Japanese group St Cousair to acquire US jams business

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Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 9:08 AM 2 min read

Japanese nutrient radical St Cousair is acceptable to bargain the jam concern of US-based Kelly’s Jelly.

The fiscal presumption of the transaction were not disclosed.

In a statement, St Cousair said the acquisition of the Oregon-based entity was being conducted done its US subsidiary, St Cousair Inc. (SCI), which is located successful the aforesaid state.

St Cousair said SCI has “positioned income successful the rapidly increasing planetary marketplace arsenic a strategical priority". The US, it added, with its "significant specialty nutrient market" is simply a "key focus”.

Kelly's Jelly produces and sells capsicum jelly and effect spreads successful the north-western US.

The Japanese radical has a mill successful Oregon. Products manufactured determination and imported from Japan are marketed nether the Kuze Fuku & Sons brand.

Launched successful 2017 aft St. Cousair acceptable up the US subisidiary, Kuze Fuku & Sons produces pome cider vinegar drinks, smoothies, jams and sauces.

The Japanese institution added: “SCI aims to heighten its accumulation capableness and income powerfulness done cross-selling opportunities with existing brands, thereby accelerating firm worth enhancement.”

In the astir caller fiscal twelvemonth ending December 2024, the part being acquired reported income of Y106.21m ($723,000).

The acquisition is projected to person a “minor” effect connected show for the existent fiscal year, St Cousair said, adding it is expected to enactment the “improvement of our show successful the mean to agelong term”.

The latest woody follows SCI’s acquisition of Portlandia Foods successful 2023, a user market marque known for integrated ketchup and different condiments. A twelvemonth later, the institution bought Bonnie’s Enterprises, which specialises successful cheese-paired effect jams.

“These acquisitions person accelerated [SCI’s] growth,” St Cousair said.

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