Denso Corporation and FoodVentures announced that Denso has acquired a partial equity stake in FoodVentures and made FoodVentures a consolidated subsidiary. Through this capital partnership, Denso and FoodVentures will strengthen their collaboration to globally deploy the One-Stop Solution, which enables stable and predictable agricultural production through an integrated approach.
In recent years, changes in social conditions—such as the progression of climate change, a declining farming population in some areas, and growing importance of food security—have accelerated efforts around the world to secure agricultural production and improve food self-sufficiency. As a result, new entrants into the agricultural sector are emerging, and there is a growing global demand to realize sustainably local-grown agricultural production.
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Since 2017, Denso has positioned agriculture as a new pillar of its business and, in 2022, further strengthened this commitment by incorporating it into its articles of incorporation. Leveraging technologies developed through automotive component manufacturing—including production process design, sensing, and image processing—Denso has been advancing environmental control and automation technologies for greenhouse horticulture.
In addition, Denso has been strengthening collaboration with partners that possesses expertise in greenhouses, seeds and seedlings, and cultivation technologies—key element for sustainable agricultural production. In 2023, Denso welcomed Certhon, a provider of advanced horticultural greenhouses, into the Denso Group. In 2025, Denso also welcomed Axia, a developer and distributor of tomato seeds and seedlings, and entered into a joint development agreement with Delphy, a global cultivation consulting company.
FoodVentures, newly joining the Denso Group, has worked for more than 10 years to provide solutions that combine cultivation technologies with operational support, with a view to grow vegetables closer to its consumers. In recent years, FoodVentures has offered one-stop proposals to new entrants, covering everything from business planning to cultivation, farm operations, and crop sales, and has also provided services that undertake actual farm operations. FoodVentures has extensive expertise, and a proven track record built through supporting greenhouse horticulture operators in many countries across all climates.
Going forward, through FoodVentures, the DENSO Group will offer integrated solutions of technology and know-how globally that maximize customer's profitability. Through these efforts, DENSO will accelerate initiatives toward enabling stable and predictable agricultural production.
Yasushi Mukai, Executive Officer of Denso's Food Value Chain Business Unit, shares: "In recent years, food growers have faced an increasing number of challenges, and agriculture is at a major turning point. By welcoming FoodVentures—which provides end-to-end support from business planning to cultivation, farm operations, and sales—into the DENSO Group, we have built a structure that enables us to deploy a One-Stop Solution globally that support the entire farming operation, beyond simply providing technology. Together with FoodVentures and our partners, we will work to realize the vision of providing safe, delicious, and environmentally friendly food anytime, anywhere, and for everyone."
FoodVentures CEO Dirk Aleven adds: "After more than a decade of experience growing vegetables in greenhouses around the world, we see that projects are becoming larger and more complex. Exciting new opportunities are emerging, such as the use of residual heat from data centers and other co-location opportunities for greenhouses. These combinations enable safe, affordable, and fresh vegetable production close to consumers."
"We share Denso Corporation's ambition to offer a holistic solution to the horticultural industry by combining technology, data, and know-how. This new partnership creates an opportunity to unite technology, expertise, and scale to better meet the needs of our customers."
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Denso
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Food Ventures
www.foodventures.eu
