Fuji Europe Africa BV
Fuji Oil Europe is the European branch of Fuji Oil Group, a Japan-based company founded in Osaka in 1950 and active in Europe since 1992. Headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, with an additional sales office in Barcelona, it develops and manufactures plant-based food solutions for the food industry, with a strong focus on vegetable oils and fats, chocolate fillings and coatings, and soluble fibre ingredients. The company positions itself as a tailormade solutions partner for food manufacturers. Its offerings are designed for applications where fat functionality, texture, flavour, processing performance, and sustainability matter, and it works closely with customers through R&D, application support, and co-creation. Fuji Oil Europe is part of a global group with production sites across continents and an integrated approach to R&D, procurement, and manufacturing. In Europe, it combines local production with regional innovation and supply-chain capabilities to serve customer needs in the market. Core Values Innovation : The company emphasizes innovative, value-adding solutions and uses R&D, application labs, and in-house fat technology to develop products tailored to specific applications. Customer co-creation : Fuji Oil Europe highlights close collaboration with customers to understand technical requirements and create personalized solutions that fit their products and processes. Sustainability : Sustainability is presented as central to the business, with attention to responsible sourcing, traceability, eco-friendly processing, and recognized sustainability ratings. Quality and functionality : The company focuses on ingredients that deliver reliable performance, stable functionality, and the right flavour and texture in the final application. Unique Aspects Part of a global Fuji Oil network : Fuji Oil Europe benefits from the wider Fuji Oil Group’s international R&D and supply-chain system, allowing it to adapt innovations and technologies for European customers and EU regulations. Strong cocoa and fat technology base : The Ghent site is known for cocoa butter equivalents, substitutes, replacers, functional filling fats, and nutritional fats, supported by in-house fat technology and multiple processing technologies. Vertical integration in shea : Through Fuji Oil Ghana in Techiman, the group is vertically integrated into shea processing, helping supply shea fractions used to make sustainable cocoa butter equivalents in Europe. Traceable and certified sourcing : The company works with certified and traceable supply chains for key raw materials such as palm (kernel) oil, cocoa, and shea, and reports EcoVadis Gold recognition in 2025 and 2026. Local European footprint with regional reach : Beyond Ghent, the company has a sales office in Barcelona and is part of a European structure that includes Fuji Europe Africa and Fuji Brandenburg, supporting innovation and ingredient production across the region.