Company Overview
HEART CORPORATION is a manufacture of fun-themed confectioneries and candy toys and enriches inspiration for children in daily life through our creation.
Company Overview
Company Name | HEART CORPORATION |
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Headquartered | 3-14-2 Kinshi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan TEL +81 3 3622 5655 FAX +81 3 3622 5650 |
Ehime Office | 3-150-8 Okaga, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan TEL +81 89 952 0810 FAX +81 89 952 8101 |
Founded | 1952 |
Established | 1963 |
Paid-in Capital | 93 million yen |
Annual Sales | 5.6 billion yen (2019) |
Headcount | Full time 71, Part time 84 |
Product Lines | Candy toys, Fancy goods, Seasonal gift sets for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s day and other Japanese festival. |
Main Clients | Wholesalers of confectionaries and groceries, national chain stores |
Local Offices | Sendai, Gifu, Osaka, Kyoto, Tokushima, Fukuoka, Miyazaki |
Board Member
President | Shinya Sugizaki |
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Chairman | Akira Horiuchi |
Senior Managing Director | Yasushi Komoda |
Director(Outside) | Nobuhiko Momoi Hidetoshi Kikuchi |
Audit(Outside) | Shinya Sato |
Executive Officer | Tetsuya Kameoka, General Manager of Operation Yoshihiro Suzuki, General Manager of Administration Hiroaki Hayashi, General Manager of Sales Daisuke Kanagu, General Manager of Corporate Planning |
History
January 1952 | Founded in Matsuyama city, Ehime. |
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July 1963 | Established as Ikawa Shoten Ltd. |
June 1966 | Opened Tokyo office. . |
January 1970 | Set up corporate headquarter in Matsuyama. |
November 1971 | Received a commendation as a good corporate tax payer Matsuyama Tax Office |
September 1973 | Appointed Fukuoka local sales rep, set up Tokyo office |
February 1974 | Received a commendation for a long time contribution to the regional development from Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. |
September 1974 | Appointed Osaka local sales rep. |
November 1976 | Received a commendation as a good corporate tax payer |
November 1978 | Started as Ikawa Co., Ltd. upon corporate organization change. |
November 1980 | Set up new premises at the Matsuyama headquarter. |
April 1983 | Established Heart Corporation as an associated company. |
May 1983 | Received a commendation for the 30 years long contribution to the regional development from Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. |
November 1983 | Received a commendation as a good corporate tax payer |
September 1985 | Appointed Saga local sales rep. |
April 1986 | Appointed local sales reps in Kanazawa, Wakayama and Okayama. |
September 1987 | Appointed Oita local sales rep. |
January 1988 | Appointed Shimonoseki local sales rep. |
March 1988 | Appointed Tokushima, Kochi local sales reps. |
April 1988 | Appointed Kurume, Kagoshima local sales reps. |
November 1988 | Received a certificate of commendation as a good corporate tax payer. |
September 1989 | Appointed Matsue local sales rep. |
March 1992 | Set up Carnival Co., Ltd. as an affiliated company. |
September 1992 | Set up Matsuyama Logistic Centre, Nishi Habu, Matsuyama |
November 1992 | Received a certificate of commendation as a good corporate tax payer. |
September 1993 | Completed the second term of construction for Logistic Centre |
April 1994 | Set up Asuka Co. Ltd. as an affiliated company. |
March 1995 | Launched 3C of corporate campaign to maintain better corporate culture. |
June 1996 | Installed ICAS sales networking system. |
October 1997 | Set up PC networking system to all employees. |
November 1998 | Received a certificate of commendation as a good corporate tax payer. |
April 2000 | Integrated affiliates as Heart Corporation. |
November 2001 | Entered to toy market with mysterious animal figures for the MU |
November 2003 | Received a certificate of commendation as a good corporate tax payer. |
September 2004 | Qualified ISO9001 |
March 2005 | Set up Heart Creation Hong Kong. |
June 2006 | Incorporated Ikawa Corporation to Heart Corporation |
December 2006 | Launched the gum pot series |
July 2008 | Qualified ISO9001 to whole operation |
June 2010 | Streamlined operation by relocating two separated operation sites (Matsuyama, Matsumae) to newly set up Okaga office. |
May 2012 | Received a certificate of commendation for the 60 years anniversary of business from Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. |
December 2012 | Completed construction of new Logistic Centre adjoining to Okaga office. |
August 2014 | Expanded Logistic Centre. |
May 2015 | Participated with international trade shows, Bangkok, Singapore, San Francisco. |
June 2017 | Set up NEXUS department. |
November 2019 | Became a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. |