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Main Product Lines <br /> • Confectionaries (photos) <br /> • Foodstuffs (photos) <br /> • Frozen Desserts (photos) <br /> • Healthcare (photos) <br /> • Weider Nutritional Supplements & Fitness (photos) <br /> Hi-Chew (Logo graphic) <br /> Hi-Chew <br /> • Morinaga distribution channels are international (graphic/map) <br /> Hi-Chew <br /> • Bag & Stick Varieties (photo) <br /> Hi-Chew <br /> • Over 140 Different Flavors (photo) <br /> Timeline of Project Rainbow <br /> • February 2012 - Project began for Orange County. <br /> • Competition - Toronto, Portland OR, Philadelphia PA, Richmond VA, Atlanta GA, & 18 <br /> sites in 12 N.C. counties. <br /> • 11 total visits to Orange County (including visits by Chairman Gota Morinaga & <br /> President Toru Arai). <br /> • Interstate visibility became a key site criterion during 3rd visit. <br /> • 3 closed session meetings with the BOCC. <br /> • March & July 2013 - Governor McCrory & Secretary Sharon Decker of the N.C. <br /> Department of Commerce met Morinaga. <br /> • January 2013 - Orange County & Atlanta became finalist sites. <br /> • September 3, 2013 — Company announced it will establish Morinaga America Foods, <br /> Inc. in Orange County, N.C. <br /> Key Recruitment Partners <br /> • Orange County <br /> ■ Board of County Commissioners <br /> ■ Manager's Office <br /> ■ Economic Development, Planning & Inspections <br /> ■ Visitors Bureau, Public Affairs <br /> • City of Mebane <br /> • N. C. Department of Commerce <br /> • N. C. Department of Transportation <br /> • Durham Technical Community College <br /> • InSpec Group <br /> Morinaga's Investment Plans <br /> Investment: $34 - $48 million <br /> Employment: 90 — 120 jobs <br /> Avg. Annual Salary: $37,969 <br /> Annual Payroll: $3.4 million + Benefits <br />