YOSHINOYA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
| 1899 | The family-run store Yoshinoya opens in the fish market in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
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| 1926 | The store is relocated to Tsukiji because the fish market is relocated there after the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923). |
| 1952 | The store becomes well-known because it is open 24 hours a day. (This practice is discontinued when YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. is established as a limited company.) |
| 1958 | Mizuho Matsuda succeeds his father as president and establishes YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. with capital of ¥1 million in order to pursue the beef bowl restaurant business. (Dec. 27) |
| 1966 | The company raises the price of a beef bowl from ¥120 to ¥200. |
| 1967 | The menu is limited to beef bowls (regular, large), eggs, and pickles. (Beef bowls served at the Tsukiji Store were ¥250 because Japanese beef was used until around 1973.) |
| 1971 | The Sugito Processing and Distribution Center opens in Saitama Prefecture. Computers (FACOM 230-15) are introduced. 24-hour operation starts at Shinbashi Branch. |
| 1973 | YOSHINOYA USA, INK. is established in Denver, Colorado, in order to procure beef. The first franchise restaurant opens in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 1975 | The first beef bowl restaurant opens in the U.S., in Denver. |
| 1977 | The number of restaurants in Japan reaches one hundred. YOSHINOYA WEST INC. is established in the U.S. |
| 1980 | YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. files for corporate reorganization proceedings. |
| 1983 | The reorganization plan is approved. Saison Group invests in YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. and YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. relaunches its business operations with capital of ¥500 million. |
| 1986 | A pickle plant/distribution center opens in Saitama Prefecture in order to centralize production and distribution. |
| 1987 | Repayment of reorganization claims amounting to ¥10 billion is completed earlier than the initial plan. TAIWAN YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. a joint venture, is established. |
| 1988 | YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. merges with D&C Co., Ltd. the operator of Dunkin Donuts Japan, and the corporate name is changed to YOSHINOYA D&C CO., LTD. |
| 1989 | YOSHINOYA D&C CO., LTD. upgrades its IT infrastructure, including the POS system, to promote computerization of its operations. |
| 1990 | YOSHINOYA D&C CO., LTD. stock is approved by the Japan Securities Dealers Association for over-the-counter trading. |
| 1991 | The first Yoshinoya restaurant opens in Hong Kong. |
| 1992 | The first Yoshinoya restaurant opens in China, in Beijing. YOSHINOYA College, an international training center, opens in Los Angeles. |
| 1993 | YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. establishes a new subsidiary (Hokkaido Yoshinoya). |
| 1994 | A new Tokyo Plant opens in Otonecho, Saitama Prefecture. |
| 1995 | West Japan Distribution Center opens, integrating the former distribution centers in Osaka and Nagoya. |
| 1996 | The number of Yoshinoya restaurants in Japan reaches 500. |
| 1997 | The first Yoshinoya restaurant opens in Singapore. The new dish "beef/salmon set meal" is introduced. YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. establishes a new subsidiary (Okinawa Yoshinoya). |
| 1998 | YOSHINOYA D&C CO., LTD. withdraws from the Dunkin Donuts business. Planned openings of Yoshinoya restaurants in Japan are completed. |
| 2000 | YOSHINOYA D&C CO., LTD. stock is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. KYOTARU CO., LTD. becomes a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2001 | YOSHINOYA D&C CO., LTD. gains ISO14001 certification. Curry store "Pot & Pot" becomes a separate company, POT & POT CO.,LTD. (company name changed to "SENKICHI CO., LTD." in 2007). The price of regular beef bowl is reduced from ¥400 to ¥280 in light of changing market conditions. The first Yoshinoya restaurant opens in the Philippines. The total number of Yoshinoya restaurants in Japan and overseas reaches 1,000. |
| 2002 | YOSHINOYA restaurants open in New York and in Shanghai. |
| 2003 | YOSHINOYA AMERICA INC., a holding company, is established to run the U.S. business. |
| 2004 | MALAYSIA YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. starts operations. A ban on imports of U.S. beef to Japan causes a temporary suspension of gyudon sales. The number of Yoshinoya restaurants in Japan tops 1,000. YOSHINOYA opens restaurants in Shenzhen, China, and Sydney, Australia. |
| 2005 | KYUSHU YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. becomes a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2006 | Hanamaru, Inc. becomes a consolidated subsidiary. Gyudon sales are relaunched in Japan upon the resumption of imports of US beef. |
| 2007 | YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. is established as an operating company by means of a split-off. R-1 CO., LTD. is established to start the ramen business. GYUSHIGE DREAM SYSTEM CO., LTD. becomes an equity-method affiliate. YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. establishes a new subsidiary (Shikoku Yoshinoya). |
| 2008 | Don Co., Ltd. becomes a consolidated subsidiary. A Yoshinoya restaurant is opened in Fujian, China. Yoshinoya receives the "Environment Minister's Award for Global Warming Prevention Activities in 2008." |
| 2009 | YOSHINOYA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. is established to supervise the Yoshinoya business operations in countries other than Japan and the U.S. Withdrawal from the ramen Chinese noodle business. Yoshinoya withdraws from Yoshinoya restaurant operations in Malaysia and Australia. YOSHINOYA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. enters into a franchise agreement with a local subsidiary in Indonesia. YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. establishes a new subsidiary (Nakanihon Yoshinoya). |
| 2010 | YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. establishes a new subsidiary (Kitanihon Yoshinoya). Shanghai Yoshinoya and Hanamaru open stores at Shanghai Expo. YOSHINOYA opens restaurants in Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia. Headquarters of certain operating companies are relocated to Akabane, Kita-ku, Tokyo. (Yoshinoya Holdings, Yoshinoya, Yoshinoya International, Peterpan Comoco, MR Service, Senkichi, and Constants) |
| 2011 | Opened Hanamaru in Shanghai, China. Opened Volks in Taiwan. Opened Yoshinoya in Bangkok, Thailand. |
