Kikkoman is celebrating the 35th anniversary of making products in the U.S. The Japanese food company opened its first plant outside of Japan in Walworth in 1973.
At a news conference at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Mogi also announced that Kikkoman will donate $100,000 to establish an Environmental Studies Scholarship in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The scholarships will be used for environmental studies at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Any undergraduate studying at the institute will be eligible, but preference will be given to students from Walworth County.