Company History
1972
DHC is founded as Daigaku Honyaku Center and begins translation outsourcing services.
1975
Reorganized into a joint-stock company
1980
Manufacture and sales of cosmetics launched.
DHC Olive Virgin Oil introduced.
1981
Renamed DHC Corporation
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 Medicated Deep Cleansing Oil introduced.
1996
Sales of lingerie begin.
1999
Sales of Petit Line cosmetics begin at convenience stores across Japan.
DHC Medicated Lip Cream introduced.
2022
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
2024
Number of registered users of mail-order services exceeds 16 million (August).