Nikken Foods USA to Move to Larger Distribution Center

The new distribution center and corporate office is 20% larger than the current space and provides three dock doors and a loading ramp.

5 Feb 2010 --- Nikken Foods USA, Inc. is moving to a new location at 4984 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. The move is planned for the middle of February. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held during the recent meetings of the Nikken Foods board of directors visiting from Japan. The ceremonial green ribbon was cut by Mr. Kourin Ochi, Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Hirotsugu Yamanishi, Managing Director Global Sales, Nikken Foods Corporation Ltd., Tokyo Japan.

“The new larger distribution center and USA corporate offices will accommodate our growing customer demand for our products,” explained Mr. Herbert Bench, Executive Vice President, Nikken Foods USA, Inc.

Also participating in the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony were Mr. George Armenta, President Lilar Corporation; Mr. K. Sato, President Nikken Foods USA, Inc.; Mr. Herbert Bench, Executive Vice President Nikken Foods USA, Inc.; Mr. Kengo Hayashi, North America Manager Nikken Foods Corporation Ltd., Tokyo Japan; and the Nikken Foods USA, Inc. staff.

The new distribution center and corporate office is 20% larger than the current space and provides three dock doors and a loading ramp. In addition to the expanded distribution center, the facility will also house the company’s new modern corporate offices and its state of the art Application Kitchen, a fully functional test kitchen used for research and development.