Taichiro Morinaga
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 87 years ago |
Date of birth | August 8,1865 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Kyushu |
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Date of died | January 24,1937 |
Died | Japan |
Children | Tahei Morinaga |
Founded | Morinaga & Company |
Grandchildren | Gota Morinaga |
Education | no formal education |
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ID | 2556511 |
Taichiro Morinaga Life story
Taichiro Morinaga was a Japanese philanthropist and entrepreneur. In 1899, he founded what would become Morinaga & Co, the first modern candy company in Japan, and the first to mass-produce chocolates in the country. Now known for the popular fruit candy Hi-Chew, one of Morinaga & Co's first products was marshmallow.