Japanese firm to build spice plant in Can Tho next year

Japan’s Takesho Food & Ingredients Inc plans to build a plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho by early 2020 to process shrimp heads and shells into materials for aquaculture and food processing after successful pilot cooperation with the Can Tho University (CTU), according to the company’s leader.
Japanese firm to build spice plant in Can Tho next year ảnh 1At the working session (Photo: VNA) 
Can Tho (VNA) – Japan’s Takesho Food &Ingredients Inc plans to build a plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho byearly 2020 to process shrimp heads and shells into materials for aquacultureand food processing after successful pilot cooperation with the Can ThoUniversity (CTU), according to the company’s leader.

In particular, a Singaporean firm, the world’s fifth largestmaterials supplier, has agreed to use products churned out by the spice powderplant, said Takesho Chairman and Executive Director Toshinao Tanaka during aworking session with municipal authorities on August 6.

He said the company and the CTU will study tra fish and ricebran products in the near future.

CTU Vice Rector Le Viet Dung said the university and theJapanese company signed an agreement last year to develop technology byhydrolysis method, which will churn out feed used for food processing.

Duong Tan Hien, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee, vowed all possible support to the firm to build the plant in January2020.-VNA
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