Company Information
Company History
- 1924
- Founded as Mita Yonezo Shoten.
- 1945
- The factory was destroyed by fire during the war, but was reopened in October.
- 1950
- Factory received excellence award by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Sanitation.
- 1952
- Company was established.
- 1962
- Began production of additive-free pure juice as a health food.
- 1970
- Company name changed from Mita Yonezo Shoten Company to Mita Beverage Company.
- 1973
- Introduced the Pure Pack system from the U.S. for one-way containers.
Developed Japan's first paper containers for commercial-use concoction juice and syrup.
- 1976
- Built and relocated Hino Plant for business expansion.
- 1981
- Introduction of aluminum standing pouch manufacturing system.
- 1982
- Introduced stick packaging system.
- 1983
- Retort(i.e. sealed-plastic) pouch system introduced.
Began production of prepared foods.
- 1987
- Introduced aseptic pack system.
- 1988
- Constructed a new plant in Hachioji City and moved to a new location.
- 1990
- Expanded Hachioji Plant No. 2.
- 1993
- Expanded pure pack system.
- 1994
- Added aseptic filling rooms and UHT sterilization lines.
- 1995
- Expansion of coffee, tea, and oolong tea concentrate facilities.
- 1996
- Began production of the world's first 100% Italian blood oranges storable at room temperature.
- 1997
- Started sales of the industry's first hot base "Kanchuubai".
- 1998
- Registered Mita Beverage's new brand "SUNFIELD" as a trademark.
- 1999
- Installed new PET & bottle manufacturing facilities.
75th anniversary of the company's founding.
- 2000
- Relocated head office building due to business expansion.
Hachioji factory office is also relocated.
- 2003
- Expansion of filling machines for paper containers.
- 2004
- Renewed Sunfield brand in celebration of its 80th anniversary.
- 2006
- Established an affiliated company, Sunfield Asia, in Hong Kong.
- 2006
- Obtained ISO9001 certification. (Headquarters and Hachioji Plant)
- 2008
- Obtained ISO9001 certification. (Narahara Warehouse)
- 2010
- Renewed bottle filling machine.
- 2013
- Obtained ISO22000 certification.
- 2016
- Launched the "Up to YOU" series, a new category with unlimited possibilities.
- 2018
- Obtained FSSC22000 certification.