Kikkoman has opened its third soy sauce plant in the United States, in Jefferson, Wisconsin, and held a commemorative ceremony at the site on the 18th. The third plant has already begun operations and will start shipping soy sauce in October, with plans to produce 4,000 kiloliters by March next year, and it is also looking at producing a wider range of products such as teriyaki sauce and ponzu. Honorary Chairman Yuzaburo Mogi said the plant "responds to growing demand across North America," expressing the company's policy of using the new plant to expand production for the North American market. The ceremony was attended by President Shozaburo Nakano and Senior Managing Director Osamu Mogi, as well as local officials, and the site becomes the company's US production base following its first plant in Walworth, Wisconsin, and its second in Folsom, California. The company established a US subsidiary in 1957, began shipping from its first plant in 1973 and from its second in 1998, and now holds the top share of roughly 60 percent of the US household soy sauce market. In remarks to reporters on the 17th, Yuzaburo Mogi said many people in the United States still do not use soy sauce and that "we expect the market to grow from here," adding that for overseas operations outside the United States, "Europe has the most potential. Where to build a second plant in Europe is also becoming a topic of discussion."
Kikkoman CorporationKikkoman opened its third US soy sauce plant in Wisconsin, expanding production capacity to meet growing North American demand.
