# Sato Foods expands packed rice production line at Seiro Factory in Niigata

Sato Foods announced the start of a new production line at its Seiro Factory in Niigata Prefecture, increasing capacity from 1 to 2 lines. The ¥4.5 billion investment raises daily production from 1.03 million to 1.23 million packs, with annual capacity reaching 400 million packs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-02-01
- Where: Seiro, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $3.00M (450.0M JPY)
- Starts operating: 1 Feb 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1.23 million packs per day
- Products: aseptic packaged rice (Sato no Gohan)
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sato Foods](https://endata.com/companies/65185.md)

## Sources

- [plantdb.jp](https://plantdb.jp/article/99dc4f56-d63f-11ef-9821-0242ac120002), 2024-02-06: "聖籠ファクトリーの生産ラインを1ラインから2ラインへと増強し、同社のパックごはん製造は合計10ライン体制となる。"

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