Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Completes the Construction of a New R&D Building and the Modification of an Existing R&D Building At Its Kawasaki Plant
April 05, 2021 at 10:33 pm EDT
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Ajinomoto Co., Inc. has recently completed the construction of a new R&D building and the modification of an existing R&D building at its Kawasaki Plant. This completes the consolidation of the domestic R&D bases of three Ajinomoto Group companies involved in the Food Products business--Ajinomoto Co. and its consolidated subsidiaries Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc. and Ajinomoto AGF, Inc. Location: 1-1, Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Building specifications: Floor area approximately 7,400m2 (4-story building with seismic base isolation structure). Total investment: Approximately JPY 6 billion (includes construction of new R&D building, modification of existing facilities, etc.). Total of approximately 620 food products (total for all three companies). Start of construction: December 2017. Completion: New R&D building: July 2020; Modification of existing facilities: March 2021.
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. specializes in the production and marketing of food and pharmaceutical products. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- sale of food products (57%): seasonings (brands AJI-No-Moto and Hon-Dashi), mayonnaise (Pure Select), instant noodles, beverages, etc.;
- sale of frozen products (19.7%);
- other (23.3%).
AJINOMOTO CO., INC. 
