# Calbee to build mother factory in Hiroshima Port

Calbee announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art mother factory in Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City, on a 100,000 m² site. The first phase will begin construction in April 2023 and start operations in April 2024, consolidating the Hiroshima West Factory. Investment in land is JPY 3.78 billion.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-05-25
- Where: Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City, Japan
- Value: $35.0M (3.78B JPY)
- Starts operating: Apr 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: potato chips, snacks
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Calbee](https://endata.com/companies/47440.md)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2020/05/m0525405.html), 2020-05-25: "Calbee announced on May 25th that it will build a new factory in Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City."
- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGKKZO59540170V20C20A5LCC000/), 2020-05-25: "カルビーは25日、広島市に新工場を建設し、県内にある既存2工場を移転すると発表した。"

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