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株式会社ニュートリション・アクト 会社沿革

History

1993

  

May

  

Masahito Ishikawa started a personal import agency service of U.S. supplements

  

2001

  

May

  

Established Nutrition Act Co., Ltd.

  

May

  

Obtained the distribution rights of “Melon Glisodin (GLISODIN)”

June

  

Applied for patents for an apparatus for calculating nutrient requirement amount, an apparatus for suggesting a nutritional supplement, a blending apparatus of a nutritional supplement and a blending system of a nutritional supplement

  

August

  

Allotment to shareholders and the first third-party allotment

November

  

Concluded with Dielen Laboratoires (France) the exclusive distributorship agreement of Liquamen, a functional food, in Japan

  

December

  

The second third-party allotment

2002

  

October

  

Applied for patents for a combination determining device, and combination determining method and program

2003

  

June

  

Accorded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as a company supported by the Creative Act

  

June

  

Started with am/pm Japan Co., Ltd. sales of a private brand supplement, “anshin nijyu-maru,” for the first time at convenience stores

  

November

  

Concluded the exclusive distributorship agreement of melon glisdin (GLISODIN), a functional food material, with ISOCELL France

2004

  

March

  

Started import and sales of argan oil, a functional plant oil produced by Tariganine cooperatives in Morocco, as the official general agent of the cooperatives in Japan

2005

  

October

  

Started sales of AC-11, an anti-aging functional material produced by OptiGenex, U.S., in Japan

2006

  

October

  

Concluded the exclusive import agreement of AC-11 with OptiGenex as well as the sole distributorship agreement of the material in Japan with Itochu Corporation

December

  

Acquisition of the patent for the combination determining device, and combination determining method and program (Patent No.: 3895746)

2007

  

October

  

Concluded the exclusive distributorship agreement with Laboratoire Bio-EC (Centre de Recherche et d’Experimentations cutanees) concerning analysis and evaluation service of functionality and safety of Ex-vivo using live human skin tissues

2008

  

September

  

Released to general customers nutrition guide services using nutrition analysis system and high-functional supplements, which were originally provided for supporting professional athletes’ nutritional condition.

December

  

Concluded the exclusive distributorship agreement of Propiofidus, a new probiotic food  produced by C.D.G. (Compagnie Generale de Dietetique), in Japan

2009

  

December

  

Completed the acquisition of Fuji Oil’s mail order business of the SOISIS brand

2010

    

January

  

Launched an online shop, “Nutrition Act Online,” and presold “rehada,” the first private brand product of Nutrition Act, together with two items of the SOISIS brand

February

  

Started sales of “yu-yu biteki,” a supplement developed with the concept of “an ultimate beauty from one beauty supplement,” at a private club “YUCASEE” where the members are limited to those whose net financial asset is 100 million yen or more

March

  

August

  

December

  

Started sales of “yu-yu biteki” for general customers

  

Acquired the U.S. patents on the apparatus for calculating nutrient requirement amount, an apparatus for suggesting a nutritional supplement, a blending apparatus of a nutritional supplement and a blending system of a nutritional supplement

Started import of Arriba Cacao produced by Kallari Association in Ecuador as its import agency

2011

    

January

  

Opened “patisserie La Balance Ginza”

      

May

  

June

  

Obtained the certification under the PrivacyMark system

Acquired the Japanese patents on the apparatus for calculating nutrient requirement amount, an apparatus for suggesting a nutritional supplement, a blending apparatus of a nutritional supplement and a blending system of a nutritional supplement

2012

    

January

  

Acquired the patents for the combination determining device, and combination determining method and program (Patent No.: 4914649)

April

    

Concluded the joint development agreement of skin age diagnosis services with Bio-EC

April

  

Started a new type of online-communication content linked to Facebook, “watashi, rinyu-R,” at the official online shop of Nutrition Act targeting all women seeking beauty

    

June

  

Provide press release at the French Embassy regarding a debut of a marine natural cosmetic, “FLEUR DE MER,” in Japan

July

    

Opened “La Balance Ginza, a concept shop for deliciousness, health and beauty” after renewal of “patisserie La Balance Ginza”

September

    

Issued the first unsecure bond (guaranteed by Mizuho Bank and for qualified institutional investors only)

December

    

Issued the second unsecure bond (guaranteed by Resona Bank and for qualified institutional investors only)

2013

    

February

  

Applied for patents for a yogurt powder material and a method of yogurt production

March

  

Concluded with Kallari Association the exclusive distributorship agreement of Arriba Cacao, a luxury food material, in Japan and ASEAN countries

August

  

Applied for patents for an analysis device, an analyzing method, and program of skin age diagnosis service, and skin sampling kits

August

  

Issued the third unsecure bond (guaranteed by Mizuho Bank and for qualified institutional investors only)

September

  

Issued the fourth unsecure bond (guaranteed by Mizuho Bank and for qualified institutional investors only)

October

    

Concluded with PHYTODHIA the exclusive distributorship agreement of OleaVita, a new dietary functional food material, in Japan and ASEAN countries

October

    

Provided a presentation at an invited lecture of the World Forum Lille (held in France) (the request was made as Nutrition Act’s CSR activities, including its fare trading model of argan oil in Morocco, were well-evaluated)

  

November

    

A marine natural cosmetic, “FLEUR DE MER,” was ranked the highest by a major review site

December

    

The Functional Literacy Programme of Women of the Argan Cooperative through Amazigh (Berber) Language was recognized as a programme of the UNESCO

December

    

Commenced a project for “creation of anti-metabolic syndrome food utilizing a functional seaweed ingredient” as a new research project of the Science and technology research promotion program for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food industry (a joint research with the National Research Institute of Fisheries Science and Keio University)

2014

    

February

  

Issued the  fifth unsecure bond (guaranteed by Resona Bank and for qualified institutional investors only)

March

  

French national skicross team that supplemented LIQUAMEN P400 monopolized a medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics

September

  

Issued the sixth unsecure bond (guaranteed by Mizuho Bank and for qualified institutional investors only)

October

    

Releases new diet functional foods ingredient OleaVita

2015

    

January

  

The Taitmatine cooperative for Argan oil production was awarded a prize of merit in TROFEL

January

  

Releases new product 「BB smoothie」,in patisserie La Balance Ginza

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