{"id":172521,"date":"2025-08-01T14:20:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T05:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=172521&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-08-01T14:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T05:20:20","slug":"nissui-to-build-new-plant-kitakyushu","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/nissui-to-build-new-plant-kitakyushu\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissui to Build New Plant in Kitakyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major food manufacturer Nissui will build a new factory in Kitakyushu\u2019s Tobata Ward, slated to begin operations in 2027. The plant, located on the site of a former facility closed in 2022, will also consolidate production from an existing nearby plant. It will produce frozen foods and fish sausages. Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi welcomed the investment, calling it a sign of industrial expansion in the city. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nissui.co.jp\/news\/20250730.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nissu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">i<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kitakyushu-nissui_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C705&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nissui to Build New Plant in Kitakyushu \" width=\"1400\" height=\"705\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kitakyushu-nissui_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kitakyushu-nissui_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kitakyushu-nissui_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C516&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kitakyushu-nissui_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C387&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major food manufacturer Nissui will build a new factory in Kitakyushu\u2019s Tobata Ward, slated to begin operations in 2027&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172521","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/172521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}