Sato Foods completed a new plant, securing production capacity of 200,000 servings per day. Total production capacity will reach 1.43 million servings per day, while domestic packaged cooked rice production reached a record high last fiscal year. A fire-lighting ceremony was held, and the president emphasized the market’s room for growth.
Against a backdrop of growing demand for packaged cooked rice, Sato Foods built a new plant and held a fire-lighting ceremony. The new plant has production capacity of 200,000 servings per day, bringing the company’s total production capacity to 1.43 million servings per day.
Domestic packaged cooked rice production is said to have reached a record high last fiscal year, while household consumption is also increasing. This indicates that the market is in an expansion phase.
Former President Sato Hajime (佐藤元) said, “More than half of Japan’s population may have eaten packaged cooked rice,” emphasizing the market’s room for growth.
This development was driven by increased production capacity through the start-up of the new plant and the integration of existing lines, and the company is expected to strengthen its supply structure going forward.