Morinaga America Foods, Inc. is expanding its Triad site and increasing production capacity for Hi-Chew candy. The company is building a 100,000-square-foot production space on its 21-acre factory ...

Japanese confectioner Morinaga & Co. Ltd. plans to build a second factory and create 204 jobs in Orange County to boost production of its popular Hi-Chew candies. In a notice to investors ...

Morinaga & Co. announced in July it will invest around $136 million into a second factory alongside the site it opened in 2016. Both facilities will exclusively produce HI-CHEW, a small ...

The Mebane facility opened in 2015 and produces one of the company's signature products, the fruity candy HI-CHEW. Morinaga says demand for its most popular candy is driving the need for expansion.

Confection manufacturer Morinaga America, Inc., invested $130 million to construct its Mebane, N.C.-based facility to produce its flagship brand HI-CHEW, which has grown 20% year-over-year in the ...

The new brand mascot comes as Morinaga, Hi-Chew’s parent company, looks to expand its reach in the U.S.—and as brand mascots are experiencing something of a resurgence in American pop culture.

It's a $136 million investment. Hi-Chew candy is made by Japanese company Morinaga. The new positions will include production, quality assurance, and maintenance and support staff. Orange County ...

The company behind the Hi-Chew brand plans to expand its North Carolina operations in a big way. © 2025 American City Business Journals. All rights reserved. Use of ...

Morinaga America Foods, Inc. is expanding its Triad site and increasing production capacity for Hi-Chew candy.The company is building a 100,000-square-foot production space on its 21-acre factory ...