# Sodick to expand food machinery plant in Kaga, Japan

Sodick is expanding its Kaga Plant in Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan, by adding a new food machinery factory and renovating existing facilities. The expansion costs about JPY 1.17 billion, with construction starting March 2023 and completion expected November 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-04-17
- Where: Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan
- Value: $8.70M (1.17B JPY)
- Starts operating: Nov 2023
- Status: under construction
- Products: noodle-making machines, rice cooking systems, chilled rice, side dishes, confectionery processing machinery
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sodick](https://endata.com/companies/3476.md)

## Sources

- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2023/04/70914/), 2023-04-17: "同社の食品機械部門は2026年度売上高135億円を掲げており、今回の増設はそれに向けて、主力の製麺機と米飯製造システムの生産体制を強化するとともに、チルド米飯、惣菜、製菓等の生産加工機械分野に事業領域を拡大する。"

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