Riken Vitamin acquires 48,000 sqm plant site in Anpachi, Gifu to relocate Kyoto plant
Food & beverageGifu
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.
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.
Food & beverageSoutheast SulawesiUnder construction
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.
Sakata Seed Iberica S.L., a subsidiary of Japanese seed company Sakata Seed Corporation, plans to develop office, warehouse and greenhouse facilities in Andalucia, Spain. The project has a total planned investment of ¥1.338 billion, with construction scheduled from July 2024 to July 2027.
Sakata Seed Corporation plans to develop a research facility in Kakegawa, Shizuoka. The project has a total planned investment of JPY 2.115 billion, with construction starting in February 2026 and completion scheduled for May 2027.