Company History
| 1972 | DHC is founded as Daigaku Honyaku Center and begins translation outsourcing services. |
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| 1980 | Manufacture and sales of cosmetics launched. DHC Olive Virgin Oil introduced. |
| 1983 | Mail-order business begins. |
| 1995 | Publication of Olive Club monthly catalog launched. DHC USA, Inc. established. Manufacture and sales of health foods launched. Twenty-two health food products, including Vitamin C, heme iron, and DHA, introduced. DHC Taiwan, Inc. established. DHC Deep Cleansing Oil introduced. |
| 1996 | Sales of lingerie begin. |
| 1999 | Sales of Petit Line cosmetics begin at convenience stores across Japan. DHC Lip Cream introduced. |
| 2002 | Food products business launched. DHC Online Store opens. |
| 2003 | The first directly managed DHC Store opens. Shanghai DHC Commerce Co., Ltd. established. First issue of quarterly catalog Minna, Genki? published. |
| 2004 | Sales of products begin in drug stores. |
| 2005 | Manufacture and sales of pharmaceutical products launched. |
| 2006 | Manufacture and sales of apparel launched. DHC Protein Diet introduced. |
| 2007 | Pet business launched. |
| 2008 | Construction of Saitama Iwatsuki Plant completed. |
| 2009 | Number of registered users of mail-order services exceeds 10 million. |
| 2022 | Fiftieth anniversary of DHC’s founding. |
| 2023 | Transition to a “second founding” structure. |
| 2024 | Corporate logo renewed; Purpose “Elevating Happiness Every Day” established. Number of registered users of mail-order services exceeds 16 million. |
| 2025 | Total sales of Lip Cream Series surpass 200 million units. “Olive Sube-Sube Series” renewed for the first time since the company’s founding and relaunched as “Olive Well Series.” |
| 2026 | The head office and business offices relocated to Mitamachi Terrace. |