Yo-Ho Brewing opens new craft beer brewery in Izumisano, Osaka
Food & BeverageOsaka
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.
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.
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.