Milestones
1971
Founded the Four Seas Group
Dr. Tai Tak-Fung founded the Four Seas Group and introduced the Japanese snacks to Hong Kong.
1991
First collaboration
In partnership with Japan’s Pokka Corporation and opened the first Pokka Café.
1993
Four Seas Group Building
Four Seas Group Building in Sai Kung officially opened, with a total area of over 100,000 square feet.
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
Four Seas Group was listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
1994
First collaboration
In partnership with Japan’s Pokka Corporation and opened the first Pokka Café.
Dr. Tai Tak-Fung founded the Four Seas Group and introduced the Japanese snacks to Hong Kong.
In partnership with Japan’s Pokka Corporation and opened the first Pokka Café.
Four Seas Group Building in Sai Kung officially opened, with a total area of over 100,000 square feet.
Four Seas Group was listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Meiji-Four Seas Co., Ltd. was established as a joint venture with Japan’s Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
Calbee Four Seas Co., Ltd. was established in cooperation with Japan’s Calbee Food Co., Ltd.
Acquired Cowboy Food Co., Ltd., which distributed its peanut products to airlines, hotels and restaurants.
Opened the first Japanese cutlet specialty restaurants, Tonkichi
J P Inglis Co., Ltd. became a member of the Group
Established Nico Four Seas (Shantou) Co., Ltd. to develop the Mainland market
Acquired Yaohan Food Processing & Trading Co., Ltd. and renamed it Hong Kong Frozen Food Holdings Limited, thus setting foot in the frozen meat distribution and the production of the “Maid” brand ham and sausages.
Opened the first “Okashi Land” Japanese snack store
Calbee Four Seas factory was established in Tseung Kwan O to produce snacks such as potato chips, prawn crackers and Grill-A-Corn to supply the Hong Kong market.
For the first time, Four Seas Group is the exclusive sponsor of the “Chinese New Year Fireworks Display”.
Four Seas Group Guangdong Province Headquarter’s foundation stone was laid.
Four Seas Group sponsored the "Chinese New Year Fireworks Display" exclusively.
Organising the “Four Seas International Food Expo” as the first Hong Kong food company to hold a large-scale exhibition and sales event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Acquired Kung Tak Lam Shanghai Vegetarian Cuisine
New Kondo Trading Co., Ltd. became a member of the Group
Organised the “Four Seas International Food Expo” once again
Acquired “Panxi Restaurant”, Guangzhou, one of the largest landscape garden restaurants in Guangdong.
Acquired Pokka Four Seas Suzhou to enhance the Group’s production capacity in Mainland China
Formed a joint venture with Eat & Co., Limited Japan to open the first “Osaka Ohsho” in Hong Kong
Fully supported the “Japanese Fine Food Promotion Campaign” and invited Mr. Shigekazu Sato, the then Consul-General of Japan in Hong Kong and Ms. Marino Miyata, the champion of Miss Nippon 2009 to visit Shiki Japanese Restaurant
Co-organised the “South China Agricultural Four Seas Entrepreneurship Base” and “South China Agricultural Four Seas Entrepreneurship Fund” with South China Agricultural University
Introduced Japan’s famous confectionery brand, “YOKU MOKU”
Acquired Murray Catering Company Limited to expand the lunchbox and tuck shop businesses
The Group was listed in the Nan Sha District Special Economic Zone in Guangdong and established “Four Seas International trade Centre”
The “Four Seas Seaweed Lifestyle Centre”, an innovation and entrepreneurship practice base for university students at Jinan University, was established.
Opened the very first overseas outpost of Japan’s Satsuma Wagyu beef restaurant, “Beefar's”
Opened the very first overseas outpost of two-MICHELIN-starred Sushiyoshi from Japan
Acquired Miyata Co. Ltd., a confectionery business with over 90 years of history in Japan
Four Seas Group’s 50th Anniversary
Became the sole distributor of the well-known Japanese plum wine brand, The CHOYA
Operated “Miyata Store” to introduce Japanese food products related to people’s livelihood, including Japanese rice, eggs, dairy products and tofu
Launched the “The CHOYA Ginza BAR” in Causeway Bay, which specialises in umeshu tasting
Opened the 20,000-squarefoot “Seas of Flavour” in Causeway Bay
Purchased two entire floors of office space at 41 King Yip Street, Kwun Tong, which serves as the Group’s headquarter, and named the building as “Four Seas Group Centre”.