The story
Ichitaro Kanie began cultivating tomatoes in 1899 — according to Kagome, these were the first grown in Japan.
He soon began producing tomato ketchup and Worcester sauce.
However, tomato juice was not sold until 1933.
The Kagome trademark was registered in 1917, and the Aichi Tomato Co., Ltd was incorporated in 1949.
In 1963, Aichi Tomato became Kagome Co., Ltd, and fifteen years later, gained a listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Beginning with the 1998 incorporation of a United States subsidiary, Kagome developed overseas, with subsidiaries and minority stakes in affiliates in Asia, North America and Europe, and a strategic alliance with the H. J. Heinz Company.
It also purchased a Japanese company specializing in vegetable lactic acid bacteria, Yukijirushi Labio Co., Ltd, now Kagome Labio Co., Ltd.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kagome (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4