Motoya United Co., Ltd. acquires all shares of IBIK Co., Ltd. and changes its name to Shirakabe Noodle Factory Co., Ltd.

Motoya United Co., Ltd. acquires all shares of IBIK Co., Ltd. and changes its name to Shirakabe Noodle Co., Ltd. ​
Motoya United Co., Ltd. Press Release: September 1, 2025 Motoya United Co., Ltd. acquires all shares of IBIK Co., Ltd. and changes its name to Shirakabe Noodles Co., Ltd. Opening up new food possibilities with noodle-making techniques Motoya United Co., Ltd. (Head office: Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture; Representative Director: Shintaro Ono), which operates a wide range of businesses throughout Japan and Southeast Asia (Malaysia), acquired all of the issued shares of IBK Co., Ltd. (Head office: Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture), whose main business is noodle manufacturing, through a share transfer on January 23, 2025. IBK Co., Ltd. has also changed its name to Shirakabe Noodle Factory Co., Ltd. and its head office to Kurashiki City.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/130929/13/130929-13-0b2f20e93f8c11a6d67b2851b2d6ba5d-2792×1432.jpg The aim of this acquisition is to create new value through synergies between the noodle-making technology and know-how cultivated over many years of the former IBK and the Motoya Group’s food and beverage business.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/130929/13/130929-13-eb0582fa5556edea9ecfcb732c8de2f8-563×459.png The former IBK, which originally operated a Japanese soba noodle shop, has been manufacturing noodles, primarily Chinese noodles, for approximately 40 years. We manufacture a variety of noodles to meet the needs of each ramen shop owner. The Motoya Group, with its Food & Culture division centered around Motoya Foods Co., Ltd., operates yakitori and Japanese restaurants in traditional buildings in Okayama and Kurashiki, where the group was founded, cafes in Tokyo and Osaka that collaborate with anime, a representative Cool Japan content, and a yakiniku restaurant in Malaysia. By developing a variety of business formats that focus on the characteristics of each region and the needs of visitors to each city, the group has cultivated a rich and varied range of expertise. This name change reflects the Motoya Group’s commitment to business expansion, unique to the company, by
incorporating “shirakabe” (white walls), a symbol of Kurashiki’s beautiful streets lined with storehouses, into the company name, in anticipation of accelerating global expansion centered on Kurashiki, the place where the group was founded. Through personal exchanges between the former IBK and the Motoya Group, we aim to accelerate the development of new products and menus and spread new forms of “food” both domestically and internationally. 【Motoya United Co., Ltd. Company Profile】 Based in Okayama and Kurashiki, the company operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Gifu, Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Southeast Asia, and is involved in education, drones, mobility, property, food & culture, creation, and investment businesses. Motoya United Co., Ltd. URL: https://motoya-united.co.jp Head Office: 2236-100 Nakajima, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture Tokyo Headquarters: 4F Toranomon Sugai Building, 3-18-16 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Established: 1947 Representative: Shintaro Ono, Representative Director and President Number of employees: Approximately 765 (as of June 2025) 【Shirakabe Noodle Factory Co., Ltd. (Company name changed from IBIK Co., Ltd. on June 1, 2025) Company Overview】 We manufacture noodles, mainly Chinese noodles, and ramen soup, and operate franchised ramen restaurants. We also promote OEM supply of various Chinese noodles tailored to customer needs. Shirakabe Noodle Shop Co., Ltd. URL: Head Office: 2236-100 Nakajima, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture (Head office location changed from Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture in June 2025) Factory Location: 989-1 Sasayama, Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture (Noodle factory), 1039-2 Tekono, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture (Food factory) Established: 1985 Representative: Representative Director and President Kima Mote For more information about this release