JAPAN’S MEIJI TO OPEN NEW PLANT IN AICHI, MAKING MORE PROBIOTIC YOGHURT
November 1st, 2012
BY WANG FANGQING, IN SHANGHAI
Major Japanese foods manufacturer Meiji is to boost its probiotics manufacturing by opening a new Japanese Yen JPY11.5 billion (USD145.5 million) dairy factory in Aichi prefecture, near Nagoya. It will replace an existing nearby plant and is set to start operations in September 2014, with a production capacity 1.5 times the current factory. "This new plant is in line with our mid-term strategy to boost profits by 2020 as we will focus more on expanding our probiotics yoghurt product line," a Meiji spokesman told just-food. ...
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