Launched Taiwan’s first locally-produced organic soy sauce featuring all domestically-harvested and sourced ingredients
2017
2016
• Recognized with the three-star Superior Taste Award at iTQi
• Began farming and promotion of locally and organically grown soybeans and wheat
2016
2015
• Successfully launched 100% additives-free Soy Sauce
• Completed revamp of
company to be all non-GMO
2015
2014
Developed the company’s first non-GMO soy sauce product line
2014
2013
Halal certified since 2013
2013
2011
Honored with the 27th International Award for Quality in Food & Beverages (Alimentaria Barcelona 2011)
2011
2010
Produced the first organic soy sauce with GMP certification and product
traceability
2010
2009
• Produced the first non-GMO soy
sauce
• Developed the first select soy sauce with product traceability
2009
2007
Certified with HACCP and ISO22000
2007
2005
Chosen as a “Superbrand” by the Association of Superbrands
2005
2000
Honored with the SIAL Paris 2000 award
2000
1995
Honored with the “Food Sanitation and Safety Excellence Award”
1995
1994
First chicken essence producer in Taiwan to receive GMP certification
1994
1991
First pickled vegetables producer in
Taiwan to receive GMP certification
Taiwan’s first top-performing food
producer with GMP certification
1991
1989
First soy sauce producer in Taiwan to receive GMP certification
1989
1987
Renamed Kimlan Foods Co., Ltd. to reflect wider range of products Launched Taiwan’s first BBQ
sauce
1987
1986
Pioneering the country in
launching Taiwan’s largest continuous soybean steamer, fully-automated temperature controlled yeast production equipment and outdoor FRP fermentation tanks
1986
1985
Received “National Industrial
Pollution Protection and
Treatment Excellent Effort Award”
1985
1982
Certified as a Grade A
Production Plant for Foreign
Exports Services
1982
1979
Forefronted installation of
wastewater treatment system
from Japan
1979
1977
Won the “New Product Development Award” by Taiwan Association for Food Science and Technology
1977
1977
Won the “New Product
Development Award” by Taiwan
Association for Food cience and
Technology
1977
1977
First company in
Taiwan to use clear
glass bottles to bottle
soy sauce
1977
1970
Datung Company renamed to
Kimlan Soy Sauce Company
to reflect popularity and
recognition of product name
