restaurant was in the news in Japan for serving pizza with melamine-tainted dough from China in October 2008. Timeline April 1968 - Yasuhiko Shōgaki takes over the Saizeriya store and starts a private business. May 1973 - The private business becomes a corporation, and the Maria-nu company is established. December 1977 - Multiple stores start opening. April 1981 - Start of the shopping center stores: in LaLaPort. May 1983 - The company moves to a new location in Ichikawa, Chiba. March 1987 - Start of the train station stores: in Shapō. April 1987 - The company changes its name to Maria-no. October 1987 - An "Order Entry System" is introduced. September 1989 - Start of the suburban roadside stores: in Mito Kaidō. October 1991 - The company moves to Funabashi, Chiba. September 1992 - The company changes its name to Saizeriya. July 1994 - The 100th store is opened in Enoshima. October 1997 - A factory is built in Yoshikawa, Saitama. The company moves there. April 1998 - The company registers its stock with JASDAQ Securities Exchange and starts selling. July 1999 - Two stocks are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. August 2000 - One stock changes its designation. October 2001 - The 500th store is opened in Kyōnan, Yamanashi. December 2003 - The first overseas store is opened in Shanghai. August 2005 - "Eat Run", a new fast food store, opens. November 2005 - "Spa-Q" and "TacoQ", two new stores, open in Saitama. April 2007 - "Saizeriya Express", a new low cost spaghetti shop, opens in Green Walk, Hachioji, Tokyo. December 2007 - A store opens in Guangzhou, China. 2008 - Saizeriya opens its first store in Singapore. October 2008 - Controversy regarding serving pizza with melamine-tainted dough from China. October 2010 - Saizeriya Italian Restaurant (薩莉亞意式餐廳) opens in North Point, Hong Kong. 2010 - Saizeriya opens around 6 stores in Beijing, China. 2019 - Saizeriya opened in multiple outlets across Hong Kong through the 2010s. Management company In August 2008, Saizeriya Co,. Ltd. started a chain of fast-food hamburger specialty shops called . There are currently six shops. In June 2003, a subsidiary was established in Shanghai, and as of August 2007, fifteen stores were in operation there. By using prefabricated ingredients in the central kitchen that largely reduces procurement and processing cost, Saizeriya is able to provide Italian cuisine at a lower price. See also List