T. Hasegawa USA, Inc. – the North American subsidiary of global flavor and fragrance producer T. Hasegawa Co., Ltd in Japan – announced the completion of a year-long project renovating the company’s Cerritos, Calif., R&D facility. In total, the renovation increases the T. Hasegawa’s state-of-the-art flavor innovation facilities by more than 50%, as part of the company’s larger strategy of investing in its US operations to bolster flavor development and manufacturing in North America.

The expanded R&D facilities, located at 14047 183rd St in Cerritos, Calif. includes new library compounding labs for both sweet and savory flavors, along with a specialty area for compounding and creating beverage flavors. The company’s applications lab space was also increased, along with a new raw material storage room. Other updates to T. Hasegawa’s facilities as part of the renovation include an upgraded pilot lab and upgraded client collaboration areas, meeting spaces and corporate offices.

The flavor innovation center expansion comes after T. Hasegawa’s opening of a 60,000sq-ft manufacturing plant in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., in 2022 dedicated to the production of sweet flavors. That facility increased T. Hasegawa USA’s manufacturing workspace by nearly 400%, while adding industry-leading technology and large-capacity equipment for liquid blending, spray dry and extraction – all paving the way for the company’s continued growth in the US market.