Japan Seafood Giant Maruha Boosts Production of Dried Bonito, Mackerel

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mar. 17--TOKYO -- Maruha Corp., Japan's largest seafood company, has begun full production of dried bonito and mackerel in China to meet surging demand for the seasonings by Japanese-affiliated food makers there, becoming the first to start such mass manufacturing of dried bonito in China.
Maruha began production of the two products on a trial basis last July by converting part of a food-processing plant run by its joint venture Zhousan Industrial Co. in the city of Zhousan, Zhejiang Province.