USA: Morinaga & Co to acquire MyMochi
Morinaga & Co, the Japanese confectionery and snack manufacturer, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire MyMochi, the leading producer of mochi ice cream in the USA. The strategic acquisition of the Los Angeles-based firm marks a “full scale” entry into the American frozen dessert market for the Tokyo-headquartered group. MyMochi, which traces its roots […]
USA: Morinaga to build $130 million facility in North Carolina
Japanese confectionery firm Morinaga has announced plans to invest $130 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Mebane (NC). Spanning an area of 132,633 sq ft, the new facility will become the company’s second in North America and is projected to create 200 jobs. The new facility is intended to boost production capacity for […]
Japan: Morinaga unveils jelly with sauce in a twin cup
Dairy food and beverage maker Morinaga has introduced a new jelly product called Shinkankaku Kakimaze Jelly (Mixable Textured Jelly) under the Morinaga brand. Promoted as “unique”, the product comprises a jelly and sauce, presented in separate compartments, that are designed to be mixed together by the consumer; the larger compartment contains soda-flavoured jelly while the smaller one […]
USA: Morinaga enters yoghurt category
Japan based dairy maker Morinaga Milk Industry has announced that it will enter the yoghurt business in the USA. The launch is due to be made between July and September 2017 by working with a local contract manufacturer, and the company has set a sales goal for 2019 of $34 million. The company estimates the […]
Japan: Morinaga launches first refrigerated product under the Hi-Chew brand
Consumers in Japan now have available the first refrigerated version of the long-standing confectionery brand Hi-Chew, a fruit flavoured soft chewy candy originally launched by Morinaga in 1975. The product, which is normally sold at room temperature, and has been launched with many different flavours, has been developed in a refrigerated form to celebrate the brand’s […]