Otsuka Pharmaceutical

The history of Otsuka Pharmaceutical

■Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., is a company that drug, the manufacture and sale of food products

■until the holding company Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. is founded, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Taiho Pharmaceutical, Otsuka Chemical, Otsuka Warehouse, Otsuka Foods, such as Earth Chemical, 21 domestic companies, the core of "Otsuka group" of up to 27 companies overseas It was a company

■Otsuka Group, in 1921, begins in that TakeSaburo Otsuka has established the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Industry Department in Tokushima Prefecture Naruto

■Number of employees 10 people, was started as a chemical raw material manufacturer to make magnesium carbonate from Yantian residue (bittern)

■business of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Industry Department multi-item of the Pharmacopoeia raw material, the process goes smoothly, such as is specified in the munitions factory, to change its name to "Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory" in 1935

■eldest son, Masashi took over after the TakeSaburo Otsuka, in addition to the solid business expansion as a raw material manufacturer of up to it, try to further progress by the national of the project area is entered into the pharmaceutical business in 1946

■the transportation warehouse department of 1961 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory was separated, was established Otsuka Warehouse Co., Ltd.

■Established in 1963 Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

■1964 年 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory sales department (except Shikoku four prefectures) was separated and established the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

■The second generation of Otsuka Masashi medical products field, including the drip injection drug and food sector represented by Oronamin C,, still performs extensively the residence-related businesses, such as ceramic plate, laid the Otsuka Group. Second generation of Otsuka Masashi is the founder of substantial Otsuka Group

■Akihiko Otsuka eldest son of Otsuka Masashi appointed to Otsuka president at 38 years of age in 1976

■third generation Otsuka Akihiko in proposer of "Bon Curry" which was released nationwide in 1969, then also, sale and ahead of functional beverages and foods such as "Pocari Sweat", "Calorie Mate" to other companies in their own ideas, it is known to have a string of hit

■The current Otsuka Group, expand the 158 companies in 26 countries worldwide, is working about 42,000 employees. In terms of consolidated net sales, are already overseas more than 50%, progressing internationalization before a near majority of the approximately 25,000 consolidated number of employees occupied by overseas employees (March 31, 2013 currently)