Japanese ham producer Sagami Ham Co. has issued further shares to major Japanese power company Air Water, giving it a controlling stake in the mid-sized food producer.

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Sagami Ham will now issue JPY620m (US$) in new shares to Air Water, giving the Osaka-based company a 51% stake.


Air Water, which already makes premium ham products in Hokkaido through an affiliate, said it now wants to develop a food business focusing on frozen ingredients and raw ham.


This deal will also expand its distribution network by creating a tie-up with Air Water’s other Hokkaido- based affiliate Spring Snow.


Established in Fujisawa city in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1948, Sagami is worth about JPY1.24bn, according to Air Water.

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