Factory/PlantOther manufacturingOverseas

Hoshizaki affiliate Fogel opens new commercial refrigerator plant in Guatemala

Hoshizaki CorporationVilla Canales, GuatemalaPublished Jul 24, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhaseCompleted

StartOct 2023

CompletionJul 23, 2026

Construction

Today

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Completed.

Fogel, an equity-method affiliate of Japan's Hoshizaki Corporation, held an opening ceremony on July 23, 2026 for its new commercial refrigerator factory in Villa Canales, Guatemala. The new plant, built since October 2023, has 1.8x the annual capacity of the existing facility (400,000 units/year at full operation) and will support expanded sales across Latin America; Hoshizaki plans to raise its stake in Fogel to 51% to make it a consolidated subsidiary.

Project facts

Owner: Hoshizaki Corporation
Listing: 6465 Tokyo
Facility: Factory/Plant
Sector: Other manufacturing
Location: Villa Canales, Guatemala (overseas)
Investment: Not disclosed
Scale / capacity: 400,000 units/year (at full operation)
Construction start: Oct 2023
Completion: Jul 23, 2026
Announced: Jul 24, 2026

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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