Mizkan America (MA), an industry-leading producer of pasta sauce and vinegar products, recently announced plans to expand their facility in Owensboro.
The $156 million investment will allow the company expand its Owensboro facilities by approximately 320,000-square-feet.
Commitment To Customers
The additional space will allow for building improvements, new machinery and equipment, IT upgrades and related assets that will help Mizkan best meet the current and future needs of its customers while maintaining its position as a market leader.
Once complete, the expansion will bring the facility’s total operational space to more than 970,000-square-feet.
“This project, which is in its design phase and will move to board approval early next year, would become a transformational project for Mizkan America,” said Koichi Yuki, CEO of Mizkan Ameria Inc. “This new project would involve a substantial investment and demonstrates our strong commitment to fulfilling the needs of our customers in alignment with Mizkan’s two principles: to offer customers only the finest products and to continuously challenge the status quo. We are very excited about the opportunity this will afford MA to grow our business and allow us to better serve our customers. Likewise, we are extremely grateful to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for being such supportive partners in this venture.”
Mizkan America, which is based in Mount Prospect, Illinois, maintains 12 manufacturing facilities that serve the retail, foodservice, specialty Asian and food ingredient trade channels.
Mizkan America brands include Ragú, Bertolli, Holland House, Nakano and Mizkan.
The company is also the exclusive distributor for Angostura Bitters in North America.
“Kentucky’s manufacturing sector has always played a key role throughout the commonwealth, and the tremendous growth we are seeing within the industry is critical to our surging economy,” said Governor Andy Beshear. “Companies like Mizkan America continue to believe and invest in the commonwealth and its communities, offering quality jobs and opportunities for Kentuckians to provide for themselves and their families. I want to thank the company, as well as local and state officials who helped bring this investment to the Owensboro community, and I look forward to Mizkan’s continued success here in Kentucky.”
The Mizkan Group is a privately held, international food manufacturer, headquartered in Handa City, Japan, with a heritage that spans more than 200 years.
Mizkan Group is women-owned and operated, currently by members of the eighth and ninth generations of the founding Nakano family.
The expansion of the Owensboro facility is estimated to create 44 new jobs.
For more information, visit mizkan.com.
