Okamura Foods plans to supply salmon, trout and roe products from its European aquaculture operations to its new Netherlands wholesale business.
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Japanese seafood and aquaculture company Okamura Foods Co., Ltd. will establish a wholly owned subsidiary in the Netherlands as part of plans to expand its overseas wholesale business and make what it describes as a "full-scale entry" into the European market.
The decision was approved by the company’s board on 24 March 2026, according to a notice issued the same day. The new entity, tentatively named Okamura Trading Netherlands B.V., is scheduled to be incorporated in May 2026 and begin operations in July 2026.
Okamura Foods said the move aligns with its “Medium-Term Management Targets 2030”, under which it has identified the expansion of domestic aquaculture production and growth in overseas wholesale as its two main growth drivers.
The company said the Netherlands was selected as its first European base after considering access to major food markets as well as practical business factors including language, taxation, and logistics. "Looking ahead, the Group intends to expand sales activities and small-lot sales in other European countries with large market sizes, including Germany and France," the company said in its official notice.
The Okamura group already has subsidiaries established in Europe, with an aquaculture business in Denmark from which it intends to supply salmon trout and roe products to the new Netherlands base, and another aquaculture facility in Latvia, which the company said is due to begin trial farming operations.
The firm said the Netherlands unit will become its seventh overseas wholesale base, adding to its existing network in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Hong Kong.
The new wholly-owned subsidiary will be based in Amsterdam, with planned capital of EUR 1.5 million (JPY 270 million), with two company personnel, one executive officer and one employee, expected to serve concurrently as directors.