May 3, 1968	The GMFTM was registered with the SEC as a private corporation; the National Government likewise reserves 120 hectares of the Fort Bonifacio property under a 50-year lease contract per Proclamation No. 347 and as amended by Proclamation No. 467.
1969	Operations commenced on an interim basis.
1973	Then President Ferdinand Marcos approved the conversion of GMTFM into an Agro-Industrial Commercial Estate(AICE).
March 27, 1974	"FOOD TERMINAL INCORPORATED" was adopted as the new corporate name.
April 18, 1979	Human Settlements Development Corporation took over the ownership and management of FTI.
April 19, 1980	Letter of Instruction No. 1013 directed NFA to create a linkage agreement with the company and assist FTI's marketing and procurement operations.  LOI 1013 also classified FTI as a Government-Owned and Controlled Corporation.
1985	The NFA transferred its non-grains trading operations to FTI.  At the time, FTI started retailing basic commodities at government-subsidized prices through the Kadiwa program.
1989	Food trading, food processing, including in-house slaughtering operations were suspended.
2004	Cold Storage ceased operations due to technical problems and viability concerns.

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