Japan: Yamazaki to build $183 million plant
Japan-based baked goods producer Yamazaki has announced that it is to build a new plant in Kobe, Japan at a cost of ¥20 billion ($183 million). Described as the first baking factory of its kind to be built in 28 years, the facility is designed to enable the company promised to deliver fresh and high […]
USA: Yamazaki Baking buys Bakewise Brands
Yamazaki Baking, Japan’s largest bread and bakery firm, has announced the acquisition of bagel maker and distributor Bakewise Brands from Ancor Capital Partners and Merit Capital Partners. Based in New York, Bakewise Brands was established in 2010 as the corporate identity for Fleischer’s Bagels, which Ancor Capital Partners and Merit Capital Partners acquired in 2005, […]