History

History

1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
  • 1970
    1976 Hunya Foods Co., Ltd. was founded in Yonghe (New Taipei City), and the factory was set up in Bade (Taoyuan) with the first marketed brand 77 Chocolate
  • 1980
    1985 RIVON Foods Co., Ltd. was established and marketed to the wedding cookie industry
  • 1990
    1990 The Head Office moved to Xindian Dist., New Taipei City
    1992 Merged with RIVON Foods Co., Ltd.; registered capital after the merger was NT$ 199,663,000
    1993 Factory expansion in Jiankuo Rd., Bade, Taoyuan
    1994 The company’s stock was publicly issued (paid-in capital: NT$ 386,023,000); Received food G.M.P certification
    1997 Received ISO-9001 certification
    1998 The company’s stock was officially listed on the OTC market; Received ISO-14001 and G.S.P certification
  • 2000
    2001 The company’s stock was moved from OTC to major Exchange
    2002 Received HACCP certification
    2005 Extended the 4th and 5th floors of Taoyuan factory to expand production space
    2007 Received ISO22000 certification
    2008 Received Evergreen Business Excellence Award from Taoyuan County
  • 2010
    2010 Won the first prize of ‘Asia Dessert Cup 2010‘; Received OHSAS 18001 certification
    2011 Logistics Warehouse established in Bade, Taoyuan
    2012 The tourism factory ‘Republic of Chocolate’ was founded and was approved by MOEA as an excellent tourism factory. It also earned the 14th National Golden Award for Architecture and was ranked amongst the ‘Top 100 Taiwan Souvenirs’ in the ‘First-rate Brand’ certification conducted by Taiwan R.O.C. Consumers' Association.
    2014 The Republic of Chocolate was approved by Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA as an ‘International Spotlight Tourism Factory’. Its ‘Moon Festival Gift Box’ won the ‘Packaging Design Gold Medal Award’ in ‘2014 Taiwan Visual Design Award’ competition conducted by Department of Commerce, MOEA 9 consecutive year winner of the ‘Annual Choice Gift Award for One-month Celebration’ by Mombaby Magazines.
    2015 The Taoyuan, Bade factory extension completed (total area of 18,000 pings) The Republic of Chocolate received the ‘Creative Life Business Certificate’. 77 We Made shortbread earned the ‘Bronze Medal Award for Innovative Processing Techniques’
    2016 77 JOOOY-Tea Bean Kernel won the first prize and ‘Top 10 Most Popular Products Prize’ in the ‘2016 National Farming Community’s Featured Rice/Cereal-based Bakery Products’ competition (domestic-grown cereal group) held by Agriculture and Food Agency, COA.
    2017 Serving the chocolate market for over 40 years, Hunya developed a new product line expansion for the classic nougat series with brand new flavors suited for adult audiences. The feedback was phenomenal, with shops sold out the brand new series within merely a week.
    2018 The solar power system integration in Bade factory was complete. Shanghai Rivon Trading Co., Ltd. was founded. Received Evergreen Business Excellence Award from Taoyuan County
  • 2020
    2020 77 Brown Sugar Bubble Tea Ball granted with '2020 Monde Selection Bronze Quality Award'
    77 Black King Kong Peanut Nougat granted with '2020 Monde Selection Bronze Quality Award'
    77 Always Hazelnut Bar granted with '2020 International Taste Institute Superior Taste Award'
    Rivon Butter Cigar Cookie granted with '2020 International Taste Institute Superior Taste Award'
    Rivon Butter Cookie granted with '2020 International Taste Institute Superior Taste Award'
    Rivon Assorted Mooncake Gift Box awarded by Apple Daily review '2020 CVS Moon Cake Set third place'
    2021 Rivon Butter Cigar Cookie granted with '2021 International Taste Institute Superior Taste Award'
    Rivon Butter Cookie granted with '2021 International Taste Institute Superior Taste Award'
    Rivon Dacquoise granted with '2021 International Taste Institute Superior Taste Award'
    Received 2021 “Type II” ESG Report for Catering and Food Industry Silver Award from TCSA.
    2022 Acquired Croissants Bakery Co., Ltd.
    Received 2022 AREA Green Leadership (Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards).
    Received 2022 “Type II” ESG Report for Catering and Food Industry Gold Award from TCSA.
    Rivon Butter Cookie granted with '2022 International Taste Institute Superior Taste Award ★★'
    Rivon Vanilla Cigar Cookie granted with '2022 International Taste Institute Superior Taste Award ★★'
    Rivon Raspberry Dacquoise granted with '2022 International Taste Institute Superior Taste Award ★★'
    77 ALWAYS 90% Extreme Dark Chocolate granted with '2022 Monde Selection Gold Quality Award'