• Morinaga completed a second HI-CHEW manufacturing facility in Mebane, North Carolina, expanding production capacity to meet rising US demand.
• Facility spans more than 132,000 square feet, representing investment of more than USD 130 million.
• Project is expected to create about 200 jobs in Orange County, North Carolina.
• Plant is slated to be fully operational by October 2026, adding annual output of about 1.2 billion HI-CHEW chewlets.
• Morinaga opened its first US HI-CHEW factory in North Carolina in 2015, supplying most North American volumes.

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