1957
Costa Braga family founded Fomento da Indústria de Tomate (FIT).
1992
Italian Group Parmalat bought up Portuguese ECRIL and the name was changed to ITALAGRO.
1999
ITALAGRO acquired FIT.
2007
HIT GROUP was founded by KAGOME.
2012
HIT GROUP became subsidiary of KAGOME.
2016
Founded “KAGOME Agri-Business R&D Center”.
2022
KAGOME & NEC co-founded “DXAS Agricultural Technology” providing farming support service.
2024
KAGOME strengthened its position in the company and became the holder of 68.99% of HIT.