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Ueshima Tadao Shoten was founded in Kobe.

The first UCC building, formerly the Kobe Headquarters, was established.

The UCC president, Tadao Ueshima, was appointed by the Japanese government to lead a team sent to observe how coffee was produced in Ethiopia and three other countries in East Africa.

• UCC Coffee Co.,Ltd., a manufacturer of coffee for brewing, was established in Takatsuki-shi, Osaka.
• Construction was completed for the factory now known as the Osaka Factory, Japan’s first fully automated plant. The plant was the first in Japan to manufacture vacuum-packed coffee.
• UCC began the nationwide rollout of UCC Coffee Bazaar, a specialty store offering roasted beans and custom grinds.

Construction was completed for what is now known as the Fuji Factory, the main plant for whole beans and ground coffee.

• Tadao Ueshima became chairman and Tatsushi Ueshima became president of Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd.
• The All Japan Coffee Association was established and Tadao Ueshima became its first chairman

UCC became an official sponsor of Tokyo Disneyland.

• UCC established a joint venture to process and package coffee beans in Taiwan.
• UCC established a joint venture to operate coffee shops in Hong Kong.

UCC established a subsidiary in the U.S.

The UCC Hawaii Kona Coffee Estate was opened in Hawaii.

• The company name was changed to UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd.
• The Japan Fair Trade Coffee Council was launched and Tatsushi Ueshima became its first chairman.

Construction was completed for the Rokko Island Factory.

UCC became the first company in the coffee industry to obtain ISO 9001 certification at all its factories.

The Specialty Coffee Association of Japan was established and Tatsushi Ueshima became its first chairman.

UCC Blue Mountain Coffee Estate in Jamaica became the first coffee estate in the Caribbean to obtain Rainforest Alliance certification.

UCC Holdings Co.,Ltd. was established.

UCC opened a local office in Vietnam.

UCC opened the UCC Coffee Village in Kobe (featuring the UCC Coffee Museum, UCC Coffee Academy, and UCC Training Center).

• Established a joint corporation in Singapore.
• Established SOLO FRESH COFFEE SYSTEM Co., Ltd.
• Opened concept coffee shop that offers an assorted specialty coffees in the world, COFFEE LOVER’s PLANET in Taiwan.

• Established UCC INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
• Established a subsidiary in Vietnam.
• UESHIMA COFFEE FOODS Co., LTD. became a subsidiary.
• Established joint corporations in Philippines and Thai.
• Established UCC Innovation Center at Kobe headquarters site.
• UCC Milk-Coffee is certified by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ as the Longest-selling ready-to-drink canned coffee brand. Record achievement: 49 years (1969-2018) Certified in 2018
• Concluded a business partnership with QBIT Robotics.
• Opened UCC Coffee Academy in Philippines.
• Established a regular coffee manufacturing factory in Taiwan
• Established UCC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

• Opened First UCC Concept Store, UCC Coffee Roastery in Thailand, Bangkok
• Established UCC K2 Company Limited (THAILAND)
• Established UCC Coffee Manufacture (THAILAND) Company Limited