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1888 - Started making confectionery
1947 - Started manufacturing Bubble Gum
1948 - Established Marukawa Conf. Co., Ltd.
1957 - Started trading throughout the world
From Wikipedia’s article on Marukawa, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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Japanese confectionery manufacturer
Marukawa Confectionery Co., Ltd. (丸川製菓株式会社, Marukawa Seika Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of confectioneries. Its head office is in Nishi-ku, Nagoya.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Marukawa Confectionery Co., Ltd. (丸川製菓株式会社, Marukawa Seika Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of confectioneries. Its head office is in Nishi-ku, Nagoya.2
1888 - Started making confectionery
1947 - Started manufacturing Bubble Gum
1948 - Established Marukawa Conf. Co., Ltd.
1957 - Started trading throughout the world
From Wikipedia’s article on Marukawa, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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