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Kikkoman Foods, Inc.

Expansion · Walworth and Jefferson, WI · Food & Beverage · Announced 2024-04-23

Investment$800,000,000Announced capital
Jobs83Reported jobs
StatusOpening — Jefferson plant grand opening 2026-09-18; shipments expected fall 2026
VerificationStrongLast verified 2026-09-20

Sources & verification

  1. wedc.org ↗
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  3. wedc.org ↗
Recorded publisher
Not recorded
Source quality
A. Official primary, verified
Verification basis
Inherited verification

Project facts

Decision / announcement date
2024-04-23
Date precision
day
Sector
Food & Beverage
Facility action
Expansion
Facility type
Brewing/production plant expansion (Walworth) plus new production facility (Jefferson)
Project status
Opening — Jefferson plant grand opening 2026-09-18; shipments expected fall 2026

Figures & qualifications

Capital category
Committed
Capital scope
Multi-site program
Jobs classification
New/Direct
Jobs basis
83 new high-paying jobs' over the next 12 years, combined across both Walworth and Jefferson — company did not separate new jobs by site.

$800M spans the Walworth expansion and the new Jefferson facility (multi-site program figure); 83 jobs over 12 years across both sites. Jefferson facility alone ≈ $560M over 10 years (WEDC 2026-09-18), a component of the >$800M combined program.

Not yet recorded · 4 fields

Project / facility · Transferred / retained jobs · Construction jobs · Statistical exclusion reason