Tag: Orange County NC

Morinaga’s $136M Mebane Plant and What 204 Manufacturing Jobs Mean for Orange County

Jun 11, 2026

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by

Eddie Coleman

in NC Economic Development

Morinaga, the Japanese maker of HI-CHEW candy, has opened its second factory in Mebane, a $136 million investment creating 204 jobs in Orange County and roughly doubling its U.S. production capacity. The plant goes fully operational by October 2026. For real estate investors, the story isn’t the candy, it’s what a second decade of steady…