Goyo Foods has completed a new factory in the Ishishi Industrial Park in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture. The facility is intended to expand production capacity and advance automation for the company's frozen-cake business, serving customers in Japan and overseas.
Oriental Consultants Global (OC Global), through the jointly funded project company PT. Akuakultur Konawe Nusantara, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a whiteleg shrimp aquaculture facility in Polewali Village, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The facility is scheduled to start construction in August 2026, be completed by the end of May 2027, and begin shipments in July 2027, with planned annual production of approximately 1,300 tonnes and future expansion to approximately 4,000 tonnes.
Nippon Marine Foods has decided to build a new plant on its headquarters factory site in Otsubo-honmachi, Shimonoseki, to expand production of processed seafood products. The project is being advanced under a construction agreement with Shimonoseki City, with a signing ceremony scheduled for August 31, 2026.
Megmilk Snow Brand Vietnam, a subsidiary of Japanese dairy company MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd., held an opening ceremony on July 9, 2026, for a newly constructed factory producing processed cheese. The Vietnam manufacturing and sales base is intended to capture growing local demand and support expansion into neighboring Asian markets.
PlantX completed the Shinonome Demonstration Base in Koto, Tokyo, and held its opening ceremony on July 8, 2026. The facility is equipped with the company's latest modular cultivation systems and automated equipment to demonstrate labor-saving and resource-efficient indoor farming technologies ahead of mass production.
Yukiguni Factory will open the Kinoko Mirai Lab on July 6, 2026, in Kawaguchi, Saitama. The new R&D hub will combine existing mushroom research with research into functional materials and new technologies, supporting collaboration with customers and universities and the creation of new businesses.
Sakata Seed Corporation opened the Ishigaki Research Farm in Ishigaki, Okinawa, on June 21, 2026. The facility will research vegetable and flower varieties under subtropical conditions, accelerating development of heat- and weather-resistant varieties for tropical markets.
Riken Vitamin will build the Material Nexus Lab, a new R&D facility for chemical-product additives at its Tokyo Plant in Itabashi, Tokyo. The facility will consolidate R&D functions from the Osaka Plant and subsidiary Kenseido, with completion planned for March 2028 and operations beginning in April 2028.
Nissin Foods will build the Tsukubamirai Factory in Ibaraki Prefecture as a dedicated Cup Noodles production facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in May 2027, with operations planned to start during fiscal 2029; the factory will incorporate heat-recovery and reuse equipment to reduce manufacturing CO2 emissions by more than 10%.
JA Zen-Noh, Zenraku (National Federation of Dairy Co-operative Associations), and two regional milk marketing federations agreed to jointly establish Rakunou Nyugyo Co., Ltd. and build a new dairy products plant in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. The new company, capitalized at JPY 1.92 billion, will produce butter, skim milk powder, and cream, with production slated to start in December 2028.
A company that raises, processes, and sells aigamo (domesticated duck) meat has built a new factory in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, and relocated its headquarters there. The move is aimed at expanding its market reach, though specific investment figures were not disclosed.
Riken Vitamin has acquired about 48,000 square metres in Anpachi, Gifu for approximately ¥3.6 billion, to build a plant that will take over from its Kyoto plant. The site will make colour products including crocetin and gardenia blue pigment, expanding production capacity. The sale contract was signed in June 2026, ownership transfers in autumn 2027, and the company is targeting operation in fiscal 2030.
UHA Mikakuto (Osaka) signed a location agreement with Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture to establish a new plant that will process and freeze-slice sweet potatoes, the key raw material for its 'Osatsu Doki' snack. The facility will move into an existing building formerly used by another company, with operations planned to start in September 2027, investing about JPY 680 million and creating 23 new jobs.
Craft beer maker Yo-Ho Brewing (Karuizawa, Nagano) opened a new brewery in Izumisano, Osaka on July 23, with the full JPY 3.8 billion construction cost funded by furusato nozei (hometown tax) donations raised by the city. The facility, located in Rinku Town, is a unique case of a capex project financed entirely through crowdfunding-style local tax donations rather than corporate investment.
Megmilk Snow Brand's Vietnamese subsidiary held an opening ceremony and began operations at its newly built processed cheese plant in Tay Ninh Province (formerly Long An Province), southern Vietnam. The 1.5-hectare facility supports the company's mid-term plan to strengthen overseas expansion, targeting Vietnam's growing cheese market driven by rising incomes and Westernizing diets, with plans to later expand into neighboring countries.
Matsuya has begun full operation of a new plant in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, built to expand production capacity for its mainstay rice flour-based products. The facility will produce baby food, disaster stockpile food, care food, and chip snacks, targeting growing demand from an aging population and disaster preparedness needs.
Joyfull approved a new food production plant in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, to rebuild its factory network in response to aging facilities, disaster risk and expected production growth. Its board decision disclosed an approximate investment of ¥7.5 billion and planned completion in February 2028.
Instant noodle maker Acecook began construction of a new Kanto plant in Kawagoe, Saitama - a roughly ¥27bn investment covering land, building and equipment on a 78,166 sqm site. The plant will replace the company's existing Tokyo plant (also in Kawagoe) as the production base for mainstay brands including 'Super Cup' and 'Wakame Ramen', with an attached distribution center. Completion was targeted for December 2025 and production start for April 2026.
Discount store operator Daikokuten Bussan will construct a new process center in Kannonji City, Kagawa Prefecture, for food manufacturing, processing, and distribution. The facility aims to expand product supply capacity, reduce logistics costs, and improve freshness for the company's 251-store discount chain network, with operations expected to begin September 2027 and 251 new jobs created.
Hattendo Co., Ltd. (Mihara, Hiroshima), known for its chilled cream bread, will break ground on June 5, 2026 for a new factory within its 'Hattendo Village' food theme park near Hiroshima Airport. The facility will expand its bread and confectionery lineup for gift/souvenir products, pursue FSSC22000 food safety certification, and include a visitor experience facility, with completion expected in June 2027.
Showing 1–20 of 20