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Ground broke Thursday on new candy factory that is expected to bring 90 jobs to Mebane.
The 21 acres next to interstates 40 and 85 will be the site of Morinaga, a Tokyo-based candy company.
When production starts in the new facility in summer 2015, workers will make Hi-Chew candy, a fruit-flavored chewy Japanese candy that has been imported into the United States for the past 5 years.
(1) EASIER ACCESS TO HI-CHEW.
(2) MORE HI-CHEW.
(3) DID I MENTION HI-CHEW.
(4) Jobs.
I lived in Japan for a year during college and got hooked on the stuff. I buy it whenever I see it at a store, and am looking forward to being able to pick it up at my local grocery store on the candy aisle rather than the "expensive exotic foods" aisle.
They are like a starburst but a little bit firmer, sort of like a now-and-later, but without the propensity for sticking to your teeth. The flavors are also quite a bit more subtle and more delicious than Starburst and N&L's which BEAT YOU OVER THE HEAD with artificial fruit flavor.
They use real fruit juice for their flavorings rather than artificial crap. In Japan they have a wide variety of flavors including seasonals and even flavors that are limited by geographic region. Hopefully opening a factory will allow them to bring some of that variety here. My personal favorites were Melon (Cantaloupe) and Green Mandarin. Maybe they could even introduce some local specialties - my mouth waters at the thought of a Scuppernong/Muscadine flavored Hi-Chew.
In any event, sign me up for the first tour open to the public when this place opens.
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