yoshikazu Shimada promoted to President & COO. Unified Products, Inc., opened its own manufacturing plant and new headquarters in Torrance, California. Celebrated the 65th anniversary of the company. Head office and Saitama Logistics Center were approved ISO 14001 certification. Exhibited at ISM in Cologne, Germany, for 25 consecutive years. Yoshiyuki Shimada promoted to C.E.O. & President. Increased its capital to \2,600 million by allocating 3rd party's new stocks to Mitsubishi Corporation.