Kikkoman Foods Inc. (KFI) officially opened its new, Jefferson, Wis., processing facility, the third facility for the U.S. manufacturing arm of global soy sauce brand Kikkoman Corp., according to a release shared with Food Processing.

The 240,000-sq.-ft. facility will begin shipping product this fall (2026), expanding Kikkoman’s ability to meet growing demand across North America for its soy sauce and soy sauce-related products.

In Jefferson, Kikkoman expects to produce a wide range of products, including soy sauce and teriyaki sauce, as well as non-soy sauce-related seasonings, serving retail, foodservice and manufacturing customers.

Kikkoman built flexibility into the operation, with capabilities across multiple products, viscosities and packaging formats. The plant will feature digital manufacturing tools that enable paperless operations, real-time data visualization and enhance traceability, the company’s release noted. Between this new facility and Walworth, Kikkoman has created more than 80 jobs in southern Wisconsin.

Kikkoman broke ground on the facility in June 2024, and Jefferson is the company’s second manufacturing plant in Wisconsin, along with Walworth; the company’s third facility is in Folsom, Calif.